Does it get any better than a day full of hands-on pioneer fun? NO! We had such fun at Connor Prairie with Kristen, Peggy and the cousins. This place is especially neat because you can touch and interact with everything. It's not just a museum with things to look at like many pioneer villages. The kids could try out the beds, dress up in period attire, use the kitchen, weed in the gardens, etc. The workers stayed in character the whole time. It was fun and educational. As we entered the village the girls got to pick out a job that a pioneer girl would have had back in the 1800's. Evangeline decided on housekeeper. They were encouraged to ask the residents of each home if they had some work they could do for them. Evangeline was taking this very seriously. She made beds, swept, tidied up kitchens and bedrooms, etc.. She loved it. Jed had a great time too. He enjoyed playing with wooden blocks and toy soldiers that they had in several of the houses. He also had a lot of fun in the kitchens where wooden spoons were abundant.
As for souvenirs, Jed got a coonskin cap and Evangeline picked out a rag doll making kit. The next morning Evangeline came down stairs in her long cotton nightgown with her shawl on and got straight to work on her doll. She stitched all morning long. Jed ran around like a crazy with his cap on. It was quite the scene.
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