Kirsten Larson, 1854
March 2013
See this blog post for details and pictures.
Icebreaker Activity (from Kirsten Event Kit)
Mini Mystery (from Kirsten Event Kit)
Introduce Kirsten
Show Sweden & Minnesota on the globe
Share information from Welcome to Kirsten’s World
Settler Childhood
Toys & Chores
School
Games
Settler Fashion
Show Meet Kirsten and talk about what she’s wearing and that she’s covered from head to toe.
Show sunbonnet
Mrs. Janice, retired library employee dressed in frontier fashion
Craft: Button String (buttons, crochet thread cut into 2 foot lengths)
Group Games:
Kitten in the Corner (see sheet from Kirsten Event Kit and page from The American Girls Party Book)
I Have a Basket (see The American Girls Party Book)
Activity: String Games
Set up a table with the following
String (yarn) cut in 5-6 foot lengths
Cat’s Cradle: A Book of String Figures by Anne Akers Johnson
Cat’s Cradle, Owl’s Eyes: A Book of String Games by Camilla Gryski
Display
Kirsten Larson Read-alikes (pioneer & frontier life) & other American Girl Books
List of Read-alikes
Refreshments: Gingersnap cookies, lemonade
March 2014
Introduce Kirsten
Share Information from the following books:
Minnesota by Ann Heinrichs (show map in opening pages)
Sweden by Rachel Grack (pp. 5, 12)
19th Century Clothing by Bobbie Kalman (p. 30)
A Visual Dictionary of a Pioneer Community by Bobbie Kalman (p. 19)
Share information from Welcome to Kirsten’s World
Settler Childhood
Toys & Chores
School
Games
Settler Fashion
Show Meet Kirsten and talk about what she’s wearing and that she’s covered from head to toe.
Show sunbonnet
Crafts:
Button String (buttons, crochet thread cut into 2 foot lengths)
Nine Patch Quilt Squares
Group Games:
Kitten in the Corner (see sheet from Kirsten Event Kit and page from The American Girls Party Book)
I Have a Basket (see The American Girls Party Book)
Display
Kirsten Larson Read-alikes (pioneer & frontier life) & other American Girl Books
List of Read-alikes
Refreshments: Gingersnap cookies, lemonade
Puzzle: Quilt Pattern Puzzle from Kirsten event kit
April 2023
Details to come.