During November and December, the Smith Farm and Wood Cabin will be activated with additional activities for families visiting during the holiday season. These will be hands-on crafts and activities based on historic practices from the 1860s, including fruit sugaring, homemade ink holiday cards, candle dipping, and clay ornaments. Demonstrations are different each day so visit frequently to see them all!
Dates
November 29th & 30th
December 1st, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 26th, 27th, 28th, & 29th
Time
11am – 3pm
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Candle Dipping
Education facilitators will help guests make their own candles. Candles are one of the other uses for animal fat and would be made leading into winter and shorter days. Guests will be able to dip their own candle to take home.
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Fruit Sugaring & Candying
Guests will see several historical cooking methods and ways of preserving food. Fresh fruits and vegetables would have been in short supply during the winter months. Farmers would eat fruits preserved through sugaring or candying as a holiday treat.
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Clay Ornaments
Guests will learn how native cultures made pottery using the coil method and then decorated their pieces using stamps. Guests can make their own ornament using air-dry clay and then decorate it using the tools provided.
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Homemade Ink Holiday Cards
Come learn how they made ink in the 1860s and practice writing your own holiday greeting card using quills made from Atlanta History Center turkey feathers.