Frontier Culture Museum....take 3

 I asked the kids if they wanted to go to the Frontier Culture Museum again this year, considering we've gone the past two years I didn't think they would be interested.....but I was wrong.

So once again, we enjoyed a great day learning about the cultures of our ancestors and those who helped to build our nation.  There are representative farms from Western Africa, England, Ireland, and Germany.

 Visiting the African village....

 Amber and Bri found this fun little press.  We later learn it's a cheese press.  They recently made some with sage added from their garden. Hmmmmm, I think there's a project idea.  Delaney and I may just have to try making cheese one day.

 Cailin and cats.....they two just  go together like peanut butter and jelly.  She found this adorable creature and another one in the 1840's homestead.

 Visiting the Irish Homestead......

 The Irish Garden

 Brianne was intrigued with this oat grinding press.

 This lovely little bridge and climbing tree was found by Brianne and Connor behind the Irish homestead.

 Now we are off to the American Farms.....

 They didn't have the Native American site opened last year.  So this was new for us to explore.

 I loved looking at the "three sisters" garden they had here.  I think I may try this arrangement in our garden next year.

 Janet is carrying water at the 1740s home site.  Every year there are different interactive type activities for the kids to participate in.  I think they were amazed at how heavy and hard this was to use.

 I couldn't pull Liam away from this activity....I think for Christmas all Santa needs to bring him is a pick ax and he would be quite happy.  He loved doing this so much that for the next few days I found him working in our garden using our pick ax digging holes.

 This was definitely not as easy to use as they kids thought it would be!  What a challenge.

 I think the 1820s garden was my favorite place to be!

 These two found a fun activity of rolling out dough for bread rolls.

 Here at the 1820s school house these students were given a grammar lesson.....Cailin did very well!!

 The teacher dictated a sentence and the kids had to write it down using correct spelling, punctuation and grammar.   I will accept all your presents except the last.

 Oh I'm drooling here.....isn't it so pretty?!

I wasn't able to get any photos of the 1850s house...but they had a lovely quilt displayed. (my favorite part of that house. :)

We had a lovely time with our friends....and even had the unexpected joy of meeting up with Hannah Smith!  Cool Beans!!  Love Field Trips and love History!!