Farm Life Adventure |
Time Travelers |
| August 4-8, 2008 | August 11-15, 2008 |
Step back in time and discover our local history at the Chippewa Valley Museum Day Camps! Designed for students in grades 3-6, our one-week sessions meet Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Hands-on activities
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We make history come alive for your young explorer!
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Date/Time/Location
August 4 - 15, 2008
9:00am - noon
Chippewa Valley Museum
Carson Park
Eau Claire, WI
Farm Life Adventure |
| August 4: Milk House Follow milk’s journey from the cow to you! Find out how farmers milked before electricity and how they continue this tradition in new ways today. An area farm family will bring cows from their herd for you to meet and we’ll make milk mustache photos and milkshakes! |
| August 5: Tractors & Technology How did farm families work in the fields before tractors were invented? Explore early farm tools and machines to learn how technology has changed over 100 years. We’ll play horseshoes and hold a husking bee competition! |
| August 5: Tractors & Technology How did farm families work in the fields before tractors were invented? Explore early farm tools and machines to learn how technology has changed over 100 years. We’ll play horseshoes and hold a husking bee competition! |
| August 7: Threshing Ring Join a threshing ring to learn ways that farm families and their neighbors worked, played and celebrated together. Journey to these families’ community gathering places to try out the cakewalk, play old-fashioned card and dice games, and dance to old-time dancehall tunes. |
| August 8: Farmyard Fun Visit a 1950s chicken coop to see how farmers used “egg money” to keep their dairy farms going. Explore the farm garden, learn ways that farmers preserved fresh food, and see what’s cooking in the farmhouse kitchen. We’ll make refrigerator pickles and have a farmyard scavenger hunt. |
Time Travelers |
| August 11: Digging up the Past Imagine living at the time of the mastodons, saber-toothed tigers, and other early inhabitants of North America. Learn about archaeology and join our artifact laboratory adventure. We’ll explore fossils, watch flint knapping demonstrations, and eat “dirt pudding.” |
| August 12: Visiting the Voyageurs Many early explorers of the Chippewa Valley participated in fur trapping and trading. Investigate trade goods in our collection, then visit our trading post and learn how to barter. We’ll see a voyageur re-enactment, build model canoes, and enjoy maple sugar snow cones. |
| August 13: Living on the Lumber Frontier Before computers and electricity were available, families relied on their own skills and power to build a way of life. Visit an 1860s log home to discover how families lived before “modern conveniences.” We’ll learn to spin wool, make coaster-sized rag rugs and watch a beekeeping demonstration. We’ll even have time to sample some cornbread and honey! |
| August 14: Coming of Age in Victorian Days As the turn-of-the-century approached, the invention of telephones, indoor plumbing, electric lights, and other wonders were making life more comfortable. Step inside the Schlegelmilch House to discover how families lived in this time. We’ll play parlor games, watch a shadow puppet show, race walnut shell sailboats, and taste deviled eggs and cheesecake. |
| August 15: Fun & Games of the 1920s & ‘30s The “Roaring Twenties” and “Dirty Thirties” were periods of great highs and lows for American families. Experience the excitement of the Jazz Age through music, dance, film and food. Explore how families learned to make do during the Great Depression. We’ll make secret decoder badges and mini-jigsaw puzzles, play Tiddley Winks, and watch a vintage Mickey Mouse cartoon. |
Fee
$55.00 - Full Week
$15.00 Per Day
CANCELLATION POLICY
Full refunds will be given when camps are cancelled
or filled and your child is unable to register.
Refunds less a $25 cancellation fee will be given if
a student withdraws from a full week camp in writing
on or before July 21, 2008. No refunds will be
given if a student withdraws from a full week camp
after July 21, 2008 or is asked to leave the program
for disciplinary reasons. No refunds will be given
for single day classes.
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