Dakota Prairie Museum Visits

Miss Mary from the Dakota Prairie Museum visited us on Thursday as the first part of a series of visits. Since we were studying community helpers this week, her lesson was on community helpers in the "olden days."

We learned about what it was like to be a barber and a basket weaver.

We learned about being a candle maker and a cobbler.

We learned how to comb wool to make clothes and what it might have been like to bargain for your produce.

 We got to see a 100 year old firefighter belt and items that were once in a haberdashery. 

We got to pretend we worked at a women's hat store and a candy store. We even got to try some old fashioned treats.

 Here, students learned about being the miller and the glove maker.

We learned that teachers used chalkboards and read books made of linen. 

Here, a toy store owner shows off the ice skates he made at his store and a homemaker demonstrates how clothes used to be washed.

 A huge thanks to Miss Mary! She did an amazing job with our kids and they all got the chance to participate. We can't wait for her to come back in December to talk about old fashioned toys.