Build a Covered Wagon

Wagons were the most valuable means of transportation when the Ox-Cart Man lived. When people traveled long distances, their “moving van” was a covered wagon.

To make a miniature covered wagon, you will need:

• small box
• buttons
• glue
• pipe cleaners
• tape
• white tissue paper
• scissors

1. Glue buttons on the box for wagon wheels.
2. Shape three or four pipe cleaners to make a frame for the wagon cover. Tape them inside the box.
3. Put a small amount of glue along the outside edge of each pipe cleaner. Place the tissue paper over the pipe cleaners.
4. Once the glue has dried, trim the tissue paper.
5. People who lived during the time of the Ox-Cart Man had to make things they needed. Use your covered wagon to store small, handmade objects.