| "Papa and the Pioneer Quilt" by Jean Van Leeuwen Rebecca's family is moving west to Oregon. Along the way she collects bit and pieces of fabric to make a trail quilt. Each square of her quilt reminds her of something she experienced on the trail. |
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| Covered Wagon |
- Popsicle Sticks
- Skill Sticks
(Popsicle Sticks
with notches) - Glue Gun or Wood
Glue
- Brown Paper Bag
- Cardboard
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Small Mug (for tracing)
- Why did families travel the Oregon Trail?
- What were some of the hardships that
families had to endure? - How long did it take to get to Oregon?
- What does God say about the trials and
hardships we endure? (We used
Deuteronomy 31:6 and here is a list of
some more)
| Step 1 Using your Skill Sticks (see right) create the bed of your wagon. We built ours three sticks high all the way around |
| Step 2 Using regular Popsicle sticks, create a frame by gluing four of them together at the corners. |
| Step 3 After the corners dry, glue more sticks across the middle to form a solid plank. Then turn it over and apply glue to the bottom two Popsicle Sticks. |
| Step 4 Set your Wagon bed onto the glue and let dry. If you're using a glue gun this step is much quicker, the wood glue will take a while to dry and you should set it somewhere where it won't be moved. |
| Step 5 (This is an optional step, we did to keep our canvas up) Using 4 Popsicle sticks, glue them around the sides of the wagon like posts. |
| Step 6 Cut a long shape from your paper bag. We used the side of the bag and that width worked pretty well. Curve up the edges as shown in the picture. |
| Step 7 Glue your paper bag to your wagon. We used wood glue, so we had to put on these little binder clips to hold it in place while it dried. If you have a glue gun, it would really speed up the process here. |
| Step 8 Using a small coffee cup, trace 4 circles onto your cardboard. Cut them out and poke a small hole in the center of each of them. |
| Step 9 Insert a Popsicle Stick into each of the wheels. You can use a glue gun around the sides if the hold is to big and they get loose. |
| Step 10 Glue the Popsicle sticks together to make the axle. You'll have two sets of wheels like this. |
| Step 11 Glue the axles to the bottom of your wagon at the front and back of the frame. Make sure that your front and back wheels are sitting evenly, and make any necessary adjustments. |
| All Done! After your wagon is complete, it's time to fill it up with some pioneer goodies! Make little scrap quilts and boxes, pots and pans, or even a clay family to put inside! |
| Skill Sticks |
