Famous Figures of Ancient Times: Movable Paper Figures to Cut, Color, and Assemble

Assembling these figures requires mini-brads and a 1/8-inch hole punch (not included).

Make 21 articulated puppets from Ancient Times! Cut out the arms, legs, and body parts. Then put them together with a hole punch and mini brads to make a paper doll that moves. This fun hands-on history craft will inspire your children to want to learn more about the famous people of ancient times. Perfect for kids who love crafts and hands-on activities. A great addition to your study of ancient times. Hours of fun and educational play! Includes a concise description about each person along with a list of books to read aloud. 

Famous Figures of Ancient Times Make articulated puppets of famous people from ancient history with Famous Figures of Ancient Times! Cut them out and put them together with a hole punch and mini brads. Then use your imagination to make them move and come to life with the real stories of history. Inspire your child with this fun history craft. Perfect for eager children who want more hands-on activities and love crafts. You can also use them to motivate reluctant learners. Add this ancient history activity to your homeschool history lesson. Or, have your child make the paper dolls while reading a biography. Another idea is to have your child narrate what they have learned with the puppet. A great hands-on ancient history project for elementary kids.  Make 21 Jointed Paper Dolls from Ancient History The 21 famous people in this book come in two versions: one colored and one to color. The card stock pages make sturdy paper dolls in ancient costume. You may laminate the pages before cutting them out to strengthen them. We label the back of each paper doll with a letter key for easy identification and assembly. Cut out the pieces. Use a 1/8 inch round hole punch to form a hole at each joint. Finally, place a mini brad through the joint hole and you have a moving historical character! Includes Facts and a Reading List There is a short description about each person at the beginning of the book, along with a list of books to read aloud. The list of books may be a teaching resource for books to read while your child is making the jointed paper dolls. Use the historical paper dolls with biographies, with lap books, as a unit study, on a timeline, or with any ancient history curriculum. Hours of fun and educational play for hands-on learners. Build the Great Pyramid with Khufu. Rule ancient Egypt with Hatshepsut. Climb Mount Sinai with Moses. Fight the Spartans with a Greek hoplite. Ride with Hannibal and his war elephants as he tries to defeat the Romans. Learn while playing with paper dolls from Famous Figures of Ancient Times! 45 color illustrations, 21 b&w illustrations

Cathy Diez-Luckie brings the past alive by integrating art and history in her award-winning activity books for children. Movable action figures captivate and engage children as they learn about the great figures of history. Diez-Luckie's art has appeared nationally and internationally in numerous illustrated reference books, children's books, and magazines. Trained at the Toledo Museum of Art and the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, she also holds a graduate degree from Stanford University. She lives in Bellingham, WA, with her husband and children, who happily test-drive her movable figure prototypes.