Project Description
This hour and a half program brings the past to life
Your tour guide will share pioneer stories with your group. You will play some pioneer games with your guide and make a pioneer craft to take home with you.
Pioneer Crafts List
| Candles : | Hand dip a taper candle to take home using hot liquid wax. Candles were the main source of light on the homestead. (Age 5 and Older) |
| Tin Lanterns : | Design and use a hammer and nail to punch out your pattern in a tin can. (Age 8 and Older) |
| Rope : | Twist fibers into a length of rope. Teamwork is a necessity. (Age 8 and Older) |
| Quill Pen : | Use scissors to cut a feather into a quill pen and try writing or drawing by dipping it into ink. (Age 8 and Older) |
| Moonspinner : | Drill into wood with bit and brace or bow drill to make a toy. Add string and decorate it. The finished product works like a sideways yo-yo. (Age 7 and Older) |
| Bean Bag : | Sew fabric into a bag and fill it with beans. Sewing was an important skill for both boys and girls on the farm. Adult help with sewing and scissor use helpful. (Age 7 and Older) |
| Yarn Doll : | Wrapping yarn and tying knots to make a doll. (Age 5 and Older) |
| Cornhusk Doll : | Soaked husks are assembled by size to make a doll. Knot tying and scissors used. Adult helpers a necessity. (Age 11 and Older) |
| Clay Marbles & Pouch : | Sew a fabric pouch to hold the marbles you’ll roll from wet clay. Sewing and scissors . Adult helpers needed. (Age 9 and Older) |
SPRING: Saturday-Sunday; March 15-Fathers Day
Pioneer Farm Tour : 11:15-4pm
SUMMER: DAILY; Fathers Day-Labor Day Weekend
Pioneer Farm Tour: daily 11:15-4pm
Native American Seasons Tour: Friday, Saturday, Sunday @ 1pm & 2:30pm
FALL: Saturday & Sunday; 11:15-4pm, Day after Labor Day-Day before Thanksgiving
WINTER: CLOSED THANKSGIVING THROUGH MARCH 14
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