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Step Back in Time Summer Camp
August 1-4, 2023
Designed for ages 9-11
Sponsored by the Mountain Heritage Center, WCU
MORE INFORMATION and REGISTRATION:
Learn about the culture of western NC through games, crafts, activities, and field trips to local farm and historic sites.
Summer Camp Packets from June and July 2020
Introduction to the packets
Notes for Week 3
Notes for Week 4, Rag Rug Weaving
Notes for Week 5, Quilt Pillow
2020 summer camp was cancelled but we offered a series of Camp Packets with activities, crafts, instructions, and video links for families with elementary-aged children. Instructions for the packets are available here and include:
- make a quilt pillow
- start a camp fire
- build a shelter
- weave a mug mat
- make simple pottery vessels
Notes for Week 6, Candles, Fire Starting
Themes, activities, and instructions are available for download:
- Week 1: Pastimes, make a corn shuck doll and play games from long ago. Download Packet
- Week 2: Resources, make a clay pot. Download Packet
- Week 3: Food, make cornbread. Download Packet
- Week 4: Home, make a rag rug. Download Packet
- Week 5: Family, make a quilt pillow. Download Packet
- Week 6: Light, make a candle and lantern. Download Packet
- Week 7: Shelter, make a backyard shelter. Download Packet
Activities
Here are some activities you can try at home! Click on the title of the toy or activity to download a pdf of the instructions.
Foxfire 6 has many traditional toys and games. Here's one we've enjoyed making and playing with for many years.
Credit to the High Point Museum and the late Annie Lee Bryson of Cullowhee, NC for their assistance putting this sheet together.
Bark baskets were made in the spring from the bark of Poplar trees. They were used by settlers to carry berries, kindling, and other small items. Make a replica bark basket out of cardboard.
Cardboard Bark Basket in progress.
Thanks to Cagney Guest (MA 2015) and Sophie Potts (History, 2019).
Year-Round Fun at Mountain Heritage Center
We have lots of fun learning activities going on through the year. Visit our calendar for event dates or contact us for more information.
Check out our hands-on activities in the MHC Gallery at Hunter Library.
Our theme currently is Wood:
Build a log cabin, solve a wooden puzzle, learn about different types of wood, and
try to connect various types of joints.
Contact
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC 28723 Phone: 828.227.7129 Email the Center Center Staff Visitors Guide