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~ Spring 2024 ~
Family and Homeschool Enrichment Programs
Offering high quality, hands-on programming for families! For 6 to 12 year old children unless otherwise indicated.
Art, Science, and History come together at the Old Stone House Museum & Historic Village in Brownington, VT! Registration by sending an email to outreach@oldstonehousemuseum.org
The email must include:
- Contact: parent/guardian name and phone number
- Email address
- Names and ages of the children that will be attending
- The classes you wish to attend
Register early – registration is limited.
A confirmation email will be sent to assure your slot in the program.
Cost: Individually noted. Classes are payable per class. Course fee will be paid with a check payable to: Orleans County Historical Society or exact cash, please.
Classes for all! We retain a commitment to keeping our classes affordable to our families. Sliding fee scale and multiple sibling discounts are available upon registration request as we are able to accommodate.
All classes are weather dependent and we reserve the right to cancel or reschedule all offerings.
The Old Stone House Museum Family Club
Saturday, April 13th, 10-12N & Sunday, April 21st, 1:30-4:30 | Open Heritage Art Studio.
Join this studio style class and explore contemporary versions of some historic art!! Is your child inquisitive, do they love to make, create and explore? This program is perfect to foster creativity! We will have supplies out for a variety of heritage arts such as fiber art, stitching and collage on Saturday and Marbling, printmaking and Field Sketching on Sunday. Staff will be feeding participants historic tidbits as they explore their creativity. Field and Historic Sketching workshops around the village are scheduled on the hour with artist and illustrator Bill Tulp during the Sunday program. 6 -12+ year olds. (younger siblings welcome with parent assistance.)
$12
Additional donation for materials appreciated.
Saturday, May 4th, 10:30-1:30 | Village Walkers/ Trailside Gawkers.
(with 11:30 lunch break) Take a guided walk around the Historic Village and learn about the buildings along with some interesting stories about the characters that have lived in our village. Continue on the Historic Recreation Trail for some bird watching, plant lore and sweeping views on Prospect Hill. Dress for the weather, bring your hiking boots and binoculars!
$12
Saturday, May 18th, 11:00-3:00 | Opening Weekend!
Help us kick off our 2024 season. We will have activities at the Homestead Building including Storytime, Art activities, Historic Field Games from 11- 1. Pond Dipping at the Lawrence Barn from 1-3.
Sliding scale $5 – $12
While you’re here, book a tour of the museum!
Additional costs may apply for museum tours.
Saturday, June 1st, 10:00-12N | Remarkable Rhubarb!
Did you know that historically this plant was known as “the pie plant”. We will head over to the Eaton House to Harvest Rhubarb and with the freshly harvested plant we will bake perfect rhubarb pies together. Making crust, preparing filling, coming up with some special crafts for the plant’s inedible leaves.”
$12
*This class is currently full. Email us to be added to the waitlist!
Homeschool Enrichment Programs
Wednesday, April 17th, 10:30 -12:30 | Something from Nothing - Wood Ash theme
Our popular class about resourcefulness returns this spring with a new theme! We will focus on the numerous, amazing uses of wood ash. Wood Ash composed partly of potassium was leached, boiled, and refined into potash yielding useful items like soap and leavening agents and so much more! Join us and learn the lore and many secrets and innovative ideas of the ash from our woodstoves with hands-on activities and fun storytelling. This is a perfect opportunity to get in the mood for April 22nd Earth Day and the steps we can take to lighten our footsteps on the Earth.
$12
*This class is currently full. Email us to be added to the waitlist!
Wednesday, May 8th, 10:30-12N | Nature Journaling
Delve deep into Natural History on our grounds! Let’s get ready for summer with a splash of drawing, data, record keeping, and close observation of the local environments you explore! Nature Journaling could lead to decades of close observation, seasonal data, and perhaps a lifetime of naturalist study. Phenology, the study of cyclic and seasonal natural changes and phenomena will be introduced as a full calendar year activity. Stay after lunch and make a Mother’s Day Card.
$12
Thursday, May 23rd, 1:30-3:00 | VEDUCATION VAN at the museum garden
“Come join the Vermont Garden Network’s Veducation Van at the giving garden for an afternoon of cooking and learning about the benefits of freshly grown fruits and veggies! We’ll make a meal with the Veducator’s Solar induction stove and learn how what we eat impacts our body, our microbiome, and our mental health!”
The Vermont Garden Network’s mission is to cultivate well-being by helping people of all ages access resources to grow food, build confidence and connect with our gardens and community.
By Donation
Wednesday, June 5th, 10:30-12:30 | Weed Walkers
Historically, some of our common weeds were used as natural remedies and have useful qualities. Participants will go on a “weed walk” around the historic village and recreation trail and learn historical tidbits and a wide range of uses (dyes, medicine, food, pollution abatement) of the common plants that we see every day. A fun class to connect with the ordinary plants in our lives, learn a bit of botany and begin a habit of close nature observation. We will also do a hands-on project related to the plants we observe on the museum grounds.
$12
*This class is currently full. Email us to be added to the waitlist!
Wednesday, June 12th, 10:30 - 2 | Basketry Class
(Bring a lunch.) Join Tracy, our popular basketry teacher and make a basket for spring foraging, trinkets, or anything you can imagine. The class will provide all materials and instruction needed for a successful basket. Tracy’s motto – “No one leaves with an unfinished basket.” 9 to 12+ year-olds only.
$12
+$15 – $20 materials fee
*This class is currently full. Email us to be added to the waitlist!