Experience Colonial Life
Summer Day Camp at the 1719 Hans Herr House & Museum encourages campers to experience the rigors, challenges and rewards of early American life first hand through participating in activities and chores similar to those children their ages would have engaged in during the 18th century.
Each day, campers will dress in period costumes and help with preparing lunch for each other. Campers will also experience a variety of chores and activities. Campers will chose from several different activities planned for them to try.
This is more than a game of dress up
Campers will experience colonial life of a child first hand by:
- Dressing in period costumes
- Helping to prepare their lunches (may bring own lunch if desire so)
- Trying their hand at various activities
- Participating in various chores
- Relaxing and playing colonial games
Summer Day Camp 2010
July 5-9 from 10am-2pm Grades 3-5
July 26-30 from 10am-2pm, Grades 6-8
Monday
Quilting and Soap Making
Tuesday
Pottery
Wednesday
Blacksmith, Fraktur, Paper Cutting
Thursday
Native American Life & Culture
Friday
Wood working
Summer Day Camp Sleepover
Sleep on a straw mattress on a rope bed in the oldest house in Lancaster County!
Open to any Summer Day Camp participant, the Summer Day Camp Sleepover encourages deeper learning through experience into what life was really like in the 1700’s. Campers will enjoy story telling around a bonfire, a wagon ride and a chance to live life without cell phones, iPods and the internet for one evening!
The cost for the Summer Day Camp Sleepover is an additional $20. This includes breakfast and any crafts we may do. The Sleepover will be one night during the week of camp. Mark the registration form to reserve your spot today!
