We spent the day at Old Sturbridge Village, which is a living history experience set in antebellum New England.
We went into lots of different houses and shops and learned things we all found interesting, but the really great part is how experiential everything is, which meant there was a lot for a preschooler to do.
We played lots of fun games, some of which (as you can see in the pictures and video below) were above Nicholas' skill level, but all of which he enjoyed trying or watching:
We got to try out many elements of daily life:
And there were lots of animals to see, drawers and cabinets to open, and people to talk to. Oh, and yummy cookies.
The long day of sun and activity led to a few astoundingly awful meltdowns, but at least he mostly restricted them to the car and apartment. I know we ask for it when we push him that much, but geez!
Tonight we decided to work on a really big jigsaw puzzle together since Nicholas had been asking and it is something my mom enjoys. We figured Nicholas would help turn pieces over, maybe do a little sorting by color, then we'd help him put in a couple pieces and he'd lose interest, and we would finish it after he went to bed. And he did turn pieces and did a good job sorting pieces by color/pattern, but shocked us all with how well he did with the puzzle itself. He and Grandma worked closely together but he was actually legitimately contributing and finding pieces and figuring out where they went.
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