Crafting In The USA: Folklore
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Learn to make five easy crafts that represent some of the folklore and tall-tale heroes of the United States. Lists the supplies and tools needed for each craft, demonstrates how to make each one, and shows the finished project. Make a Paul Bunyan puppet theater, turtle maracas, Pecos Bill tornado eraser, Buffalo Bill vest, and a Johnny Appleseed towel. Some crafts require adult supervision. Patterns and directions for these crafts are available through the CMP online lesson guide.
Media Details
Runtime: 26 minutes 46 seconds
- Topic: Arts, Literature
- Subtopic: Crafts, Folklore
- Grade/Interest Level: 5 - 12
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- Release Year: 2003
- Producer/Distributor: KS, Inc.
- Series: Crafting In The USA
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