Pataka Fun!

As part of our inquiry, "Here's Our History," we went to Pataka museum. We had a fantastic time. We got to experience how people lived 100 years ago! We washed clothes with a washboard and mangle, practiced writing with ink pens, and played games like marbles. These are just a few of the things that we did. We realized that life has changed a lot over time! We found some of the games that children used to play quite frustrating and slow-paced. We also noticed that day-to-day appliances (like pots and irons) used to be very heavy! We think that people must have been very strong and hard-working. We can't wait to share our experiences with our Grandparents on Grandparents day!

One of the funniest things we did was dress up like children did 100 years ago, we practiced making very serious faces because we noticed that in the photos from the past, people didn't seem to smile! We found out that people didn't smile in photos because it took so long to take just one photograph!