Friday, December 13, 2013

Audubon State Historic Site Colonial Christmas

On Friday, December 13th, we attended the Audubon State Historic Site Colonial Christmas Homeschool Day.

First, we toured the Oakley House.

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Then we split into groups and rotated through different stations.

Station 1 - Taffy pulling
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Station 2 - Christmas traditions - He explained where some of our Christmas traditions come from such as wreaths, Christmas trees, poinsettia, jingle bells, and candles.
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Station 3 - Christmas story (The Night before Christmas) with Mrs. Claus
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Station 4 - Fire Starting
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Station 5 - Wassail
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Station 6 - Revolutionary War Soldier
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Station 7 - Colonial Hunting
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Little Cuties

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