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The Not-So-Good Old Days: Childhood in Colonial New England

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Authors and Illustrators, Educational Programs, Historical Programs and Characters

Audience Age
Young Children and Pre-Teens (6-12)

Description

The Not-So-Good Old Days is a hands-on history program for kids. As a teacher, I know that students are more engaged and focused when they're working on hands-on projects. What could be more hands-on than changing a colonial "baby’s" clout, swaddling the baby onto a swaddling board, hanging the swaddled baby from a peg/hook so it isn’t nibbled by the pigs which wandered into colonial homes, and examining antique chamber pots as well as the rags, ropes, corn cobs, feathers, leaves, and rocks which were used as colonial toilet paper. Finally, kids participate in a relay race with a "full" chamber pot! An engaging child-friendly PowerPoint presentation precedes the hands-on activities.

Fee
$275.

Group Size
up to 20 participants

Program Length
60 minutes

Facility Requirements

projector/screen (we can provide if necessary)

Last Modified
03/08/2017

Recent Library/School Appearances by Colonial Goodwife

Christina Guerin, Adult Programs Coordinator, Springfield Museums
Springfield, MA
 (413)314-6488

Christine Jewell, Director of Education and Community Programs, Fairfield Museum and History Center
Fairfield, CT
 (203)259-1598

Heidi Gamma, Program Manager, Trumbull Historical Society
Trumbull, CT
 (203)377-6620

Performer’s Contact Information

Colonial Goodwife

Velya Jancz-Urban

Woodbury, CT 
 
 colonialgoodwife@gmail.com
 http://www.groundedgoodwife.com
Preferred Contact Method: Email

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