Yesterday I went with a few cousins to The Atlanta History Center, and we had so much fun!
The time period is civil war times. Here are some of the things we did: Pottery. We each made a little bowl (mine finished drying this morning), and you can paint it, too!
We got to learn about shoe making. The tops of the shoes are made of thin leather, the bottom is of thick leather, and the heels of wood. You might be thinking,"Did they have grips?" and "If so, what were they made of?". Yes, the shoes do have grips, but not as we think of them today. The bottom of the shoes have little nails that are hammered in, and the heels have small 'horseshoes', one on each shoe.
We got to visit an outhouse! It was a re-creation, but it looked old. It had two holes, one on each side. Yes, they had a wall in between the two holes, and each had a door.
We made candles. We got into a line, and when it was my turn, the lady there gave a string to me. I dipped it down quickly into a bucket of hot wax (almost to my fingers), then quickly into a bucket of cold water, then went to the back of the line. I did this about 15 times, but I heard that you had to do about 50 dips.
We also saw the guy that told us about shoes do some wood carving. (That was all outside stuff). Then we went inside to cool off, and saw a lady spinning wool, and I felt a finished scarf.
For more about our fun day, click here and here!The time period is civil war times. Here are some of the things we did: Pottery. We each made a little bowl (mine finished drying this morning), and you can paint it, too!We got to learn about shoe making. The tops of the shoes are made of thin leather, the bottom is of thick leather, and the heels of wood. You might be thinking,"Did they have grips?" and "If so, what were they made of?". Yes, the shoes do have grips, but not as we think of them today. The bottom of the shoes have little nails that are hammered in, and the heels have small 'horseshoes', one on each shoe.
We got to visit an outhouse! It was a re-creation, but it looked old. It had two holes, one on each side. Yes, they had a wall in between the two holes, and each had a door.
We made candles. We got into a line, and when it was my turn, the lady there gave a string to me. I dipped it down quickly into a bucket of hot wax (almost to my fingers), then quickly into a bucket of cold water, then went to the back of the line. I did this about 15 times, but I heard that you had to do about 50 dips.
We also saw the guy that told us about shoes do some wood carving. (That was all outside stuff). Then we went inside to cool off, and saw a lady spinning wool, and I felt a finished scarf.
5 comments:
I learned a lot, too! The picture you posted of the three of you is really cute. :o)
Hi Sweet Kathryn, I really enjoyed reading your blog today. The Atlanta History Center sounds fun. Now, I have a good idea of something to take Braedon and Kaley to do when they get a little older. Hope you have a great day!
Tina
It sounds like such a great place to visit!
Kathryn,
I am sure you learned a lot and had tons of fun!
I have been to the Tullie Smith House in the past with students.
Love,
Ms. Marsha
I am jealous of your field trip!! I would have loved for my Catherine to get the chance to make candles and do all those fun activities!!
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