Sheep to Shawl 2010

This past Saturday we went with our friends Rodney & Greta and their kids to the Atlanta History Center's annual Sheep to Shawl event.  It was a great outing; the grounds are beautiful, and we got to see lots of demonstrations, as well as hands-on activities for the kids.  The 'sheep to shawl' portion afforded glimpses of the yarn from shearing the wool off the sheep...

 ...to spinning it into yarn.  (We also saw washing, carding, and dyeing.)

 The kids got to make their own pottery bowls

use an old-fashioned wood planer

 dip candles

 make sheep puppets using real wool

 play with old-fashioned toys

 enjoy the animals

and enjoy running around the lovely grounds.  The grown-ups especially enjoyed this one garden, full of rhododendron and azaleas, not only because it was so pretty, but because it was in a little ravine that helped contain all of the kids so that we could sit and talk!

 Abigail liked trying a butter churn...she was pleased to see 'in real life' what it meant when Laura (Ingalls) had to churn the butter.

 One last picture, just because it's sweet.  David and Lauren shared secrets all day long!