Well, it's that time again - history presentation time. For the last two months, we've been studying anything in American history from the end of the Revolution up to around the 1850's. Jared decided to do his presentation on the Lewis and Clark Expedition and Clarissa did hers on the American flag. We also decided to use this opportunity for the kids to learn some new skills.
Jared decided to make a dugout canoe like Lewis and Clark used. We bought his some chisels, searched for the perfect piece of wood from the yard and made sure he wore gloves and then let him go to it.
He also wanted to wear a Lewis and Clark costume, so he found my old Indian costume and some extra fabric and decided that he wanted to sew some longer sleeves for it. He's been wanting to use my machine for a while so this seemed like the perfect opportunity.
After a couple days of hard work and only two cuts. The canoe was finished. He even made little paddles for his castle men to use while in the canoe.
And here is the finished costume. The stick is supposed to be his gun. He also sewed the pouch for his gunpowder (that really has his camera in it). Oh, and we sacrificed his old monkey costume to make a "coonskin" cap.
Clarissa told the story of a girl named Caroline Pickersgill who helped sew the Star Spangled Banner that hung at Fort McHenry outside of Baltimore during the War of 1812. So for her project she hand stitched a flag. This was her very first time stitching anything. I really expected her to tire of it after a couple stitches, but she persisted through knotted thread and everything until it was completed.
Here she is giving her presentation with her finished flag. She also dressed up like Caroline in the book. Overall, it was a lot of fun and I think both the kids felt proud of their accomplishments and new skills learned.
Jared decided to make a dugout canoe like Lewis and Clark used. We bought his some chisels, searched for the perfect piece of wood from the yard and made sure he wore gloves and then let him go to it.
He also wanted to wear a Lewis and Clark costume, so he found my old Indian costume and some extra fabric and decided that he wanted to sew some longer sleeves for it. He's been wanting to use my machine for a while so this seemed like the perfect opportunity.
After a couple days of hard work and only two cuts. The canoe was finished. He even made little paddles for his castle men to use while in the canoe.
And here is the finished costume. The stick is supposed to be his gun. He also sewed the pouch for his gunpowder (that really has his camera in it). Oh, and we sacrificed his old monkey costume to make a "coonskin" cap.
Clarissa told the story of a girl named Caroline Pickersgill who helped sew the Star Spangled Banner that hung at Fort McHenry outside of Baltimore during the War of 1812. So for her project she hand stitched a flag. This was her very first time stitching anything. I really expected her to tire of it after a couple stitches, but she persisted through knotted thread and everything until it was completed.
Here she is giving her presentation with her finished flag. She also dressed up like Caroline in the book. Overall, it was a lot of fun and I think both the kids felt proud of their accomplishments and new skills learned. 
2 comments:
Your kids rock! They also put my skills to shame. You definetly make learning fun for them.
Oh look, a Wii!
I'm so proud...teach them to sew early!! Good job Jen it will be a lifelong love:)
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