Handcart Races

By Susan Curtis

Celebrate Pioneer Day with your own handcart race. First, color both figures and carefully cut out along the heavy lines. Then mount them on lightweight cardboard. Punch a hole where marked in each box.

Cut two pieces of twine or lightweight string 6′ (1.8 m) long. Tie one end of each string to a sturdy object such as a table leg, chair leg, or even a fence. Thread one figure onto each string.

Make your handcarts move by quickly raising and lowering the strings. The first handcart to the opposite end of its string wins!

Handcart game