Inukshuks - Rock People

So in my research somewhere I read that "an inukshuk is essentially a pile of rocks shaped like a human being." But they are really so much more! They can represent welcome or warning and even tell you where the good caribou hunting is at. They represent the human spirit. I think they are beautiful. I wanted so much to make some with the boys, but I just couldn't see trying to glue rocks together going well. So after reading about them and looking at MANY pictures we did this:

They kept going after this picture and then gave all of them colourful block hats. Isn't it neat how each inukshuk is unique and yet you can still tell it is supposed to be a person?

I sacrificed a few blocks to create stamps. I simply used double sided scotch tape and scraps of felt to do this. Once dried, I peeled the felt off and tossed the blocks back in the box, a little painted but still usable. The boys used their block Inukshuks as inspiration to do these paintings:

Ok, I love these so much I put them up in our hallway. When the paint was dry I carefully outlined the Inukshuks so they would stand out better against the background. A truly fun project.