School Field Trips

Camp Flintlock conducts daytime field trips for public, private, and charter

schools as well as home school groups. Minimum of 5 hands on activities. Have it

at your school or at our campsite!



Click here to open the Field Trip Registration Form

A Field Trip involves the following:

  1. Camp Flintlock comes to your school or you come to our campsite.

  2. We set up the evening before the event.

  3. During carpool, or upon your arrival to our campsite, we play fife and drum music.

  4. Your group is welcomed and given a brief introduction.

  5. Each class, or group of 25 students (or less), participates in a different activity which lasts 30 minutes.

  6. Classes/groups shift to the next activity when we play "Yankee Doodle" on the fife and drum.

  7. Teachers stay with their class while at least 2 adult volunteers stay at each station. If there are 5 classes/groups there are 5 different stations. If there are 6 classes/groups there are 6 stations and so on.

  8. Lunch break is scheduled to your convenience.

  9. After the classes/groups have visited all of the stations there is a brief closing activity that includes a "pop quiz" complete with prizes.

  10. Goodbyes are said & the field trip ends.

Activities:



Automatic Stations:

  • Colonial Store & Dress Up
  • Indian Necklace Making
  • Colonial Games






Additional Stations to Choose From:

  • Beeswax Candle Making *
  • Block Printmaking
  • Bracelet Making
  • Cardstock Journal
  • Cord Making
  • Indian War Paint & Story
  • Knot Tying
  • Leather Journal *
  • Leather Medicine Bag *
  • Quill & Ink Writing
  • Rag Doll Making
  • Rounders
  • Sword Fighting
  • Tomahawk Throw
  • Monkey Bridge (available only at campsite)




Additional Items (Not Counted as an Activity)

  • Homemade Camp Flintlock Fudge *
  • Campfire Wassail: Hot Colonial Drink *
  • 4x6 Photograph During Dress Up *
  • Colonial Store Credit *


* Denotes Additional Cost (See Registration Form For Details)



Sample Schedule & Rotation:



Descriptions of Activities:

Automatic Stations:

  • Colonial Store & Dress Up: The Store has Authentic Period reproductions for sale. Many Items only cost $1 such as: Arrowheads, Paper fans, and Flutes. Dress up involves trying on reproductions of 18th Century clothing and the opportunity to get your picture taken while dressed up.


  • Indian Necklace Making: Make an Authentic Style Necklace using: Glass Beads and Hair Pipe Beads made from Buffalo Horn and Buffalo Bones. (The Necklace alone is an $8 value)


  • Colonial Games: Have fun playing period games such as: Cup & Ball, Bilbo, Graces, Nine Pins, Pickup Sticks, Hoop Racing, and Tug-of-War.


Additional Stations to Choose From:

  • Beeswax Candle Making: One of the most popular activities with students & teachers. Students are given a wick and create a candle using the dip method.


  • Block Printmaking: Create pictures like they did in the 1700's. Use a hand-carved block of wood and ink to print images on paper.


  • Bracelet Making: Learn to tie the Monkey Chain and make a braclet to wear or give to a friend.


  • Cardstock Journal: Make a hand-stitched paper journal. Students learn simple binding techniques and take their journal home.


  • Cord Making: Make a braided cord with 7 strands of string. A simple activity that will captivate the most restless students.


  • Indian War Paint & Story: Hear the story of James Smith who was captured and adopted by Indians. Then try on some Indian War Paint for yourself.


  • Knot Tying: Learn some basic knots such as: the square knot, the granny knot, the bowline knot, and others.


  • Leather Journal: Same as Cardstock Journal but with a leather cover.


  • Leather Medicine Bag: Every Indian had one in which to keep his "medicine." Make a small pouch in which to keep your valuables.


  • Quill & Ink Writing: Using a turkey feather quill & bottled ink you will learn to write like Thomas Jefferson. This is one of our most popular stations.


  • Rag Doll Making: Colonial children often made their own toys. Make your own doll out of cloth and yarn to take home.


  • Rounders: A fun and exiting field game that combines baseball & dodgeball. Players hit the ball and run the bases. Runners get out by being hit by the soft leather ball while running between bases.


  • Sword Fighting: Use padded swords to test your fencing skills.


  • Tomahawk Throw: Learn to throw an Indian style tomahawk at a wooden target.


  • Monkey Bridge (available only at campsite): Test your balancing skills on the rope bridge. Walk on one rope while holding onto two hand ropes.


Camp Flintlock
1580 King Mill Road
Four Oaks NC, 27524
Email: nc@campflintlock.com
Telephone:(919) 938-1776
Fax (919) 209-5279