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Summer Programs |
Summer Camps - 2010 June 14-18 9:00-12:00 5-8 year olds June 14 -18 1:00-4:00 5-8 year olds June 21-25 9:00-12:00 5-8 year olds June 21-25 1:00 - 4:00 5-8 year olds June 28 - July 2 9:00-4:00 9-12 year olds July 12 - 16 9:00-4:00 9-12 year olds * Additional Camps for 9-12 year olds will be added if we have a large number of registrations. Price $50.00 for mornig or afternoon session of "In the Good Old Summertime" $100.00 for All Day Price $75.00 for "Living in the Past" In the Good Old Summertime This is an induction to life in the past. The young camper will learn about farm animals, help in the gardens, help harvest crops, and help get water from a German well. The campers will listen to period music and take part in an old fashion dance, they will make a walking stick, and help prepare some tradition recipes over an open hearth fire. Campers will play traditional games such as skittles, quoits, graces, tug of war, and sheep and wolf. Monday's - Chores and Animals Morning Activity - Feed and herd sheep on English farm, mucking out on English farm, feeding chickens on German farm, filling water buckets using the well on German farm Snack - Kool aid, crackers, cheese, carrots Craft Activity - Making Activities Book Games - Quoits and Skittles Tuesday's - Plants, Gardens, Flower Pots, and Worms Morning Activity - Group will split into two sections, one visiting the 1820 garden and the other group visiting the German garden. The campers will help water the garden, weed the garden, and help plant or harvest items in the garden. The campers will help dig for worms in the gardens for fishing tomorrow. Snack Craft Activity - Decorating flower parts and planting a flower or vegetable Game - Graces, tug of war, skipping rope on the American farms Wednesday's - Fishing, Walking Sticks Morning Activity - Split the group into two groups, one will fish at the pond near England and the other group will make walking sticks at the Settlement farm. Snack - Craft and Game Activity - Today the group that made walking sticks in the morning will fish and the campers who fished will make walking sticks. Depending on how time is going the game activity will be sheep and wolf at the Irish farm Notes/ideas: Group will visit the European farms today, with a story on the German farm, games and toys on the Scotch-Irish farm, and songs/music on the English farm. They will then return to the Dairy Barn to have snacks and work on a craft to take home. Thursday's - Music, Stories, Harvesting Morning Activity - The group will harvest flax or rye at the German farm, travel to the 1820 barn and listen to music. The campers will have a chance to sing and dance to the music. Snack: Craft Activity: Making a cup and ball and old time hats out of newspaper. Notes/Ideas: Take Home: Cup and ball and newspaper hat Friday's - Foodways Morning Activity - Campers will break into four groups and go to different farms to help prepare a mini meal Snack - Game - Sheep and Wolf Craft Activity - Back to farms for clean up and finishing meals Closing Activity - Presentation and eating of food cooked on the farms "Living in the past" Camp for the 9-12 year olds Living in the Past This is an advance camp for older children who will learn some of the skills needed to survive in the past. Campers will help harvest flax and rye, work in the gardens and take home an heirloom flower, they will help herd sheep, card wool, and try their hand at spinning. Campers will prepare a full course meal for all the campers. Campers will also have time to play period games like town ball, graces, and quoits. Campers will hear traditional music, try their hand at fishing, and help construct the West African farm. Monday Theme - Chores, Animals, Harvesting Farms - England, Germany, 1850s American Farm Games - Rounders Craft - Activity Book, Silhouettes Tuesday Theme - Gardens, Nature, Flower Pots Farms - England, 1820s American Farm, Ireland Games - Town Ball Craft - Flower Pots, Bird Feeder Wednesday Theme - Fishing, Woodworking, Music Farms - English Pond, 1740s American Farm, 1850s American Farm Games - Quoits and Skittles Craft - Walking Sticks Thursday Theme - Textiles (Flax Processing, Flax Harvesting, Spinning, Weaving, working with Wool) and Puddling Mud on the West African Farm Farms - West African, English, Irish, German Farms Games - Sheep and Wolf Craft - Linen cloth bag, Making Switchel and other period drinks Friday Theme - Foodways (Cooking a full course meals on all farms and eating the food then cleaning on all farms) Farms - All Farms Games - Town Ball To register, contact the Museum at (540) 332-7850 or by e-mail at Sasha.Duke@fcmv.virginia.gov. |