1830's Part One

Recently, we went to a Homestead Heritage Day festival at one of the local parks.  We learned alot about what life was like here in Houston back in the 1830's.  There were lots of demonstrations and both Lilly and I learned a lot. 

Here is a picture walk through our day:

Making our own candle by dipping the wick into hot wax and then into ice water.  We repeated this process many times until we had a nice little candle.

Dressing up like a little girl who lived in the 1830's and posing in a carriage. She picked out each article of clothing herself.

Learning how to make a rope by twiling pieces of twine together.

Indian face paint.

Making a bonnet out of brown paper, string, and a brad.

Making a purse out of brown paper and sting.