Today after presentation club we went to the ‘living history day’ in Arvada.

It’s sort of like Little Bear Wheelers’ program, but instead of one person dressed up telling you America’s history; there were lots of people. We saw the Virginia militia lined up ready to recruit us to fight the British, we dipped candles, planed wood, sawed firewood, watched the making of a rifle, and more.



Everyone there was great at being in character and telling us what life was like in America in the late 1700’s. Here are the girls dipping candles, and yes that’s a picture of Grace getting her picture taken (with a much better camera, I’m jealous.)


Not content to just pet the chicken, Grace caught the chicken (she’s an expert at chicken catching sine the head-less chicken festival, ya know!) and they wore out the duck chasing it and finally got to pet it too.



Hannah said, “Goat poo?’

The old fashioned games were cool. Bethany played hunter/hunted and then Grace played cup and ball.

They even had a see-saw made from a tree trunk and plank of wood; it’s been a long time since I’ve seen a see-saw (or is that since I saw a see-saw?) Everyone got to grind some corn, that’s not much corn; I have a feeling we would starve.


Also they drilled holes in some wood for pegs, which Hannah eagerly attacked with a wood hammer.



On the way home Bethany and Grace handled their candles too much and melted them. Grace squished hers and Bethany’s fell off the string, now we’ll never know the warmth of an animal fat candle.