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Mesa Verde National ParkPark Fun Pages with Balcony House in background
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Mesa Verde National Park
Park Fun

Hey Kids! Here are some activities you can do at home. Just download and print each page (ask your parents for help if you need it). Then, have fun while you learn about Ancestral Puebloan life at Mesa Verde. And don't forget to try #6 to learn how you can help protect our national parks.

 
Illustration of Balcony House with the kiva courtyard in the foreground.

Illustration by Mary Lloyd

Balcony House


 

1. Times Have Changed - matching
(pdf, 181 kb)

2. Home Sweet Home - dot-to-dot
(pdf, 450 kb)

3. Food Find - word find
(pdf, 35 kb)

4. A-Mazing Migration - maze
(pdf, 127 kb)

5. Plain, Coiled, or Painted - draw
(pdf, 187 kb)

6. How Can I Help? - picture search
(pdf, 160 kb)

 


(Parents: To get the Free Adobe Reader required to read the above pdf files
click here.)

The north courtyard of Balcony House  

Did You Know?
Contrary to popular belief, the Ancestral Puebloan people of Mesa Verde did not disappear. They migrated south to New Mexico and Arizona, and became today’s modern pueblo people.

Last Updated: October 04, 2008 at 11:47 EST