NEW!    Hop into History...Overnight!

An exciting new overnight adventure designed for scouts, schools, and other youth groups of up to 100 participants! Join in hands-on activities and engage in entertainments from long ago. 

The evening program begins at 6:30 p.m. and concludes at 9:30 a.m. the next morning. During either day (or both!), explore the historic Village on your own. Program fee includes activities, an evening snack, continental breakfast, and two-day museum admission. Participants bring their own bedding and sleep in our unique Museum Education Building.  Outdoor camping is also available; please contact us for more information.

Details:

• Available for Grades 1 to 6 - or - Ages 6 to 12
• $50 per person (students & adults).  Minimum of 36 participants (smaller groups are welcome to join in our open registration dates).
• One adult required for every five children (one-to-one ratio for children under age 8).
• Held in our Museum Education Building.

 Current open registration dates for small groups:

• Saturday, October 2, 2010 - Boys & Girls - Apple Days Weekend
• Saturday, October 9, 2010 - Boys & Girls
• Saturday, October 16, 2010 - Boys & Girls - Harvest Days Weekend
• Saturday, October 23, 2010 - Boys & Girls
• Saturday, November 6, 2010 - Boys & Girls - Scout Day
  (Limited Space Available) 
• Saturday, January 29, 2011 - Boys & Girls - Fire & Ice Day
• Saturday, February 12, 2011 - Boys & Girls - Chocolate Event
• Saturday, March 12, 2011 - Boys & Girls - Maple Days Weekend
• Saturday, April 2, 2011 - Boy Scout Overnight - Boy Scout Day
  (Limited Space Available)
• Saturday, April 9, 2011 - Girl Scout Overnight - Girl Scout Day
  (Limited Space Available)

Please contact us at 508-347-0285 for more information or to register

SAMPLE OVERNIGHT SCHEDULE ~ (Times and Activities May Vary)
6:30 - 7:00 p.m. Arrive and Check in at the Museum Education Center
7:00 - 7:15 p.m. Group Orientation
7:15 - 9:30 p.m. Hands-on Studio Activities** (4 activities per child)
9:45 p.m. Evening Snack
10:15 p.m. Prepare Areas for Sleeping
11:00 p.m. Lights Out
- MANDATORY QUIET TIME -
6:30 a.m. Wake-up Call and Pack-up
7:00 a.m. Breakfast
7:45 - 8:30 a.m. Hands-on Activities++
8:30-9:30 a.m. Games (indoors and outdoors)++

** Hands-on Studios may include hearth cooking, decorative arts, working with historic Printing Press, weaving, games, farming and home remedies.

++ Hands-on Activities may include making period thaumatropes, family register, and "Chinese puzzles". Games include period indoor and outdoor games (weather permitting), such as Hoops, Graces, Battledore & Shuttlecock, Jacob's Ladder, 9-Men's-Morris, and Fox and Geese.

Please download our Hop Into History Overnight registration information and guidelines here.

Registration forms may be downloaded here.

 Please contact us at 508-347-0285 for more information or to register.