Nov. 7, 2008 - A Lewis & Clark Kind Of Day
We were able to visit a Lewis and Clark festival a couple of weeks ago. The kids thought it was neat that they began their journey not far from our home. It was a really fun festival, full of fun things little boys enjoy.
The kids all made "Three Sisters" bracelets made up of squash, bean, and corn seeds:
Big Man had a great time trying out the real bow and arrow. He was very surprised how difficult it was to shoot an arrow accurately, but he really did pretty well. Later, he said it was his favorite part of the day. The boys also liked that most of the people involved in the festival dressed as they would have during the time of Lewis & Clark:
What little boy doesn't want to try to throw the Indian Spear? Big Man (8) didn't make it to the target, but he got pretty close:
Little Monkey (6) did the above activities too, as well as Daddy, but I didn't get pictures that turned out well of them! Here's proof that Little Monkey did get involved in some of the hard work:
In case you can tell from the picture, they are using a two-man saw. If they were building our house, we may not have walls for another year :)
My favorite part was the cabin of George Rogers Clark. It was filled with neat things of that era. The boys enjoyed the upstairs the most, with it's slide windows that looked out over the Ohio River. 
Big Man also liked that he got to hold guns this day. Lots of guns. Lots of different kinds of guns. He was in little boy heaven! Muskets, dueling pistols, etc. What was fun, too, was getting to hold a dueling pistol used in the movie "The Patriot", then holding an authentic dueling pistol. The weight difference was amazing. It was really great that they also got to hold and examine the little musket balls, powder horns, and all that. We had been learning about those types of things since talking about the Revolutionary War.
There was a man at the festival that had an exhibit of supplies someone would take with him in the wilderness for two weeks. When it was all spread out, the kids were very suprised! Let's see if they complain about dragging a full watering can across the back yard again after seeing all that!
There was a blacksmith demonstration, a soldier encampment, and a weaving demonstration. All such interesting things! All in all it was a very, very fun festival. It kept their interest flowing in this time period after a dry week of learning about the Constitution and the different branches of government. Next week we begin our study of Lewis and Clark. The boys are very excited . . . and they don't even know what we'll be doing!
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