Western Inspiration

On my trip to Utah, I brought back some gifts for the kids.  Including a book about a coyote-based on a Wasco Indian Legend, some arrowheads, little rocks and a small drum.

There was much excitement for the gifts and a fury of creating happened first thing the next morning.  It started with making necklaces out of the arrowheads I brought home.  I shared my stash of beads, which by the way were everywhere at the end of the creating process.  Many deep breaths were involved there.  Once the necklaces were made, we were off to paint bodies with some leftover Halloween make-up.

Ian had made this small shelter earlier which gave my little Native Americans a spot to hang out and drum and make treaties.

In the end, I found the brother’s like this and had to capture this moment.

Who would have thought that a few things from out West could inspire such fun and learning.

Here are some other book ideas to go along with a western/desert theme:

Roxaboxen

Cactus Hotel

Coyote and the Laughing Butterflies