Activities

"The glory of white shadbush blossoms on the cover should be used as an excuse to pull it out in the spring and share it!"

Seasonal Activities - you can find many of these activities depicted in our book When the Shadbush Blooms  

Siquon (Spring): fishing, Corn Planting Ceremony, planting, "football" (soccer).  

Kschilandeke (Summer): garden work, berry picking, seashore vacations and mountain trips, hunting, preparing skins, weaving mats, swimming.

Tachquoak (Fall): hunting, harvesting and drying foods, fruits, vegetables, and meats, Thanksgiving.  

Lowan (Winter): indoor activities - storytelling, pick-up sticks, making toys, constructing wampum and arrowheads, other small projects including learning Lenape picture written history, and doing "homework". Outdoor activities - snowball fights, sledding, snowshoeing, hunting.  

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All Things Are Connected

Native American Creations

Use the book When the Shadbush Blooms to find each of the following from Traditional Sister point of view and write down the name in the blank space.

Plant

Find a plant __________________________________________

Find an object made from a plant __________________________

Mammal

Find an animal skin _____________________________________

Find something made from an animal skin ____________________

Rock or Mineral

Find an object made from a rock or a mineral

 ___________________________________________

Also from the book -

Name 2 games children still play?

___________________________________________________________

Name 2 chores do children still do today?

____________________________________________________________

Name a tasty snack _________________________________________

When the Shadbush Blooms

Our children’s book, When the Shadbush Blooms is here!  This full color book based on the “cycle of the seasons” depicts the both traditional and modern Lenape family life.  When the Shadbush Blooms is designed to be read and seen by children.  It is good for young children, geared for learning to read and ESL pupils and it has parent/teacher pages with Lenape words, meanings and pronunciation guide.  You can purchase a signed copy as a gift for your favorite teacher or student at wwww.whentheshadbushblooms.net.