Paper Plate Eskimo Craft

How do people live in some of the coldest parts of the world? The Inuit, Yu’pik and Inupiat, are a few of the groups of people who live in the Arctic region. Imagine growing up with towers of ice floating past your living room window. Learn more about the people of the Arctic region and make your own paper plate Arctic person for a fun and easy winter craft. We love easy winter activities for kids!

MAKE A PAPER PLATE ARCTIC CRAFT FOR KIDS

ARCTIC CRAFT FOR KIDS

We have already looked at some amazing Arctic animals, polar bears, snowy owls and even reindeer. Now get ready to add this simple Arctic craft to your winter activities this season. While you’re at it, make sure to check out more of our favorite winter activities for kids. Our crafts are designed with you, the parent or teacher, in mind! Easy to set up, quick to do, most activities will take only 15 to 30 minutes to complete and are heaps of fun! Plus, our supplies lists usually contain only free or cheap materials you can source from home! Make these cute Arctic kids from paper plates with your preschoolers. Learn a little more about how people live in one of the coldest places on earth.

HOW DO PEOPLE LIVE IN THE ARCTIC?

About 4 million people live in the Arctic region today, over 3 different continents. Only a few live in the most icy regions.
Because edible plants are scarce in the Arctic, local people such as the Inuit ate mostly meat they got from hunting. They ate animals such as caribou, seals, walruses, polar bears, birds and fish.
During the winter, some Arctic people lived in a temporary shelter made from snow called an igloo, and for a few months of the year when temperatures were above freezing, they lived in tents made of animal skins.
Traditionally they wore clothing made from animal skin such as the caribou: clothing would have an inner layer with the fur facing the skin, and an outer layer with the fur facing out. Warm air would get trapped between the layers providing excellent insulation.