(For small families, make a placemat of your heritage and laminate)
Have a conversation about the different colors of peoples skin, eye color, types of noses, color of hair, and heights within different cultures. Discuss if the children look like their parents or not, and why. Remind everyone that we are unique because of our differences, but we are the same as a people living in the same country. We are people and all people have feelings; we feel happy, excited, sad and angry... Talk about the different nationalities of people living in America; the heritage of children in your family or group.
Construction paper 7-in by 7-in white squares, 8-in by 8-in solid or like colored squares, and copies of flags. A red background looks terrific. We used a purplish background since we already had enough on hand.
This is a wonderful activity. The quilt is made with the flag of America, and the flags of the variety of different heritages living together. If this is a family project you will obviously know the heritage of your children. If this is a group of friends, class, or troop project, send home a letter to the parents inquiring about the children's heritage, for the upcoming quilt project.
Print out enough American flags off of the Internet, that every child can choose a flag or flags; we chose 4 different varieties of American flags. Print out stars for fill in use. Print out flags of the various countries of the children's heritages. If the children are older, they can find and print out their own. Give each child one white square of construction paper and have them glue on an American flag to represent where we live, and the flag or flags of their heritage. Glue each white square centered onto the larger colored square. Either hole punch and tie quilt squares together, or tape the back side of the quilt together. The flag above was taped together.
Books you may be interested to include in this project.
Children Just Like Me: Celebrations, by Anabel Kindersley and Barnabas Kindersley
Or
Children Just Like Me: A Unique Celebration of Children Around the World, by Anabel Kindersley and Barnabas Kindersley
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