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Daniel Boone Homestead in Exeter Township will host Children’s Day on May 4.Held from noon to 4 p.m.
at the birthplace of the famed frontiersman born in 1734, the family-friendly event features hands-on activities and demonstrations for children and their families.“Come and experience colonial life with interactive learning and exploration,” the Daniel Boone Homestead Associates, a nonprofit organization, stated in the release. “Children will have the opportunity to learn about Daniel Boone’s exciting childhood in the Oley Valley and participate in various 18th century, hands-on activities.
”Activities include textile processing, candle dipping, quill pen writing and butter making.Daniel Boone Homestead’s Children’s Day on May 4 includes quill pen writing. (Photo courtesy of Daniel Boone Homestead)Learn about Daniel’s mother Sarah Boone and her famous butter and cheese while exploring the spring cellar and smokehouse.
Volunteers will talk about food preservation and children will have a chance to help make butter and tend the Homestead garden.Tours of the Boone House and the Bertolet Log House will be offered throughout the day. The Boone House, constructed in three stages throughout the 18th century, is a 10-room stone structure fully furnished to the period.
Throughout the afternoon, volunteers will teach children how to write with a quill pen and dip candles as they learn about handwriting, schooling, and lighting in the 18th century.Daniel Boone Homestead’s Children’s Day on May 4 includes hands-on activities such as textile processing, candle dipping, quill pen writing and butter making. (Photo courtesy of Daniel Boone Homestead)Stop by the colonial toys and games activity plus explore animal furs and hides.
Learn about young Daniel’s time as a hunter and trapper in the Oley Valley.Families will learn about textile processing in the 18th century and about Daniel’s father’s profession as a weaver. The Hopewell Quilters will provide a demonstration and fun hands-on activity for children.
Visitors can also watch a wool dyeing demonstration and try carding wool.Munchiez Food Truck will be on-site for the afternoon.“Don’t miss this great opportunity for the whole family to learn more about how Daniel Boone lived and played as a child in the Oley Valley in the 1700s,” said organizers.
Admission is $10 for adults $10, $8 for seniors (65+), $5 for youth ages 6-17. Children age 5 and younger and Daniel Boone Homestead Associates members are free. The event is funded and presented by The Daniel Boone Homestead Associates.
No pets (except service animals) and no smoking.The Homestead is owned by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, and daily historic operations are run by the Daniel Boone Homestead Associates, a local, nonprofit organization. Fore more information, visit www.
thedanielboonehomestead.org and the Daniel Boone Homestead on Facebook..
