Make Your Own Totem Pole

Here is a super easy way to create a piece of unique art in your own garden.

Make your own totem pole.

Your animaltribe totem pole will remind you and everyone around you how important your animal allies are to you. You can make your own glass totem in just a few hours using only thrift store glassware and this clear silicone caulk. Totem poles represent a range of stories or events such as a family s ancestral spirits history clan lineage and even as a reminder of a quarrel. Simply print cut out and assemble.

Additionally decide on the story you want to tell such as your family history or the story of a famous battle. You can use colored paper or add color later using markers. Want to create your own animaltribe safari totem pole. You can ask your parents to help you get started.

How to make a totem pole out of paper towel roll how to make a totem pole out of wood how to. These print out beautifully wit. Great addition to lessons about the indigenous peoples of the pacific northwest alaska and british columbia. Click here to learn how.

In contemporary times non native american create totem poles as furniture at home. Totem poles are not subjected to limitation when it comes to putting designs and even sizes. Use the markers to draw the main features of your character on a piece of paper. Prints on regular letter sized paper 8 5 x 11.

This will help you determine the proportions of each character and how your totem pole will be divided. Still made today totem poles are one of the most expensive pieces of traditional native american art available. This fun activity allows students to make their own totem poles with associated meanings. How to easily make a glass garden art totem pole for your garden.

Think about how many family members you want to include in your totem pole. The other day my hubby and i went to our favorite garden nursery in search of vegetable plants and flowers and guess what else i. You will want to honor your allies on a totem pole that you can construct following our easy steps. Have fun putting together your own totem pole with this beautifully detailed totem pole printable.

To make a totem pole start by choosing the symbols you want to use such as the raven which symbolizes intelligence. Then gather 1 cylindrical container like a coffee can for each symbol and cover them with a sheet of craft.