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How to Make a Paper Pilgrim Girl

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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. Step 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. Step 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. Step 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. Step 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. Step 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. Step 6

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

  7. Step 7

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

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