Visiting the Colonial Frances Land House in Virginia Beach with
Juilliard Graduate Florence Paget by Savvy Mom Ruth Paget
The
eighteenth century Frances Land House in Virginia Beach (Virginia) provides
another trip back in time for young visitors.
Before
I could even purchase our admission tickets, my little daughter Florence found
a colonial toy called a Jacob’s Ladder whose three pieces constantly climbed
towards the ceiling in the gift shop by turning over and over.
I
bought Florence the Jacob’s Ladder and let her play with it during our visit
and a wooden bear on two strings that climbs up on two strings that you attach
to the wall.
The
Frances Land House has the best display in the Hampton Roads area about the
stages that flax goes through to become linen.
Our guide encouraged us to crush a flax bud between our fingers and feel
what the flax feels like after it has been combed out.
The
most interesting display upstairs was a puddin’ cap, a sort of cloth helmet,
which children wore in colonial times when they were learning to walk.
Children
can also smell rosemary and lavender used to freshen up clothes and touch a
leaf of lamb’s ear that was used as a bandage in colonial times.
After
visiting a colonial house, it is always interesting to hear what your child has
to say about it.
I
liked to ask my little Florence, “What is the same and different about this
house and our apartment?” to train her to be observant.
Florence
and I agreed that indoor plumbing, air-conditioning, and TV were good things
about modern houses.
By
Ruth Pennington Paget, author of Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
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