We started the day on a light-hearted note: ice cream cone tee-pees.
Eating = joy
Many moons ago when the two eldest were tiny weeny, they made a picture book about the Pilgrim Fathers. We still have it so we used it for reference and discussed the impact of the European settlers and the towns that inevitably followed
We talked in some depth about Daniel Boone being the first European to cross the Appalachian Mountains and the explorers and trappers that followed in his footsteps.
We had our first look at the Louisiana Purchase which was made by Thomas Jefferson and as such opened up the whole country for exploration.
The kiddies donned their explorer gear and went hunting for wild game, shallow access across rivers and suitable glades for resting.
But the Native Americans won over my kiddies and they changed back into their attire for lunch over a fire.
The weather looks cold for tomorrow and as the sun is shining today I have left the kiddies outside to soak up the Vitamin D and continue their role-playing.
They discovered that grinding down a brick and mixing the powder with water makes a paste for painting.
They made these awesome pictures. I love my imaginative kiddies
They made a spit for fish...
..canoed and kayaked down white water rapids...
...and protected their land from enemy tribes.
