Little House In The Big Woods Chapter 3 and 4.

Chapter 3: 

I thought this chapter gave the opportunity for spending time with the kids looking at responsibility and obedience.

Devotional on Responsibilty - 

Kidscorner and Heavens Inspiration.

Devotional on Obedience - 

Heavens Inspiration - Obedience 1 and 2. 

Chapter 4:

1. How do Icicles form experiment?

2. Whittling soap –

Use a bar of soap and plastic knives.

3. Make a pancake man for breakfast.

4. Play a game to see how many layers of clothing they can get on all at once.

Little House In The Big Woods Chapter 2.

Here is what we plan to do...

1. Horse and sled...

Adele will have the task of designing, selecting materials and creating a horse and sled as was used in Little House In the Big Woods.

2. Making a Bed

In Chapter 2 it was the girls job to make the beds. I thought that this would be a great opportunity to teach my girls how to make a bed properly. So I found this song to teach them! It is from Songs For Teaching.

Making the Bed
I get up out-’a my bed then I turn around it is said
And I smooth the bottom sheet
So no wrinkles worry me, I make it smooth as it can be
‘Cause it’s a treat.

I pull up the top sheet too, make it wrinkle free
So you and I can see
That the blanket comes up next
The spread and pillow that are left don’t worry me.

When I step back and survey I think now I can decorate it and say
That my toys and pillows showed today
I chose the higher road, my bed is made!

3. Making Butter:

Here are some links:

Cook UK - shake a jar method.

JumpStart - use a marble.

Over the Hill and on a roll - How To Make Butter In Under 5 Minutes!

Homemade Butter ~ In the Blender!

A song:

Make a Bit of Butter*From Mary Lee and Nancy’s concert “Songs and Tales of the Trails”

Chorus: 

Make a bit of butter for our biscuits, Betty
Make a bit of butter and we’ll have it tonight
Make a bit of butter for out biscuits, Betty
Make a bit of butter and we’ll have it tonight

Milk the cows in the morning, Betty (pretend to milk a cow)
Milk ‘em in the morning for butter tonight
Milk the cows in the morning, Betty
Milk ‘em in the morning for butter tonight
(chorus)

Bumpin’ up and down making butter in the wagon, (Move up and down as if bumping)
Bumpin’ up and down a little butter tonight
Bumpin’ up and down making butter in the wagon,
Bumpin’ up and down a little butter tonight

4. Make pie and cookies

In Chapter two the girls help their mum cook, so we will plan to cook some pie and cookies this week.

5. Paper Dolls.

Links:

Vintage dolls from Sugar Sticks.

tpetit from Mystery Paper Doll.

Families Online magazine.

Tommy and Anika.

Betsy mcCall

Or better yet have fun making your own designs.

6. Research what lighting would have been used in The Little House era.

If you have anymore activity ideas please add a comment.

Little House in The Big Woods Activities Chapter 1.

Log Cabin:

Let children design their own log cabin, as inspired by it's description.

Geography: 

Where is Wisconsin? Look up some images and any interesting facts about Wisconsin. 

Animal Information Report:

Choose from one of the animals mentioned in the 1st chapter (wolves, bears, wild cats, muskrats, mink, foxes and deer) and research information about it. Share the information on a poster, in a book on a proforma.

Make a wagon:

These are our efforts :)

Grow Potatoes:

Bucket Potatoes:

We have grown ours in an old sink ....

Balloon Games:

In the book the girls played with the blown up bladder of a pig. I didn't think I wanted to blow up a bladder, so I thought it would be fun for Adele to organise some balloon games for her family. She will be responsible for designing our family balloon events. She will be responsible for running the events. I know she will enjoy this :)

Homemade Sausages:

In the book they make pork and sage sausages. I will use this recipe from Deliciously organic to make pork and sage sausages with Adele.

Corn Husk Doll:

Adele thought this would be fun. And it was!!

I hope you are enjoying these activities as much as we are. Please follow our adventures as each week I post activities we plan to do for each chapter and then follow up with pictures of what we did.

If you have any other exciting activities that you have planned or have done, please comment below to share.