![Father and son spin hoops with Pilgrims in English Village](https://plimoth.org//uploaded/imager/mainfileuploads/14322/guests-games-english-village-plimoth-patuxet_108e228a91fa843c8c7941c0df1401f1.jpg)
Activities & Games
![Two pilgrim women talking](https://plimoth.org//uploaded/imager/mainfileuploads/14819/two-pilgrim-women-talking_0d0bc26caf72d5fa667eb7d7eccd7968.jpg)
Talk like a Pilgrim
The Pilgrims talked a little differently than we do today. If you visit the Museum's 17th-Century English Village, you will notice that the townspeople say words you know in a funny way, or even say some words you don't know at all.
![rustic bread on a silver platter held by a pilgrim in a red dress](https://plimoth.org//uploaded/imager/mainfileuploads/17885/bread-corn-pilgrim-plimoth-patuxet_81fb531827652056324f99645e1554e8.jpg)
Historic Cooking
Have you ever wondered what was eaten at the First Thanksgiving? Or What people in 17th-century New England were cooking in Plimoth Patuxet? View recipes carefully crafted by our experts using primary sources and scholarly research.
![Two pilgrims reading](https://plimoth.org//uploaded/imager/mainfileuploads/14859/two-pilgrims-reading_81fb531827652056324f99645e1554e8.jpg)
Riddles
Riddles and word puzzles were as popular in the 17th-century as they are today. Test your wit and see if you can solve our real 17th-century riddles!
Banner, Talk Like a Pilgrim, and Riddles Images by Kathy Tarantola Photography