What a Great Pioneer Day!

Everyone had a wonderful time today at the Early Childhood Pioneer Day event held in honor of the 159th birthday of our state, Kansas.  The children came dressed in their pioneer outfits and rotated to ten different areas.  They learned a lot about life on the prairie.  Thank you to all the faculty and staff who took their students through the stations, and to the many friends, parent, and grandparent volunteers who came to assist at our event.

The day started with some energetic music from a fiddler, guitarist, and banjo player who entertained the children as they came in, and ended with some fun scatter square dancing.  Thanks to everyone who came out to dance with the children.  They love having you there.

 

The class photo.

 Fishing.

 Petting the goat.

 Crushing cornflakes and eating a cornbread muffin.

 Brushing the pony.

 Putting together the wooden puzzles.

 The quilter.

 Riding the Roddy horse.

 Roping the calf.

 Roping the steer.

 The spinner.

 Walking on stilts.

Washing clothes on a washboard.

Hanging the clothes.

Peeling and eating apples.

 Around the flagpole

 Duck for the oyster, Dive for the clam

 Promenade

Elbow Trim

Entertained by musicians.

(There's some fun video of the group playing on the link below.)

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