Our Trip to Colonial Williamsburg

I wanted to share with you some pictures from our trip to Colonial Williamsburg! We loved Colonial Williamsburg. We went during September during their "Homeschool Days, which I totally recommend by the way."The prices are SOOO much better, and there are lots of events,activities, and "classes" to participate in. I would say the weather is better in September  - except we arrived during a heat wave - it was 90+ degrees the week we were there. So much for that.



 




 

Forget the doghouse, we'll just put hubby here!

the auctioneer

I apparently was the only one enjoying the auction.

We loved this because we had just finished reading "Farmer Boy", about Almanzo Wilder and his oxen.

We ended up having to buy little hats as souvenirs to help protect our fair skin from the sun. 

The Wigmaker

One of the "extra" activities we did (for just $5 more) was a "Be a Soldier" session. They learned to march, throw a hatchet, and pitch a tent. Joel had even more fun than our girls did. (Lily was being stubborn and refused to participate. They were going to make her take off her pretty hat.)

Abby as a "Soldier"

March, 2, 3, 4

To keep it very affordable, we packed lunches, snacks, and water bottles every day in a backpack. We joked how how you could pick out all the homeschoolers, because they brought their own food. The trick that week was to find a shady place to eat it. This was in the gardens of the Governor's home and it was one of my favorite spots.

The Williamsburg Bathroom. Chamber pot anyone?

What ended up being some of our favorite activities were the free classes at the Museum! First of all, it was AIR CONDITIONED. I loved it for that alone. But they also offered two free classes each day, and we did quite a few of them. And the ladies who led the classes were so sweet and patient with all the kids.I would HIGHLY recommend taking anything offered at the Museum.

 

Creating Our Own Self- Portraits

I found a fabulous deal at a resort we had stayed at once before. It was a condo-type with a kitchen, which meant we could prep our dinners there. This was important to me since I'm gluten-free - which is sometimes to hard to deal with when traveling. So, we brought several prepped and frozen meals with us, along with breakfast food. When we arrived, we stopped at a grocery store and picked up eggs, milk, and bread. Every morning we stopped for coffee on our way.

We didn't do much "official" homeschool work that week. I brought some activity pages and colors to occupy the girls at the hotel/condo, but it wasn't really needed. Beforehand, we had read some of the American Girl Felicity books, which I highly recommend.

So, there ya go. Our trip to Colonial Williamsburg! We spent a week in the area and had a BLAST.

Colonial Williamsburg Educational Site
Colonial Williamsburg Homeschool Days
Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Community