Would you like to be more hands-on when teaching your kids about American History?  Then this club is for you!!!  As the name of the club suggests, we will MOSTLY be utilizing the books and other materials from the American Girl series (no dolls required); however, there will also be experiences that will come from other resources such as visiting the Arlington House at Christmas time, maybe attending a Native American Festival, or how about going to a Civil War ball?  I have been given extended use of tons of American Girl resources by Ms. Deirdre Aycock (Thank you so much!) that includes American Girl craft books, cook books, theater packs, paper dolls, and the accompanying nonfictional books. 

By the end of the 2007/2008  "school year", we will have read through the Addy series.  We will take the summer off and start back in the fall for the 2008/2009 "school year".  You can use the summer to catch up.  Please feel free to jump in anytime. 

Meet the American Girls
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What:  Below are listed some of the things we have done so far:

First meeting - Tea Party

Kaya - Nature Story Bags and Native American food

Kaya - Town of a Creek Nation and docent led tour at Bham Museum of Art

Felicity - Felicity movie, Colonial food, and pomander craft

Felicity - Early Works Museum and fan craft

Josefina - "Fiesta", Mexican food, Mexican music and dance

Josefina - Mexican food, decorative hairbow, and sash craft

Christmas - Christmas at Arlington docent led tour

Kirstin - Burritt on the Mountain tour

Kirstin - Tour of three pioneer homes in McCalla

Addy - Civil Rights Museum & Kelly Ingram Park

Addy - Southern Foods Picnic & pillow craft

End of Year - Children's Hands on Museum in Tuscaloosa

Who:  Anyone interested in American History

Where:  Contact for details.  The members of the club take turns hosting.

Cost:  Free; however, this is a volunteer led group and each parent will need to commit to hosting or co-hosting at least once during the year.