Homeschool Day: Charlotte’s Web
*The event has already taken place on this date: Tue, 09/26/2023
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- Students will learn how chores were performed on a late 19th-early 20th century farm, including laundry, plowing and planting a field, feeding the chickens, and milking Buttermilk the Cow (our mechanical milking machine).
- Take a tour of the 1891 Wilson farmhouse, a Texas Historical site, and learn about the features that make it ideal for living on the Blackland Prairie.
- Storytime: Some Pig! by E.B. White
- Learn about important community jobs. The Blacksmith and Cooper will demo their skills.
- Meet the farm animals: pigs, goats, sheep, ducks, Poncho the donkey and more!
- Draw your own farm plan inside our replica Schoolhouse.
- Take part in a scavenger hunt across the 4-acre farmstead to find elements from the story.
- Enjoy a wagon ride around the farm!
You are welcome to bring a lunch and blanket and picnic until 1pm.
$12 per student (16 years or under)
$5 per adult
Siblings who are under 2 years old and not participating are free
Museum Members receive one adult ticket free with purchase of at least one student ticket.
All registrations are non-refundable; however, you may request your tickets be transferred to next Homeschool Day event.
Registration closes the day prior to the event or if event is sold out.
Tickets will be emailed once purchase is complete. If you have questions, contact education@heritagefarmstead.org
Weather and Cancellation
Events are held rain or shine, unless the farm must cancel due to severe weather conditions. A decision will be made by 8AM on the day of the program. A note will be added to the event page and an email will be sent to the email address connected with your tickets.
Activities take place outside on our 4-acre farmstead. Be prepared for possible muddy conditions if we’ve had recent rain, and in that case, consider wearing boots or old tennis shoes. Please be aware of the weather on the day of the event to make sure you and your students are dressed comfortably for the outdoors.
Parking
Parking is FREE. Visitors may park in the attached parking lot or along Pittman Drive. Please do not park on neighborhood streets. Parking in the Chase Bank parking lot is not allowed during bank hours and violators may be towed. Additional parking is available on the south side of BT Furnishings.
*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.