How to Make a Paper Pilgrim Girl

Try a fun and easy Thanksgiving craft with children. Making a pilgrim girl is easy, fun and requires few materials. It is perfect for home or the classroom. When finished, hang your paper pilgrim girl on a window, refrigerator or bulletin board for a cute holiday decoration.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• White construction paper
• Black construction paper
• Gray construction paper
• Tan construction paper
• Glue
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Scissors

1. Cut a large triangle out of the black construction paper. It can be about 9 or 10 inches tall and 5 to 6 inches across the base. This is the body of the pilgrim girl.

2. Place the black triangle on top of white construction paper, and trace the shape onto the white paper. Before cutting this out, use a ruler to draw a line across the bottom, shortening the white triangle by 1 inch. Then turn the ruler 90 degrees to draw vertical lines about 1-inch long to shave off the corners of the white triangle. Cut out the shape made on the white paper. This is the apron.

3. Cut 2 rectangles about 2 inches by 4 inches out of the black paper. These are the arms of the pilgrim girl. Glue them to the back of the body, one on each side.

4. Cut from the tan construction paper a circle about 3 inches in diameter. Also cut 2 mitten shapes for the hands. Glue the circle over the top of the black triangle. Glue the hands to the bottom of the black arms.

5. Cut 3 rectangular shapes from the white construction paper. They should be about 1/2-inch by 3 inches. Glue them to the head, one horizontally on the top and one vertically on each side. This is the headdress.

6. Add legs to the pilgrim girl by cutting 2 feet and leg shapes from the gray construction paper.

7. Finish the pilgrim girl by drawing on facial features with a black marker.