Fall Fest: a day FULL of dancing, crafting, cooking, creating and fun!!!
Today was our annual Fall Fest in first grade. The children spent the morning learning about what it was like to live back in the day of pioneers and cowboys. Some of them even dressed the part! :)
We learned that things aren't like they used to be and that these kiddos are pretty lucky to have everything they have.
Some of the activities that the children participated in were: quilting, making yarn dolls, making butter, dancing, and playing games.
First on our agenda: quilting. We learned what is was like to have to make our own quilts versus going to the store and buying them. Many students shared that they had quilts at home that Mom's, Grandma's and Great Grandma's had made. Cool!
Next up: the food rooms. Back in the day there wasn't a store to go buy groceries or all of the food that they eat, so they hunted and made things like butter. Making butter sounded like tough work, but that is exactly what we did today. We made our very own butter! It took lots of shaking and a LOT of patience.
The students learned that they didn't have all of the fancy toys back then, so they made their own! Yarn dolls!!!!
TV?? No way! They used to play games with eachother, dance and sing for entertainment. So, we learned how to dance the Virginia Reel, play a few games like "Pioneer, where is my corn" and "pass the pumpkin!" Have your child show you their dance moves! They rocked!!!
The children had a very fun morning rotating through each station and getting to experience what life back then was like. Ask them about their favorite part! They'll have LOTS to share! :)
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