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Wood and fur figure of seated mother holding a child

Inupiaq mother and child doll, made by Eva Heffle, Alaska, acquired by the Museum 2002. Carved and painted wood dolls with natural hair, dressed in traditional fur parkas.

Winter Play - Collection Activities

Resource Type
Fun Activities
Grade Level:
K–2, 3–5
Discipline:
Art, Environment
Topic:
Nature, Winter, Games and Toys

Identifying Winter Play  

Grades K-5 

  • Individual Activity: Students look at the “Winter Play” Collections and tally up each Type of Play they see in the Collection: skating, snowshoeing, skiing, sledding, playing ball, playing with dolls (Key).
  • Class Activity: Educators use Images of “Winter Play” to Make Bingo Cards (see free Bingo Card generators online). Educators call out different types of winter play: skate, snowshoe, ski, sled, ball, dolls and students try and find them on their Bingo Cards. 
  • Extensions: Students draw a picture that includes winter play in the snowy West, students create a new game for the snowy West, or students share their favorite winter “Play” in a show-and-tell, a drawing or other form. 

Access the Collection HERE 

Associated Autry Education Resources: 

Educational Programs at the Autry are sponsored by:

Dean and Laura Beresford · Molly and Neal Brockmeyer · Vince and Colleen Caballero · Capital Group · David F. Eisenberg · The Georgina-Fredrick Children's Foundation · Christy McAvoy · Marleen and Bruce Rognlien · Robert E. Ronus · Brenda and Gary Ruttenberg · The Steinmetz Foundation · Virginia F. Stevenson · Thelma Pearl Howard Foundation

Land Acknowledgment

The Autry Museum of the American West acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). We recognize that the Autry Museum and its campuses are located on the traditional lands of Gabrielino/Tongva peoples and we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.

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Los Angeles, CA 90027-1462
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