Make it at Home
Wampanoag Make-It-At-Home Activity
Toss and Catch GameThis is an ancient game played among many Nations of Indigenous People. It has different meanings according to the Nations that play it. Easy to make and fun to play, here are directions for you to make it at home!
MATERIALS:
- Thin cotton string or jute twine about 12 inches long
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A non-poisonous piece of vine about 12 inches
long (Bittersweet is good)
- A straight, somewhat thin stick about 8 inches long
First the string is tied on, about 3-4 inches down from one end
of the stick. Tie it in a tight knot.
Take the piece of vine and twist it around itself in order to
make it into a circle. With the bittersweet vine you will find
that it winds around itself very well but fashion a circle out
of it about the size of a fifty cent piece. Secure it with the
other end of the string.
The object is to swing the circle out and up and try to catch
it with the end of the stick you are holding. Once a person gets
good at catching it repeatedly with one hand, then it is good
to try the other hand.
This game is an important eye and hand coordination exercise.
When the hands and eyes work well together, hunters have better
control shooting arrows from a bow, or people can weave better
and it helps people perform other exacting skills as well.
Colonial Make-it-at-Home Activity
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The Game of Fox and Geese
This game was very popular in the 17th century. It takes a lot
of skill to win. Good luck!
Number of Players: 2
Equipment Needed: 15 geese (use something small
for the geese, like small stones,
buttons, or dried corn, beans, etc.)
1 Fox (this piece must look different from the geese)
Setting up: To make your Fox and Geese board
you may print and use the game board
provided above or, if you'd like to play outside, draw the game
board into the sand using a stick. Use the game set up diagram,
also provided below, to set up your pieces for the start of the
game.
Rules: For the geese to win they must corner
the fox so that he can't eat them. For the fox to win this game
he must eat all the geese. The fox knows he has won if there aren't
enough geese on the board to cover him. To begin the game, place
the fox and geese on the board as shown in the game set up diagram.
Decide who will start first. The pieces move along the lines only
moving one space at a time. The fox can move in any direction
while the geese can only move forward or sideward. The fox captures
the geese by jumping over them to an empty space, just like jumping
in checkers. Any goose that the fox jumps is taken off the board.
The geese do not jump the fox, but move along the lines trying
to corner the fox so that he cannot move.
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COLORING PICTURES
Downloadable picture files that you can print and color.
RECIPES
Impress friends, parents and teachers with these recipes from the past.
MAKE IT @ HOME
Who needs videos? Make your own fun, 17th-Century style!
STORIES
Tales form a Wampanoag and Colonial kid's perspective.
TALK LIKE A "PILGRIM"
Grandma's, Grandma's, Grandma's, Grandma might have talked like this!
HOMEWORK HELP
Enough stuff to fill up a whole bunch of reports.
