How to make a covered wagon

I put skewers/wooden rods in the pool noodles to give the "covered wagon" a little more support (and for help attaching them to the plastic wagon!).

Perfect for homeschool children in kindergarten, first grade, or second grade, this simple caredboard craft helps them create a covered wagon to learn more about Westward Expansion in the United States. For this craft, we’ll make our own mini covered wagons using cardboard and felt.

While reading the Little House books, we read about how they travelled in a covered wagon. Here is a covered wagon we made and you can make too!

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Kids' Covered Wagon: This Instructable turns a plain gardening cart into a kids' Covered Wagon. As well as for cowgirl/boy play, this comes in handy at festivals for transporting sleepy kids.

Pioneer Covered Wagon

Pioneer history usually comes up in the intermediate grades inspiring children to wonder how to build a covered wagon model as a school project. Conestoga wagons and prairie schooners, built specifically for overland travel, are an icon of most people's conception of the westward movement in 19th century United States. Rather than laying out the cash for an expensive wagon model kit, make a covered wagon model out of recycled materials and some basic crafting supplies.

Pioneers traveled across America in covered wagons. The wagons are instantly recognizable for their wooden frames, and canvas coverings. You don't need to be a pilgrim living in America to make a covered wagon, however. With some items...

Print this covered wagon template (medium size) that you can trace or cut out. You can use this download for a wild wild west western theme party or project - whatever you like! In this

I was in my wife’s classroom on Saturday helping her turn her tables into “Covered Wagons.” She is reading the book- Patty Reed’s Doll: The Story of the Donner Party by Rachel K. Laurgaard in her 4th grade class. In a few weeks they will go on a trip to Donner State Park and visit the actual site […]