Farm
Kids Program and Summer Programs
for
youth, camp and scouting groups
Every child should experience life on a farm. Your group can visit with farm animals, try some farm chores and learn all about life on the farm when they participate in the farm kids program at the New Hampshire Farm Museum. This program is great for camp, scout and youth groups and takes approximately 3 hours including time for lunch.
Children will enjoy the following activities:
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The Big Yellow Barn Hunt: A scavenger hunt through one of NH?s largest
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Grind corn to feed to the chickens.
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Visit the sheep, cow and steers.
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Pumping water from the well and carrying the water in a yoke.
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Do the laundry with a scrub board and a hand-cranked ringer.
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Visit the historic farmhouse.
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Make homemade ice cream.
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Play old-fashioned games such as graces and hoop rolling.
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Explore our trails and trek through the woods to find the old family cemetery.
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Plant or harvest vegetables from the Museum’s organic gardens.
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A visit to the Museum Country Store.
- Programs may be
scheduled Tuesday through Saturday
10:00am to 4:00pm Minimum: 10 children
Fee: $6 per child, adult group leaders no charge -
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Summer 2008 Programs for Children
ARCHAEOLOGY FIELD SCHOOL FOR KIDS
July 7th-11th 9 am- 3 pm Open to students ages 12 years through high school.
This is an intensive five-day field school in historic archaeology for young historians and budding archaeologists. Young people enrolled in the field school will help us uncover the story of the early 19th-century tavern at the historic Jones Farm. Students will learn archaeological field methods and explore history, as they become an archaeologist for the week. They will explore the history of the Tavern as they excavate,, learn to identify and process artifacts, and record their findings in their field journals. Students will also search through primary documents and explore the field of archaeology through films, mapping and other hands-on activities. This program is directed by Dr. Neill De Paoli, Historic Archaeologist and Adjunct Professor of History at Southern Maine Community College. Tuition: $170 museum members, $ 185 non-members
RURAL ARTS & ADVENTURES: ART & NATURE ON THE FARM
July 7-11th 9 am-3 pm Open to children ages 8-11 years.
Children will keep a nature journal for the week as they learn about trees, make leaf prints, collect and press flowers, make baskets, and build fairy houses. They can draw and paint patterns from nature, make seed and bark mosaics, collect herbs and explore the Jones woods. We will play farm games and enjoy farm animals & activities throughout the week. On Friday at 2:15 pm families are invited to stop in at the Plummer Homestead for a look at the camper’s creative works.
Tuition: $150 museum members, $165 non-members
RURAL ARTS & ADVENTURES: ART & GARDEN
July 14-18th 9 am-3 pm Open to children ages 8-11 years.
This week we will focus on art, garden and the lifecycles of the farm. Children can collect the eggs, feed the pigs, make bread and butter, explore the barns, plant seeds, dye wool with herbs and harvest in the garden. They will learn about honeybees and insects, and tracking and wild animals from our hikes in the woods. They will keep a farm journal, make veggie and fruit prints, draw farm animals and learn to weave. We will play farm games and enjoy farm animals & activities throughout the week. On Friday at 2:15 pm families are invited to stop in for a look at their camper’s creative works.
Tuition: $150 museum members, $165 non-members
RURAL ARTS & ADVENTURES: ART & NATURE ON THE FARM
July 21-25th 9 am- 3 pm Open to children ages 8-11 years.
Children will make and keep a nature journal for the week as they learn about trees, make leaf prints, collect and press flowers, make baskets, and build fairy houses. They can draw and paint patterns from nature, make seed and bark mosaics, collect herbs and explore the Jones woods. We will play farm games and enjoy farm activities throughout the week. On Friday at 2:15 pm families are invited to stop in at the Plummer Homestead for a look at the camper’s creative works.
Tuition: $150 museum members, $165 non-members
RURAL ARTS & ADVENTURES: PUPPETS ON THE FARM
July 28-Aug. 1st 9 am-3 pm Open to children ages 8-11 years
Children will enjoy creating their very own barnyard puppets based on their drawings of the animals here at the farm. We will also be creating props, scenery and a stage for our puppet show. They will also learn about lifecycles of the farm, feed the animals, explore the barns and keep a farm journal. We will play farm games and enjoy farm animals & activities throughout the week. On Friday at 2:15 pm families are invited to stop in at the Plummer Homestead for a puppet show put on by the children.
Tuition: $150 museum members, $165 non-members
New Hampshire Farm Museum Summer Program
REGISTRATION & INFORMATION
ABOUT OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS
The New Hampshire Farm Museum is a non-profit educational institution dedicated to preserving, promoting and interpreting New Hampshire’s rural life and agricultural heritage. The New Hampshire Farm Museum is located on Rte. 125 in Milton, NH just a 20-25 minute drive north of Dover and about 25 minutes east of Wolfeboro. All programs are offered Monday-Friday 9 am- 3 pm and are based at the Museum’s Plummer Homestead. All our programs are directed by professional educators and have limited enrollment. Aftercare from 3 –5 pm can be arranged at additional cost.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS
Crystal Speck-Tritter will conduct the sessions on Art & Nature, Art & Garden and Puppets on the Farm. She has taught art in local elementary schools and currently works as an art teacher at Portsmouth High School. She has a BFA in Illustration from Otis College of Art and Design and a MAT in Art Education from the University of New Hampshire. She has worked as a professional artist for Walt Disney as well as other companies. Crystal is a native New Hampshire resident and has spent many summers on the farm. She loves nature and gardening. Crystal spends her free time writing and drawing and playing with her two young children.
Dr. Neill De Paoli will direct the Archaeology Field School for Kids. He has worked as an historical archaeologist throughout New England for the past 30 years and is an Adjunct Professor at Southern Maine Community College and NH Institute of Art. He has conducted many archaeology programs in the public schools. He has an MA in Anthropology from Brown University and a PhD in History from the University of New Hampshire.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Registrations will be confirmed by mail. We will include with confirmation a medical health form due by the first day of the program. Cancellations made prior to 3 weeks before each program start date will receive a 50% refund. No refunds can be given after that time. Please mail registration with payment to: New Hampshire Farm Museum PO Box 644, Milton, NH 03851. Tel. 603-652-7840
Rural Arts & Adventures Program Registration
Child’s name __________________________________________ Age _______ Grade completed __________
Parent/guardian name ___________________________________ Tel. h________________w_______________
Address _____________________________________________ City _________________ Zip _____________
______We are NH Farm Museum members. We would like to be members. Membership $40 ______ enclosed
July 7-11 Rural Arts & Adventures: Art & Nature $165/$150 members $________
July 7-11 Archaeology Field School For Kids $170 members / $185 $________
July 14-18 Rural Arts & Adventures: Farm & Garden $165/$150 members $________
July 21-25 Rural Arts & Adventures: Art & Nature $165/$150 members $________
July 28-Aug.1 Rural Arts & Adventures: Puppets on the Farm $165/$150 members $________
I would like to register for after care from 3:00 -5 pm at $10 per day x _______days = $_______
Total amount: $_________
Check payable to NH Farm Museum enclosed. ______ Visa/MC # ____________________________________
Expiration date ______________ Signature ____________________________________________________