Pioneer Day

September is our Pioneer Day Celebration. Students may come dressed in pioneer clothing, and they will participate in all the activities as though they were pioneers. Everything is hands-on fun!!! The pioneer event will begin with a devotion and story telling time and end with a ride in a covered wagon.

Below is a list of some of the activites that will be available during the course of the day. Participants enjoy all this and more.

• Apple Cider: students will press their own glass of cider on an old-fashioned cider press.

• Whittling: students will select a wood carving project. This project may have to be completed at home depending on the level of difficulty chosen by the participant.

• Corn Sheller: shell corn on an antique corn sheller and feed the chickens your own cracked, shelled corn.

• Corn Husk Dolls: create your own version of a pioneer doll.

• Candle-Dipping: dip taper candles over an open fire.

• Wood Chopping: chop and gather the firewood from the woods.

• Open Hearth Cooking: sample pioneer recipes.

• Soap Carving: a great carving project for the very youngest to the very eldest.

• Quilting: students will make their own quilted pillow.

• Building Project: Wood construction.

• Wash Board: wash clothes on a washboard with homemade soap.

• Fishing: make your own pole and catch your lunch!

• Farm Chores: feed and care for the animals.

• Homemade Ice Cream: hand-cranked, the old fashioned way.

• Wood Burning: use the sun and a magnifying glass.

• Butchering: Learn the skills to harvest your own meat (fish, chicken, or pork).

• Braided Rugs: try your hand at braiding a pioneer rug.

• Stone Masonry: learn how to lay up a stone chimney.

• Weave: weave on a cardboard or table loom.

• Spin: using the wool sheared at the spring camp, learn to spin on your own drop spindle.

"Many other stations not listed are also set up for your pleasure. The list depends on the season and availability of the craftsmen. Some of the possibilities in the past have been a blacksmith, a carpenter, basket weaver, spinner, leather craftsman, fisherman, quilter, and more."

This celebration takes place September 24, 2010. Everyone promises to walk away from the event with lots of special memories.

Middle Tennessee Area
Home of the Tuggle Family
1705 Kingdom Rd.
Bell Buckle, TN 37020
931-294-8083
malinda@kingdomacademyofthearts.com

The activities are designed for participants’ ages 5 years and older, with advanced projects for students 12 years and older. However, 3 and 4 year olds that would like to participate in most of the activities are invited to do so, provided they pay the full $30.00 participation fee. An option for younger siblings is to pay a $15.00 supply fee for partial activity. Children four years and younger are welcome at no cost with a paying adult or older sibling if they want to watch the activities or help the older sibling. The event meets from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm. In an effort to encourage parents to attend with their children, we do not charge adults for the activities. Parents wanting to participate in the arts and crafts seperately from their child(ren) may pay an optional parent participant fee of $10.00 to cover the cost of supplies. The website does not calculate family discounts during on-line registration but they are always honored upon payment.

It is recommended that all participants and family members bring their own lunch. The most encouraging comment demonstrating the value of these events came during one of our celebrations in 2008 when an eight year old boy participant, Nathaniel Atkinson said, "Mom, this was more fun than Disney."

Price List for Pioneer Day Celebration:

• Event Rates: $30.00/participant/day (ages 5-18)
• Family Discount: $5.00 off per child participant for any family of more than two children from the same family. The first two children pay full price and any other siblings receive $5.00 off.
• No cost for parent, grandparent or siblings ages four or younger for any daytime events.
• Family discounts are honored during payment, website cannot calculate discounts!

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