Let’s Have Fun with History

Summer Group Programs

Do you have a group of children or youth and are looking for a interactive summer experience? Than our Summer Group Program is for you!

Designed for camps, youth groups, community organizations, daycares or special interest groups.

Program Information

This program lets you choose your own activities and design a visit that works best for your group.

  • Choose either a 70 minute session or 90 minute sessions. These times do not include arrival and introductions.

  • Program is designed for ages 4 to 14.

    • Can be adapted to older ages..

  • Minimum of 10 participants required to book.

    • We are able to accommodate groups of 60-80 participants (not including staff).

  • During your session a costumed programmer will lead groups through a series of hands-on activities that you have chosen.

  • Are you interested in exploring the Heritage Village? We can schedule additional time before or after your program for self-led exploration of the Village. Your program fee includes entrance into the museum.

  • Outdoor lunch space is available for picnic lunches.

Program Length & Cost

70 Minute Program

  • Choose 3 activities (see options below)

  • $7.00 per participant

90 Minute Program

  • Choose 4 activities (see options below)

  • $8.00 per participant

Child playing with a ball and cup toy inside a heritage house.

Contact:

Education Coordinator

education@fanshawepioneervillage.ca

519-457-1296 x 817

All programs are subject to availability and must be pre-booked.

Two children hang laundry on a clothes line behind the Village Tavern.

 Activity Choices

Please note activities marked with *** are recommended for ages 4-6.

Dancing ***

Stomp your feet along to the music! Come together to celebrate and learn a simple 19th century dance. Participants will learn about dance etiquette too!

19th Century Outdoor Games ***

Time to relax and have fun! While there was always work to be done, villagers still found time for fun and games. Play with some of the simple games children had in the 1800s.

19th Century Laundry ***

Experience a hard day’s work! Learn how people did laundry in the 1800s and compare your chores to the children of the past. Groups will get to help scrub the laundry and hang everything on the clothes line.

Feeding the Chickens ***

Better get to work! Life was busy on the farm and children had to help. Learn about the Village animals and help grind corn to feed the chickens.

Discover the Log House ***

See an early settler’s log home! This activity will take groups inside the log house to learn about the home and early belongings. Groups will participate in a scavenger hunt to to find items and learn what they were used for.

Clothes & Undies
(Suggested for ages 10+)

Sneak a peek at some 1800s unmentionables! Groups will see some of the popular styles ladies, gentlemen and even children would have worn in the 1800s.

Butter Churning

Come butter, come! The kitchen was the heart of the home and there was much to be done here. One of those tasks was making butter. Children will follow the steps and see the tools used to help make butter in the churn.

 

One Room School House Lesson

Make sure to sit up straight! Participate in a role playing activity, by pretending to be students in our one room school house. Groups will get into character, practice writing on slates, and recite lines as a class.

Visit the Blacksmith

Listen to the bang of the hammer on the anvil! Watch the Village blacksmith work in their shop and see the tools they used to create metal objects! Children will have the opportunity to ask questions.

Visit the Print Shop

Read all about it! The print shop shows the hard work that went into creating a newspaper in the 19th century. Groups will learn the steps to set-up the type to print and will finish their visit with a chance to try the printing press and make their own printed item.

Carding and Spinning Wool to Make Yarn

How did they do it? Making your own clothes took patience and hard work. Participants will follow along as they learn the steps to make yarn. Groups will learn to brush wool and spin with their fingers.

Rope Making and Farm Tools

We’ve come a long way! During this activity groups will see and compare early farming equipment as they make rope using the Village rope maker. Children will be able to ask questions about the tools they see and start to discover how technology has changed.

Parlour Toys

Have fun with these simple pastimes! The earliest toys were simple, homemade treasures. See how things have changed since the 1800s and discover the various toys children played with. Groups will get to play with some of these toys and create their own simple treasure to take home.