We went up to Sturbridge Village with a few friends today. It was a really fun place. It's an old colonial villiage with costume, homes, farm animals, and demonstrations. It's much more relaxed than Plymouth Plantation. There are big open spaces, barns, playgrounds and a Children's Museum type-room with tons of fun stuff to do. It was a really hot day, so the kids were looking for shade and water often, but we really enjoyed it. Their favorite demonstration was the Blacksmith. He was a great teacher -- showing how the iron was hot, showing how to tell when it was cool and on and on. My favorite part was when he explained that if there is ever a fire you should test the door with the back of your hand. If the door is electrified and you touch it with your palm, the muscles in your arm will be electrically charged to keep your hand in contact with the door. If you use the back of your hand and it's electrically charged, the charge will contract your muscles and pull your arm away from the door and break the contact with the electrical charge. Sorry for the long explanation, but I thought it was pretty cool!
Here's some cute pictures with the kids:
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