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HOW TO BUILD A MODEL HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY FORT

Materials needed:
  • 125 popsicle sticks
  • 5 toothpicks
  • 1 styrofoam block (approx 6" x 12")
  • brown paint/stain and green paint/stain
  • Elmer's glue
  1. Paint or stain 70 of the popsicle sticks brown. Then paint the styrofoam base green.

  2. Following the map below, build the walls of the fort. Push the popsicle sticks deep into the styrofoam (about 1"). Remember to leave out 3 sticks for the gate.

    Sketch of instructions.
  3. With the remaining unpainted popsicle sticks make the Chief Factor's house, the worker's housing, and the store.

    Sketch of instructions.
  4. Color and cut out the roofs for the buildings. Glue them on top of the house walls. Color and cut out the gate, then glue it to the fort walls.

    Roof.

    Roof.

    Roof.

    Gate.

    Flag.

    Sketch of completed fort.


  5. The last step is to make a bell tower with 3 toothpicks and a flagpole from two toothpicks. Color and cut out the flag and glue it to the flagpole.



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