I was able to join Caleb and the Grade 3 class on a trip to Crawford Lake. It was a full day of being outdoors and we had a beautiful day for it! The Grade 3's had finished a unit on Indian's and were ready to see first hand what they had learned.
I had never heard of this place until the kids started going to school, and this was my first time there - a nice little jewel of a conservation area not that far from home!
To run off some steam, the kids had to count the fire pits in this outline of a longhouse. Great way to release some energy (smart guide!!)
One of the two longhouses in the park.
The GREAT thing about this longhouse were the instructions given by the guide..."Please touch EVERYTHING". Oh yeah...that's what any kid loves to hear!!
Sitting around a fire pit talking about the ways of the Indians. Between sleeping in smoke-filled houses and eating corn everyday with every meal (not much variety at all), it was no wonder the average age was somewhere between 35-40.
One of the high-lights for the kids was how to start a fire. I'm going to stock up on milk-weed from now on for future camping trips, that stuff worked really well!!
After the tour inside the longhouse the kids got a chance to play some Indian games. This was a three-way tug of war that the kids lined up for again and again and again. Caleb was up against a couple girls the first time...he thankfully used his super-strength to grab the stick behind him first (while pulling the two girls with him) - have to keep up that "strong boy status" with his friends :)
Playing lacrosse...actually pretty hard!
After the tour we went on a walk with the kids around Crawford Lake. Nice little lake, it only took us about 20 minutes to walk around it!
Lovely green algae in the water :)
It was certainly a beautiful day for a class trip!!
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