Little House Party
In honor of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s 150th birthday
Read:
Going West by Laura Ingalls Wilder (My First Little House Books)
Dance at Grandpa’s by Laura Ingalls Wilder (My First Little House Books)
Info to Share:
19th-Century Candy (http://www.littlehousecompanion.com/2016/03/19th-century-candy.html)
Pioneer Games (American West Heritage Center)
Article about Laura Ingalls Wilder from Reminisce magazine (Feb/Mar 2017)
Map from The World of Little House by Carolyn Strom Collins & Christina Wyss Eriksson (pp. 8-9)
Chores in Laura’s Time
Monday: Laundry
Tuesday: Ironing
Wednesday: Mending
Thursday: Churning
Friday: Housecleaning
Saturday: Baking
Sunday: Rest
(See “Housekeeping on the Prairie,” Chapter 5: On the Banks of Plum Creek, pp.55-58, The World of Little House by Carolyn Strom Collins & Christina Wyss Eriksson)
Handout:
Laura Ingalls Wilder in US Census Records
Songs from the Little House books
Books about Laura Ingalls Wilder
Books for Fans of the Little House series
About the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award
Laura Ingalls Wilder Award Winners, 1954-Present
Music:
Pop! Goes the Weasel (Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 1, track #23)
Oh, Susanna (Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 1, track #4)
Old Dan Tucker (Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 4, track #12)
Craft: Dancing Button String (Buttons, string cut in 2 feet lengths)
Craft: Nine Patch Quilt Squares
Supplies Needed: template sheets, scrapbook paper, square patterns, scissors, pencils, glue sticks
C.f. Mary & Laura’s Nine-Patch Quilt Squares (Chapter 3: Little House on the Prairie, pp. 34-35)
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 (J 793.9 @ Graham)
Cat’s Cradle, Owl’s Eyes: A Book of String Games by Camilla Gryski (J 793.9 @ Bookmobile)
Game: Kitten in the Corner
Refreshments: Gingersnaps, lemonade, Necco Wafers, conversation hearts