We had several scouts attend the festivities at Revolutionary Germantown. Everyone had a great time exploring what life was like in Colonial America before watching a reenactment of the Battle of Germantown.
Throughout the course of the day our scouts participated in many hands on activities that let them not only learn how things were done in Colonial America but they were able to try many of those tasks themselves. Some of the activities were:
- Making paper from old rags
- Weaving baskets and paper by hand
- Spinning wool into yarn
- Weaving textiles on a hand-held loom
- Making Tricorn hats
- Coring Apples
- Churning ice cream
- husking acorns and making acorn flour
- Trying different types of jellies and jams all made with period correct recipes and methods.
- They met General Washington.
- They met British and Colonial soldiers.
- They were recruited and mustered like soldiers
- and so much more..
Those in attendance completed the following requirements:
Tigers
- My Tiger Jungle requirement 1
- Tiger Tales requirement 7
- Tiger Theater requirement 5
Wolves
- Call of the Wild requirement 1b
- Council Fire requirement 7
- Paws on the Path requirement 5
- Hometown Heroes requirement 4c
Bears
- Bear Necessities requirement 1b
- Paws for Action requirements 2b, and 4b
Webelos/AOL
- Outdoorsman Option B, requirement 1
- Maestro! requirement 1a
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