harriet tubman

February is Black History month. As an assignment, Libby had to choose a famous Black American and do a project on him or her. Libby chose Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad. We did research on her to find out more about her life and adventures. Instead of just a drawing or printing computer pictures, we decided to make a Harriet Tubman doll. We spent a few hours on Sunday sewing her and her clothes together. Yesterday, Libby was sick, so she stayed home. We used that opportunity to hand sew each strand of yarn in her hair. One strand of yarn, made two pieces of hair. We tied little knots to keep her hair in place. All of the pictures on the internet showed her hair in a bun. Some of them had her wearing a braid around her head. So, we did both. There is a braid that wraps around the top of her head and into her bun. We spent some fun time together,getting her project ready.