Experience Colonial and Native Summer Adventures at Plimoth Plantation...the place where time traveling kids explore!

2010 Weeklong Summer Adventures for Kids

Got a kid who's just dying to do something cool, interesting and "off the hook" this summer? Send them to the 17th century! Plimoth Plantation is offering two awesome week-long experiences for kids. In both programs, your time traveler will tour the museum's sites, do lots of hands-on activities, and begin to see the past in a whole new way.

For more information, or to reserve a spot for your child, call 508-746-1622 ext. 8359 or email programservices@plimoth.org.

A Kid’s Life in Wampanoag Country: A Weeklong Wampanoag Adventure

• Session 1: Monday, July 5 to Friday, July 9, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Session 2: Monday, July 26 to Friday, July 30, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Session 3: Monday, August 2 to Friday, August 6, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

“From the Circle of Life Comes All Creation”

Participants will start off the week getting to know each other and discovering the values, geography and artifacts of the Wampanoag. Throughout the week they will explore the resources, community, food and skills of the Wampanoag through all kinds of hands-on activities, including building a fish weir and a lean-to, making cordage from milkweed, making clay pots, playing traditional games like Wampanoag football, and cooking ashcakes with berries.

The week culminates with a closing celebration for families from 4 - 6pm on Friday, which includes a traditional Wampanoag meal. Awards will be given out as well as photos to remind children of their momentous week! Participants bring their own lunches and snacks. The program is presented by experienced staff from Plimoth Plantation's Wampanoag Indigenous Program Education Department.

$285 per child; $235 for members.

For more information or to register, call 508-746-1622 ext. 8359 or email programservices@plimoth.org.
For detailed information, visit us on the web at
www.plimoth.org/education/family/summer.php.

A Kid's Life in Plymouth Colony: A Weeklong Colonial Adventure

• Session 1: Monday July 5 to Friday, July 9, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Session 2: Monday, July 12 to Friday, July 16, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Session 3: Monday, July 26 to Friday, July 30, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Ever wonder what it would have been like to live as an English child in 1600s Plymouth? Now you can find out! Kids 8 to 11 are invited to spend an historical and fun filled week experiencing the life of an English colonial child. Each day children will tour the museum’s sites, then change into colonial clothes and travel back in time! In authentic houses on the museum’s Colonial Education Site, they will learn to talk, work, cook and play as a colonial child. Children will have time each day to work on their own project, an authentic 1600s style ball or a poppet (doll). On Friday afternoon parents are invited to the museum to see what their “colonists” have learned, and to share a meal of authentic colonial foods!

Participants bring their own lunches and snacks and should wear sturdy leather shoes. Colonial costumes will be provided by the museum for use during the program. The program is presented by experienced staff from Plimoth Plantation's Colonial Education Department.

$285 per child; $235 for members.
For more information or to register, call 508-746-1622 ext. 8359 or email programservices@plimoth.org.
For detailed information, visit us on the web at
www.plimoth.org/education/family/summer.php.

A Kid's Life in Plymouth Colony: Part II

Monday August 9 – 13, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Your child can’t get enough of the 17th century? Then this program is for them! Designed just for kids who have attended our colonial summer adventure this year or in the past, this week-long experience will feature even more cool 17th-century hands-on activities, projects and roleplaying. During the exciting week children will bake bread in our outdoor oven, participate in a military drill and work with our rare and heritage breed animals. As a very special highlight of the program, children will have the amazing experience of sleeping over on Mayflower II! On Friday afternoon parents are invited to the museum to see what their “colonists” have learned.

Participants bring their own lunches and snacks and should wear sturdy shoes. Colonial costumes will be provided by the museum for use during the program. The program is presented by experienced staff from Plimoth Plantation's Colonial Education Department. For kids aged 9 – 12 who have attended our Kids Life in Plymouth Colony summer adventure.

$315 per child; $250 for members.
For more information or to register, call 508-746-1622 ext. 8359 or email programservices@plimoth.org. For detailed information, visit us on the web at
www.plimoth.org/education/family/summer.php.