Time travel through historic summertime activities at the Pullen’s Corner Schoolhouse at Chase Farm Park with “Passport to the Past,” being held on Sunday afternoon, August 13th. The event features opportunities to learn, craft, create, and have fun.

Costumed interpreters provide an array of interactive  activities for visitors to make toys and play games from the 1870s, when the town of Lincoln was just being formed and children attended the charming one-room schoolhouse.  At that time, days were filled with chores for both adults and children.  When it came time for rest, play and fun, children were resourceful and creative and made their own toys, since toys were not yet mass produced.

Both adults and children will enjoy this hands-on trip back to the past in learning about leisure time activities such as making yarn and clothespin dolls, paper hats and boats, creating a nature booklet and cyanotype prints, created with sunlight.  Adults may enjoy painting a special Victorian corner bookmark or learning to make a cyanotype print.  There will also be games that were played by children during the 19th century, including hoops, graces, and quoits.  The schoolhouse will also be open to experience what a school day was like for kids from kindergarten to 8th grade, all learning in one room with one teacher.  The schoolhouse is a museum itself.

$10 per participant