Experience Time Travel with a Quilt
Time travel is on my mind this week since that’s the theme for One Book Two Book, where I co-blog with Karen Weideman. We’re tying our weekly themes in with Camp Weary Parent this summer to bring readers, young and older, books and activities to enjoy.
How about a time travel quilt?
This phrase, time travel quilt, brings to mind so many possibilities….activities for children, ideas for quilts, topics to write about?
*Pretend it’s a Magic Carpet Quilt. As the children sit on the quilt they can pretend they’re going to many lands and eras. Possibly some of them will be suggested by patterns in the quilt or fabric from specific eras.
*Look to see where the various fabrics came from in a family quilt. Then research and tell stories about the people who wore them (if the pieces are from clothing) and the times and area in which they lived.
*If the quilt was made by a relative or ancestor, learn more about that person. If they’re living, ask them questions.
*Write a story about the quilt and the people who are represented by it and actions that shaped them.
*Make a quilt using reproduction fabrics from a specific era or different eras. My granddaughter recently made a quilt with a Civil War (US) theme for a school project. She researched the ladies who made quilts for the soldiers and the fabrics they used. One of her mom’s quilting friends gave her some reproduction
Let these ideas serve as a springboard to creativity and originality of your own.
Time Travel Posts at One Book Two Book:
Travel Through Time with the Magic Tree House Books
One Book Two Book Ties in With Camp Weary Parent
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(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen
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Noreen Crone-Findlay
Jun 13, 2008 at 11:06 am
Wonderful ideas, Mary Emma!
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Mary Emma Allen
Jun 14, 2008 at 8:08 am
Thanks for stopping by Q & P, Noreen. I’m pleased you enjoyed my time travel/quilting related ideas. It was fun exploring this topic.
Eileen
Jun 14, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Great ideas for keeping the kids occupied during the summer and teaching some history at the same time.
Thanks Mary Emma.
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