Hear the hammer’s clang on the blacksmith’s anvil.  Taste delicious Dutch oven cooking.  Touch cloth woven on an antique loom.  See how butter is churned.  Smell the campfire.  Yesterday’s living is a treat for the senses at The Chestnut Square Prairie Adventure Camps! 

The 2011 Prairie Adventure Camps will be held on the following dates:

Camp 1:  June 7, 8, 9 or June 14, 15, 16
Camp 2: June 21, 22, 23 and June 28, 29, 30 
Camp 3: July 5, 6, 7 and July 12, 13, 14 

Camp 4:  July 19, 20, 21

Camp is from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  Camp is open to children ages 7-12.  Classes are limited to 15. Junior Membership to Chestnut Square Historic Village is included with registration.  Our school marms will lead the classes through the following activities:

Camp 1
De-modernizing and class photo
Textile Arts:  Weaving, hand spinning
Old-time games:  Marbles, Jacks, Thaumatropes, Calling Cards
Home Living:  Hearth cooking, butter churning, pie making, soap making
Schoolhouse lessons:  Singing

Camp 2
De-modernizing and class photo
Textile Arts:  Quilting
Home Living:  Chicken pot pie, buttons, buttons, button, home-made ice cream
Old-Time Games:  Dominoes, square dancing
Blacksmithing

Camp 3
De-modernizing and class photo
Textile Arts:  Cross stitch, knitting, hooked rugs
Home Living:  Making candles, cornbread, Victorian house cleaning techniques
Old-Time Games:  Rag dolls, dulcimer playing, string games
Hopscotch

Camp 4

Textile Arts:  Spool knitting, pillow making

Home Living:  Flowers, Language of the Fan, Making pens and journals

Old-Time Games:  Graces, Lemonade and Parlor Games, Tea and Scones

Geneology and McKinney History

Cost per child is $100, $90 for members

Prairie Adventure Camp T-Shirts:  $12

Click here for an enrollment form.