Go back in time and live like an Oregon settler in 1850 at our pioneer education center. The family farm includes a pond, chickens, garden, one-room schoolhouse, and a pioneer "homestead". We can provide pioneer clothing like bonnets and aprons or you can wear your own. Complete with fun activities, authentic "chores" and crafts. This […]
Oregon Trail Talk & Tea Experience our Letters From the Trail Presentation and Curriculum For home schoolers, at the SMJ House, in Eugene Oregon on Sunday March 18th Event is FULL, Please catch us next year. Meet Mrs. Annabelle Smith, an emigrant on the Oregon Trail, and listen to her talk about her journey and […]
Join us at the Bohemia Mining Days Festival in Cottage Grove, Oregon on July 19th and 20th for a fun time in the kids zone! We'll be open from 10am to 6pm both days, but the larger festival stays open till 10pm and includes Thursday night. It's held in Coiner Park in the middle of […]
Join us for a fun and kid-friendly vintage Halloween party at the Snapp House in Cottage Grove! Games, crafts, activities and spooky shadow puppet play. Also a yummy bake sale! This event is candy and plastic free. Crafts are old-fashioned and made with real materials. Space is limited to 20 kids and their parent(s).
Pre-registration only for this event. Fun activities include: Lavender Ghosts, Raffia witches brooms, Halloween bingo with pioneer toy prizes, Shadow Puppet play "The Little Hobgoblin", and meet some famous ghosts!
Girls only! This class is now FULL, see you next year! Make some holiday cheer with your own homemade crafts! You will create gifts the old-fashioned way, like dipping beeswax candles and pouring wax into little tins for candles. Also adorn mini grapevine wreaths with natural objects and ribbons to give as gifts or decorate […]
Join us Feb 15th and 16th at the Lane County Fairgrounds at the annual Frontier Heritage Fair! 9am to 5pm on Saturday 9am to 4pm on Sunday This indoor family-friendly event features booths, exhibits, crafts, artisans and live music! See the the frontier, wild west and Civil War era goods and demonstrations.We will be doing […]