Somerset County - Franklin Twp - Rockingham's Annual Children's Day
Sunday, May 19 - Franklin Township, Somerset County
Rockingham's Annual Children's Day
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The basics of being a child remain the same throughout history - a need for a time of play, to learn, explore, and experience. All children are welcome to come and enjoy Rockingham's Annual Children's Day, being held this year on Sunday from 12:00 noon - 5:00 pm.
The historic site, which served as General George Washington's final wartime headquarters in late 1783, will be offering activities and demonstrations of 18th-century life with support from the Montgomery High School Live Historians Club and the Rockingham Association. There will be basket-making and outdoor-cooking demonstrations with Deb Buonocore and Diane Lingsch, and information on soldiering and everyday colonial life with Past Muster and NJ History Alive. Activities include trying on replica 18th-century clothing, learning to write with quill and ink, playing games like Battledore & Shuttlecock and Trap Ball, experiencing common activities like washing clothes and hanging them to dry, and making paper crafts such as hats, baskets and a "quilt".
The house will be open for scavenger-hunt-like mini-tours, and the garden will be available for perusing. The barn will be open and will be used to house some of the activities, especially if it rains. You can visit the Museum Store with its many interesting wares and trinkets for sale and there will be light refreshments available. No registration is required. While admission to the event is FREE, donations are very gladly accepted! The event will be held rain or shine, though some activities may be curtailed if it rains.
Rockingham is located at 84 Laurel Avenue, Kingston-Rocky Hill Rd. (Rte. 603) in Franklin Township, 1 mile north of Rte. 27 in Kingston, and 1 mile south of Rte. 518 in Rocky Hill. For more information, call 609-683-7132 or visit www.rockingham.net.
Rockingham's Annual Children's Day
The basics of being a child remain the same throughout history - a need for a time of play, to learn, explore, and experience. All children are welcome to come and enjoy Rockingham's Annual Children's Day, being held this year on Sunday from 12:00 noon - 5:00 pm.The historic site, which served as General George Washington's final wartime headquarters in late 1783, will be offering activities and demonstrations of 18th-century life with support from the Montgomery High School Live Historians Club and the Rockingham Association. There will be basket-making and outdoor-cooking demonstrations with Deb Buonocore and Diane Lingsch, and information on soldiering and everyday colonial life with Past Muster and NJ History Alive. Activities include trying on replica 18th-century clothing, learning to write with quill and ink, playing games like Battledore & Shuttlecock and Trap Ball, experiencing common activities like washing clothes and hanging them to dry, and making paper crafts such as hats, baskets and a "quilt".
The house will be open for scavenger-hunt-like mini-tours, and the garden will be available for perusing. The barn will be open and will be used to house some of the activities, especially if it rains. You can visit the Museum Store with its many interesting wares and trinkets for sale and there will be light refreshments available. No registration is required. While admission to the event is FREE, donations are very gladly accepted! The event will be held rain or shine, though some activities may be curtailed if it rains.
Rockingham is located at 84 Laurel Avenue, Kingston-Rocky Hill Rd. (Rte. 603) in Franklin Township, 1 mile north of Rte. 27 in Kingston, and 1 mile south of Rte. 518 in Rocky Hill. For more information, call 609-683-7132 or visit www.rockingham.net.
