activities & crafts

Get Inspired to create a Winter Count for your family this year. Create a tradition that can last for generations.

Winter Counts are pictorial calendars. Find out more about Winter Counts, including a great activity from the National Museum of the American Indian.

Additional Information and Resources for Winter Counts can be found here:

• National Museum of the American Indian “Lone Dog’s Winter Count” PDF 

• Smithsonian Institute’s “Lakota Winter Counts: The Teacher’s Guide” PDF 

• Quapaw Nation Website 

• Caddo Nation Website 

• Osage Nation Website  

Graphic Novel Workshop

Join Joseph Bruchac (Abenaki) as he teaches students how to turn storytelling into a graphic novel. The story in this video is Sky Bear, the story of the Big Dipper.

See student examples of original graphic novels.

From our event, Creative Spirit with Eldrena Douma, learn to make your very own journal!

Make A Shaker with this Storytime craft. Cherokee storyteller Gayle Ross used a shaker in her story about Tsisdu, or Rabbit. View Cherokee Traditional Tales with Gayle Ross.

Follow along with one of our staff members using the video or download the instructions above!

As part of MONAH’s Indigenous Medicine Garden project, enjoy this Nature Journal for your next outdoor outing.