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Materials:
Sugar Cubes
(one box = one igloo)
Cardboard
White Glue
White Paint
(recipes)
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Utilize your craft time by talking with children
about the key concepts you're teaching!
Learning about the Inuit tribes is exciting for children!  The living
conditions are so extreme that children are amazed at the
differences and similarities in daily life!
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Teach:
Books:
Inuit Crafts
(Eskimo Crafts)
These igloos are not only fun to build,
they are sweet to the taste as well!
the time to build a layer and give the
igloo time to dry.  the exact way to
build an igloo, but my children had a
blast.  Older children can certainly try
to use the methods explained in the
book, and the video.
Step 1
Cover your cardboard with white paint.  (If
you're feeling  extra crafty use Puffy Paint,
Step 3
Draw out the shape of your igloo.  Try to get
it a circle, you can use a plate or upside
down cup.  Don't forget a doorway.
If you have older children you can certainly
do a complete circle and try cutting out a
door later.
Step 2
Pour your sugar cubes into a dish for easy
access.
Step 5
When you start you're second layer you want
to build a little bit inwards so that eventually
you're igloo will come together.
Step 4
Put down a layer of glue along your igloo
shape, and begin to build your igloo.
Step 7
At some point you'll need to let your layers
dry.  When we got to the forth layer we
decided to let it rest for the night.
Step 6
Continue to build up and in, being careful.  If
you can stagger the cubes a bit it will be
somewhat sturdier.  
All Done!
When dry you can add to your Arctic scene
by filling up the cardboard area.  Maybe
making an Inuit family, an ice fishing hole,
various animals outside....it's up to you!
Step 8
As we added each additional layer, we let it
dry overnight, using glue bottles and other
household tools as props.
  • Talk with children about the
    construction of the igloo.  What shape
    is it?  What is it made of?  Ask them to
    think about how it is made, and how it
    works?  Brainstorm with them about
    how a family could stay warm inside.
  • Learn that the Inuit tribes used the word
  • Here is a ten minute film called, "How
    to Build an Igloo," that lets you get a
    quick peek into the construction of an
    igloo.  This is a bit of an older video.
  • During the video take note of the
    specific reasons that the igloo makes a
    good dwelling place for people living in
    the Arctic.