Children's Day

May 20, 2018

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Stop by and enjoy Rockingham's Annual Children's Day! The site, which served as General George Washington's final wartime headquarters in later 1783, will be offering activities and demonstrations of 18-century life with support from the Montgomery High School Live Historians Club and the Rockingham Association. Activities include trying on replica 18th-century clothing and learning to write with quill and ink; playing historic games like Battledore & Shuttlecock and Trap Ball, an early form of baseball; experiencing common activities like washing clothes and hanging them to dry, making crafts such as paper hats, epaulettes (shoulder decorations for an officer) and marbled paper. Past Muster will be on hand to talk about soldier's life and musket drilling, NJ History Alive! will have a show and tell about 18th-century home life and local teacher Deb Buonocore will be demonstrating basket making.

Website: www.rockingham.net

Location: Rockingham State Historic Site, Kingston

Address: 84 Laurel Avenue
Kingston, New Jersey 08528

Prices: Free, donations accepted

Age: All ages

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