Civil War Day

Today was Kaylee's Civil War Day. They just finished studying about it and did their true to life day today. There were eight fun stations that I wanted to describe.

1. Dress up and photo. They talked about how the soldiers would have to hold very still and almost always had a serious face. (very hard for giggly Kaylee to do). They talked about how huge the camera equipment was and how long they would have to pose for the shot. The teacher printed up a photo for each kiddo.

2. The food station was filled with foods that would have been eaten during the war. They had cornmeal hash, applesauce, meat and apples cooked together and flapjacks. They ate out of tin pie plates and were given rations just like the soldiers.

3. Poney Express where they wrote postcards home and then rode stick horses all around the halls to deliver them. Kaylee's postcard was cute. She talked of being wounded and missing my cooking.

4. Drum and Bugle corp station was outstide. (Thank goodness!) They talked about the importance of these instruments in the war.

5. Then there was a game section where they had cards, checkers and dominos. They told of how the pieces were made out of bone and how the soldiers would play these games. When Ryan talked to our family about Afganistan he talked about how the soldiers would play X-box. The games have changed!!!

6. Then they had a Clara Barton station where the teachers would treat each of the kids. They would tell them that their legs would need amputated. Skittles were given as medicine to help these poor soldiers with their pain.

7. They also had an underground railroad station where the kids acted like slaves and would have to sneak around the school without getting caught.

Anyway, that's just a quick synopsis of the day. Kaylee and I had fun together. I was excited to hear her share so many facts with her brothers and sisters tonight.