Prairie Days

Sunday we went to Prairie Days at the Nature Center. First we went inside the Nature Center and the girls had fun looking around and showing Dad some things. Olivia looked at the creek insects under a microscope. Then we browsed the art gallery that the local art guild was hosting. The girls wanted pictures with their favorites. We all got to vote on which one we liked best. Next the girls made a craft, a bead and feather necklace. After that we went outside and went on a horse and wagon ride. We saw the blacksmith working, toured the log house and sampled some onion pie, we saw a Native American camp, hunter camp, woodwork station, and enjoyed a hay ride. The girls made a corn husk doll, made some pottery, dipped candles, and made apple cider.

Some things we missed were the face painting, honey extraction, corn grinding, making a tussy mussy, quilting, old-fashioned games, the melodramas...and probably others that we didn't even know we missed. We are thinking that next year we will have to go both days instead of just the one!

Here are some pictures of our trip. (I had to put them into two slideshows, as the free account only allows 50 photos at a time.)