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Pocahontas Games for Kids

The story of Pocahontas, who fell in love with a European settler, has captured the heart of countless girls, making her a popular theme for parties. Yet it takes more than balloons and historical dresses to create a party that your child will remember. There are many Pocohontas games and activities that children will enjoy playing. There are also online games that provide a fun way to learn about the history of the Indian princess.

Dressing Up Games
- "Dressing up Pocahontas" provides a fun way to learn about different dresses that were common when she lived. Choose from traditional Indian princess costumes or pick from a selection of long gowns. Pick a a matching necklace and spray paint a background and let Pocahontas attend a ball or tribal event. This online game can be found at 123peppy.com.
Puzzles
- Build a picture of Pocahontas at thekidzpage.com. Use your mouse to drag and move columns and rows of scrambled tiles and watch how Pocahontas and her tribal tent appear. There is also a jigsaw puzzle at FUPA (fupa.com), the picture for which is taken from the Disney movie. The finished picture is faint in the background to help you complete the jigsaw with Pocahontas' smiling face and some of her friends.
Pocahontas: Princess of the Powhatan
- Follow Pocahontas` journey from the shores of the New World to London. Look and search for hidden objects while you are following Pocahontas to her destiny. You can download the game "Pocahontas: Princess of the Powhatan" from Absolutist.com (absolutist.com). A free, unlimited trial is offered at FenomenGames.com (fenomen-games.com).
Quizzes
- Try a Pocahontas quiz to test your knowledge. There is one quiz at FunTrivia.com (funtrivia.com) and another at Surfthenet.com (www.surfnetkids.com). Answer questions about Pocahontas' father and the man she married. The quiz at FunTrivia.com is based upon the Disney movie. If you do not know the answer to a question, Surfthenet.com has links to other online sites where you can find information about Pocahontas.
Games to Play with Friends
- Play a game with some friends where you make up your own native American name. Native American names for boys and girls can be found at apples4theteacher.com. Pick out a couple of ideas for names that, translated, mean "corn," "bird" and "moon." Write down the ideas on cards and let the everyone draw a card. Let your friends come up with a name and use them to play the "Guess the Name" game. For another activity, check out some books on native American symbols and use these symbols as a model to make new symbols. Hand out papers and use crayons, markers and paint to draw symbols for the chosen names. Mix the drawings in a bag and pick out one and let your friends guess the name. Use the new names and play a naming ceremony or opening ceremony. While you're checking out books, find some on how native American names are pronounced and write these down on one side of a card. Write down the name on the other side. Hold up the card and let your friends try to pronounce the names. Many native American names are difficult to pronounce, so pick some easy ones to start with. You can find name lists at apples4theteacher.com.

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