Pioneer Girl

Emily's class has been reading the Laura Ingalls Wilder books and studying pioneers in Iowa History for a month now. The big culmination to all their hard work finally arrived. They got to have an entire Pioneer Day. They could come dressed as pioneers, bring lunches in sacks, baskets, tin pails, etc. wrapped in wax paper with string, no conveniences. They were kept busy playing pioneer games at recess, making a nine patch quilt from wrapping paper, dipping candles and suffering pioneer punishments.

Emily had to read The Long Winter and do an oral and written report on it and make a poster from a scene in the book. Emily was so excited and interested in this project, I found I could check out the Little House on The Prairie TV seasons at the Library and we watched some at home too.

To get an outfit for the day, we borrowed from three different people, but managed to get an authentic looking outfit.

So here's my little pioneer girl heading off to school...










She even wanted to walk to school!!! Because that's what the pioneers did. Now if I could only get her to help clean.....hmmm... I'll have to work on that!!!


Happy Friday Friends!!