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War of 1812 craft

March 2, 2011 Ticia 9 Comments

Now how many of you went “what War of 1812?”  Honestly, now?  This is a slightly lesser known bit of homeschool history lesson, but I quite enjoyed the lesson with my kids.

make a clothespin toy soldier for a fun quick preschool craft to go with the War of 1812

And then how many of you thought of this song?

Or maybe I’m the only one who actually knows this song.  But, it came up within the first two hits on my search.

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Our inspiration for this War of 1812 history lesson


Cornstalks and Cannonballs* was a surprisingly cute book about a small town in Delaware during the War of 1812, and how they scared off the British army.

It’s a great example of ingenuity, and how you can do quite a lot with limited resources.

War of 1812 craft

 

War of 1812 craft

After reading this I thought it would be fun to make our own little soldiers.  The kids agreed too.

It’s a very simple craft.  I took some old-fashioned clothespins, and pre-painted them skin tone, though you could easily leave them wood colored.

Then they kids had fun drawing their soldier on.  Superman, happily drew a happy side and a sad side.  He also drew some other things which I had to talk to him about.  Boys!

If you can find a copy of this book, I highly recommend it.  It’s not scary, it provides a good amount of detail about what’s going on without getting into too much detail for little kids.

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Comments

  1. Discovering Montessori says

    March 2, 2011 at 12:46 pm

    Love the solidiers! Definelty going to check out this book. Thank you for sharing.

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  2. MaryAnne says

    March 2, 2011 at 1:18 pm

    Yes, boys… How is that so in-born in them?!

    I think I read a historical fiction book about this war when I was 9 or 10? No idea what the book was, unfortunately.

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  3. Raising a Happy Child says

    March 2, 2011 at 5:24 pm

    There was another war of 1812 – I dare say much-much bigger war. It was when Napoleon army went to Russia. Hitler should have remembered how that had worked out for the French.

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  4. An Almost Unschooling Mom says

    March 2, 2011 at 6:50 pm

    Well, now I'm going to be singing that all day! 🙁

    I usually forget Jackson's battle was part of The War of 1812, because it happened basically once it was over – I generally think about the burning of the White House, and Dolley Madison escaping at the last second with the Declaration of Independence, and Washington's portrait.

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  5. Mama King says

    March 2, 2011 at 9:42 pm

    LOL Superman ;-P

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  6. Christy says

    March 3, 2011 at 12:37 pm

    I hate to laugh, but I doubt Superman reads your comments, so it isn't like I'm encouraging him or anything!!! Ha! As the mother of two boys, I feel your pain.

    My kids would like clothespin people!

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  7. Kim says

    March 3, 2011 at 2:12 pm

    My email subscription didnt have the video or anything indicating it was there. So I was pretty lost about what song you were talking about. Lol.

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  8. Debbie says

    March 5, 2011 at 5:51 pm

    My dad is a Johnny Horton fan, so I grew up with this song! And I knew it was for the War of 1812…but I'm a history freak. : ) I love your clothespin soldiers!

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