Today, we went to Weald & Downland open air museum, just north of Chichester. The museum has a collection of old buildings from the area, including Titchfield market hall (just visible in the middle background of the first photo). It's a lovely place and during the summer, they run Wonderful Wednesday activity days, where they put on lots of traditional crafts & activities for the children to try. I organised a trip for our home ed groups, so there was quite a bunch of us there today. Tess thoroughly enjoyed the activities and made lots of things; Brodie was less interested in making stuff today, but really enjoyed playing the traditional games, running around the grass maze and visiting the buildings.
(sorry that the photo quality isn't too good - my compact camera was struggling with the very bright sunshine today, plus I discovered that Brodie had changed the settings so that it over-exposed a lot anyway!!! Still, you'll get the idea!).
Taking a horse-drawn wagon ride with friends ...
Dancing around the maypole .....
Making 2 ply wool .....
Brodie in the grass maze ....
Trying out traditional games .....
Tess made this friendship bracelet with her friend Teyha ....
Tess & Teyha making tudor style scented bath bombs .......
Brodie in 17th century Poplar Cottage, from Sussex, where he saw a live sparrow nest in the rafters .....
...and looking at the seeds and beans being dried in the garden .....
Tess and Hannah making bread .....
Tess had her face painted as a princess .....
Making a corn dolly ......
Teamwork on the water pump ......
The day's treasure: clockwise from top left, friendship bracelet, scented bath bomb, corn dolly, bread dough (after 2nd kneading at home), Brodie's candle, Tess's candle, the 2 ply wool that Tess helped twist .....
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