Children's activities can be found in 2 locations this year: behind the Bradford House Museum and across the street in the Meeting House at 182 S. Main Street.
Lil' Rebels Area
At the Meeting House children can experience:
- Writing with a quill pen.
- Writing on a slate.
- Building a model log cabin .
- Playing with 18th century toys.
At the Bradford House garden area:
- Try 18th-century games such as rolling hoops, stilts and quoits.
- Participate in the militia muster and drill on the quarter-hour.
- Enjoy storytelling and entertainment by Robert Mouland on the hour-hour.
- Join in 18th century broom dancing and a fiddler performance on the three-quarter hour.
- Learn about the role of youngsters on the frontier, trying their hands at the types of domestic chores required of children, such as beating rugs and washing clothes in a tub with a washboard.
Who says learning can't be fun???
Bob the Juggler and Felix the Magician will be strolling throughout the festival.
The Lil' Rebels area is sponsored by Washington Financial Bank.
