Today the family went to a local museum and ds went through an interactive Jamestown exhibit. This was our second time through, and it's loosely themed on the television show Survivor. You get a bead board and make life choices about 17th century living(first landing). It was fun, and the children learn quite a bit about what was needed to survive in the New World. At the end you add up your beds, and based on your score, you find out if you survived or not. Some of the questions were based on what was needed for making everyday objects.
Easy Fun School had some interesting links for homemade dyes and inks made in Colonial times(and before).
Coffee DyeCranberry Dye Homemade Ink from BerriesHomemade Ink from Nuts Marigold Dye
Mustard DyePurple Cabbage DyeSpinach DyeTea DyeWalnut Shell DyeFun and frugal.
6 comments:
Thank you for this useful info!
These look like fun!
Thanks for your comments all! :)
We just got back from visiting family and enjoyed what sounds like this same exhibit- we also had a great visit to Jamestown itself. Thanks for sharing the links too!
Jen, you probably did..the Living Museum, right? We'll have to get to Jamestown. We haven't gotten out there in over a year. Glad you had a nice visit. :)
Thanks for the dye info--that's one of the pioneer activities I wanted to have in our homeschool this week!
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