Automatic Activities (every encampment includes the following):

• Tent Camping
• Campfire Cooking
• 3 or 5 Colonial Meals
• Colonial Clothing
• Collect & Chop Wood
• Haul Water
• Work on Log Cabin
• Character Discussion
• Colonial Store
• Indian Necklace Making
• Colonial Games
• Period Musik
• Shoot Musket
• Artillery Demo.
• Throw Tomahawk
• Historical Reading

Additional Stations to Choose From:

• Rounders
• Fife & Drum Instruction
• Sword Fighting
• Knot Tying
• Monkey Bridge (available only at campsite)
• Beeswax Candle Making
• Block Printmaking
• Bracelet Making
• Cord Making
• Quill & Ink Writing
• Rag Doll Making

Automatic Stations:

• Tent Camping: Eat, sleep and participate in a variety of activities using Colonial American tentage.



• Campfire Cooking: Learn about and experience cooking Colonial American meals over open fires.



• 3 or 5 Colonial Meals: Help prepare, serve, & eat a variety of colonial dishes.



• Colonial Clothing: Wear reproductions of 18th Century clothing including a bandana/kerchief (which you keep).



• Collect & Chop Wood: Find & collect "squaw wood"; chop logs to feed the fires used to cook and heat water.



• Haul Water: Bring water to the kitchen for drinking, cooking, doing dishes, washing up, etc., etc...



• Work on Log Cabin: Help construct a Colonial American log cabin (availible only at campsite).



• Character Discussion: Read one of King Soloman's proverbs and discuss its application.



• Colonial Store: Shop for a variety of authentic period reproductions. Many items only cost $1 such as: arrowheads, paper fans, and flutes. Other merchandise includes: tomahawks, knives, writing instruments, and toys.



• 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.



• Period Musik: Listen to colonial violin playing as well as military fife & drum music.



• Shoot Musket: Try your hand at firing a colonial-era firearm.



• Artillery Demo.: Learn about and watch the loading & shooting of an authentic period cannon and mortar.



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



• Historical Reading: Listen to a true account from the 1700's.

Additional Stations to Choose From:

• Rounders: Play 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.



• Fife & Drum Instruction:Learn how to play the fife and drum.



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



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



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



• Beeswax Candle Making: One of the most popular activities. 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.



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



• 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.