Pioneer Day Activity

Our quarterly Primary activity happened to fall on the 24th of July this year, which, typically only has significance to anyone that is   A. Mormon  or  B. has ever lived in Utah. 

For anyone else who is now curious... The 24th of July marks the anniversary of Mormon Pioneers entering the Salt Lake Valley for the first time.  Consequently, we like to celebrate by dressing up like Pioneers and doing old-fashioned activities.

My assignment was to operate the "Craft and Cook" room.  I taught the children how to make handkerchief dolls.  Then we poured cream into glass jars and shook it to make butter.  Later, we tasted the butter on malt loaf. (yum!)

In other rooms, the children were able to participate in old-fashioned games such as 3-legged races and sack races.

At the end, our good bishop gave a rousing Pioneer Pep-talk (a la Brigham Young):

Then we ate Pioneer goodies such as oat biscuits and cheese, buffalo chips (potato chips/crisps), chocolate-covered grasshoppers (choc.-covered raisins), and Rocky Road cheesecake (it was a long, rocky road to reach the Salt Lake valley!)