Showing posts with label museum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label museum. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Monday, August 1, 2016
adventure! children's museum fairy tale booth at we are bethel festivalpaper
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| paper sack flowers |
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| toadstools |
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| garden gnome bean bags for the gnome toss |
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| the booth |
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| rock pillows |
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| wand making table |
Friday, July 29, 2016
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
hometown tourist: the shelton - mcmurphy - johnson house
"Hometown Tourist" is an occasional series in which I tell tales about our adventures around town, and actually, the whole state of Oregon. Take a peek and come exploring with us!
Awhile back, the kiddo and I stopped in at the Shelton-McMurphy-Johnson House, a local Victorian-era house that's been made into a museum.
I don't recommend the tour for toddlers. At least not for toddlers like mine, who are active and curious and always getting into everything. The tour is long (over an hour), nothing is permissible to touch or climb on, the stairs are steep, and if you want to take photos, they will all turn out blurry as you simultaneously dive to keep your toddler from climbing on an antique bed or pulling open (or over) a glass-front china cabinet.
But for older, more patient children and adults with an interest in history, it's a beautiful, interesting place to visit.
Filled with era-appropriate furnishings, clothing, and household objects (many of which were actually owned by the three major families who owned the house for a hundred years) the house tells the history of the people who lived there and the local area.
Twin and double beds on the sleeping porch.
Intricately carved bed in the master bedroom.
Sewing machine in the hall nook.
Doll furniture in the nursery.
Humpty-Dumpty print in the nursery.
Kitchen utensils in the working kitchen (not restored, but useable for weddings and other events).
The best part, as far as the kiddo was concerned, was being turned loose on the wooded paths on the side of Skinner's Butte. Especially the late-spring puddles, perfect for stomping.
We might stop back in for Living History Day on August 4th, which sounds way more kid-friendly than the usual museum tour, with kids crafts, ice cream, and people in costumes.
If you're in Eugene, Oregon on that day, you should come too!
Have you been out exploring your local museums this summer? What do you recommend for young kids?
(p.s. you can make these photographs larger just by clicking on them, but you probably already knew that.)
Awhile back, the kiddo and I stopped in at the Shelton-McMurphy-Johnson House, a local Victorian-era house that's been made into a museum.
I don't recommend the tour for toddlers. At least not for toddlers like mine, who are active and curious and always getting into everything. The tour is long (over an hour), nothing is permissible to touch or climb on, the stairs are steep, and if you want to take photos, they will all turn out blurry as you simultaneously dive to keep your toddler from climbing on an antique bed or pulling open (or over) a glass-front china cabinet.
But for older, more patient children and adults with an interest in history, it's a beautiful, interesting place to visit.
Filled with era-appropriate furnishings, clothing, and household objects (many of which were actually owned by the three major families who owned the house for a hundred years) the house tells the history of the people who lived there and the local area.
Twin and double beds on the sleeping porch.
Intricately carved bed in the master bedroom.
Sewing machine in the hall nook.
Doll furniture in the nursery.
Humpty-Dumpty print in the nursery.
Kitchen utensils in the working kitchen (not restored, but useable for weddings and other events).
The best part, as far as the kiddo was concerned, was being turned loose on the wooded paths on the side of Skinner's Butte. Especially the late-spring puddles, perfect for stomping.
We might stop back in for Living History Day on August 4th, which sounds way more kid-friendly than the usual museum tour, with kids crafts, ice cream, and people in costumes.
If you're in Eugene, Oregon on that day, you should come too!
Have you been out exploring your local museums this summer? What do you recommend for young kids?
(p.s. you can make these photographs larger just by clicking on them, but you probably already knew that.)
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
stitched puppets from the lane county historical museum
Tonight, for your consideration, an assortment of puppets from the children's puppet stage at the Lane County Historical Museum. From flappers to hippies, settlers to bar maids, there are probably close to two dozen of these carefully stitched and costumed puppets spread out on a black shelf, out of sight for anyone but those who peek behind the curtain. Waiting to be discovered like starfish in a tide pool.
I'm not sure who pieced the puppets; I didn't notice any markings, but it must have been someone very dedicated.
Patterns for individual dolls (including costumes) are available in the gift shop for under $6.00.
(p.s. you can make these photos bigger by clicking on them . . . but you probably knew that!)
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
hometown tourist : artsy stuff at the harrisburg museum
"Hometown Tourist" is an occasional series in which I tell tales about our adventures around town, and actually, the whole state of Oregon. Take a peek and come exploring with us!
This past summer I had buckled the kiddo into the car one afternoon and gone off hunting for a nap. I picked a direction, then drove and drove . . . through a couple of towns . . . through scenic pastures full of sheep . . . for about half an hour, until I decided to turn around before I got lost, and ended up in the parking lot of The Harrisburg Area Museum.
Besides a room full of newer and antique tractors and farm equipment, the museum features several additional outbuildings full of local history and artifacts, as well as a tiny church and a tiny schoolhouse decorated with historical finds.
We didn't have much time to spend there the first time we discovered the museum (we'd arrived a half hour before closing time), but we've been back a handful of times since then and spent a bunch of time exploring. The kid is totally into the museum for the farm equipment; nothing quite like massive tractor wheels and exposed engines for this guy. I'm kinda into the handcrafts, like these huge button samplers . . .
this quirky "Aristocrat Sign Maker" stamp kit . . .
and these nifty scale models of buildings designed and built in a local woodworker's garage as a hobby.
(Please excuse the foggy photos; it was cold out on our most recent trip, and the lens kept fogging up . . . )
We really recommend it. And if you happen to be there during a slow period, museum curator Leethra will treat you to a guided tour upon request. That woman possesses an incredible wealth of knowledge and passion for local history. And she's really sweet to little kids, too.
(p.s. you can make these photos bigger by clicking on them . . . but you probably knew that!)
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This past summer I had buckled the kiddo into the car one afternoon and gone off hunting for a nap. I picked a direction, then drove and drove . . . through a couple of towns . . . through scenic pastures full of sheep . . . for about half an hour, until I decided to turn around before I got lost, and ended up in the parking lot of The Harrisburg Area Museum.
Besides a room full of newer and antique tractors and farm equipment, the museum features several additional outbuildings full of local history and artifacts, as well as a tiny church and a tiny schoolhouse decorated with historical finds.
We didn't have much time to spend there the first time we discovered the museum (we'd arrived a half hour before closing time), but we've been back a handful of times since then and spent a bunch of time exploring. The kid is totally into the museum for the farm equipment; nothing quite like massive tractor wheels and exposed engines for this guy. I'm kinda into the handcrafts, like these huge button samplers . . .
this quirky "Aristocrat Sign Maker" stamp kit . . .
and these nifty scale models of buildings designed and built in a local woodworker's garage as a hobby.
(Please excuse the foggy photos; it was cold out on our most recent trip, and the lens kept fogging up . . . )
We really recommend it. And if you happen to be there during a slow period, museum curator Leethra will treat you to a guided tour upon request. That woman possesses an incredible wealth of knowledge and passion for local history. And she's really sweet to little kids, too.
(p.s. you can make these photos bigger by clicking on them . . . but you probably knew that!)
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