American Girl - Kaya

This month was our turn to lead our American Girl club.   We chose Kaya, a Nez Perce Native American girl growing up in the 1760's.  I am so glad Kirsten had already been picked b/c we learned so much about the Native Americans through our preparations and with the help of PawPaw.
The girls had a round table discussion about the book and we discovered only a few girls had actually read the book.  PawPaw aka "Mountain Moses" taught us a lot about the Native Americans.  He taught us how to start a fire, trap beaver and how to catch a rabbit with a knife and tomahawk.
For the art projects, we made story sticks and Mimi taught us how to sew a leather bag and use beads to decorate.  We snacked on popcorn, seeds, dried fruit, jerky and apple cider.  I have gotten tons of compliments from other moms and girls in the group.  PawPaw enjoyed receiving so many hugs, he said public school kids don't usually love on him at their ages.