We had a fabulous field trip yesterday to the Goschenhoppen Folk Festival - what a wonderful experience! Here are a few photos (which don't at all do this event justice) . . . it was literally like a walk through the 18th and 19th century lives of Pennsylvania Germans.
Noah is "strollered" and ready to go!
All three kids excited about the Festival
Visiting the blacksmith
Wheelwrights
Trying some colonial games
Noah providing some comic relief :)
Jaden needed a quick break ;) - loved the rocking chair
The ice wagon - we saw a picture of it on the festival's website so Jaden wanted me to take a picture for us to have too!
19th century quilting bee
Making apple fritters over an open fire (18th century style)
This gentleman showed us what a soldier might carry with him - fascinating for my seven-year-old especially!
Threshing grain by hand - no machines here!
Lael got to help make candles - each row of candles would need to be dipped at least 25 times!
Jaden enjoyed the view from this stone wall . . .
. . . so much that he convinced his sister to join him!
Churning butter
This churning will yield about 5 pounds of butter!
Now it's time to do the laundry
If only they were that quick to do laundry at home! ;)
Lael had a lesson in making sauerkraut
Another favorite - seeing the militia fire their muskets
The Goschenhoppen Festival parade
Wagon ride - with several of our homeschool friends
Jaden "warming up" by the fire while waiting for Lael to finish her cornhusk doll
Lael made a wonderful cornhusk doll - complete with bonnet and apron!
Jaden got the hang of this game quite quickly :)
1 comment:
Wow, that certainly does look like a great learning experience and a fun day all rolled into one! I enjoyed the "tour"!
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