Saturdays at the Society: Build a Model House
Saturdays at the Society: Build a Model House
Put together & decorate a little wooden house, like the houses on this year’s Historic House Tour.
Put together & decorate a little wooden house, like the houses on this year’s Historic House Tour.
Growing up in Little Compton looked very different depending on the century. Experience what work, play, and crafts were like for Victorian Kids like Abby Manchester and Oliver Wilbour. Grades K-3, 9-11:30 AM Grades 4-7,1:30-4 PM $35 per child. Minimum registration is 6, maximum registration is 12. Email programs@littlecompton.org or call 401-635-4035 to register.
Just like butter, ice cream needed to be churned by hand, which made it an even more special treat.
Use a colonial tool called a lucet to make a bracelet for yourself or a friend.
Spend a half-day as a student in Little Compton’s first one-room schoolhouse, including both Colonial and Victorian times. Use reproduction schoolbooks and supplies to practice your reading, writing, and ‘rithmatic just like early Little Compton residents did.
Candles took time and patience to make, drying between each dip into hot wax.
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