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CATEGORIES:Informational & Tours
SUMMARY:Homeschool Day at Cracker Country
LOCATION:Cracker Country, 4800 N US Highway 301, Tampa, FL 33610
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Growing Gardeners Homeschool Day<br />Buzz, Bloom, and Grow: A Florida Gard
 en Adventure!<br /><br />Bring your students on a journey to discover Flori
 da’s growing world! Explore the science of plants and agriculture during Fl
 orida’s growing season.<br /><br />Discover what life would have been like 
 for a child growing up in a Florida farming and ranching community over 100
  years ago! Educators in historic dress will welcome guests to the 1885 Car
 lton House, Okahumpka Depot, Terry Store, School House and more authentic s
 tructures. Students will explore how to grow plants in Florida, get their h
 ands dirty in our garden, learn about the parts of a plant, and how pollina
 tors help us grow plants.<br /><br />Each young learner will enjoy hands-on
  demonstrations of daily chores and skills such as butter churning, laundry
 , garden chores, a nature scavenger hunt, and a period schoolhouse lesson. 
 Students will also discover how Florida plants helped sustain pioneer famil
 ies and shaped life in early Florida communities.<br /><br />Activities:<br
  />• See our model train display<br />• Explore our historic buildings<br /
 >• Learn the difference between cotton and wool<br />• Help with old fashio
 ned laundry<br />• See our blacksmith at work<br />• Get your hands dirty i
 n our kitchen garden<br />• Sample sugar cane syrup<br />• Try out turn-of-
 the-century toys<br />• Make a corn husk doll $1 each<br />• and more!<br /
 ><br />Add-on Lecture: Florida plants and history<br />• Price: $2 add-on t
 o Homeschool Day general admission ticket<br />• Ages: The lecture is desig
 ned for students aged 12+<br />• Time: 45-minute lecture at 11 am & 1 pm<br
  />• Location: Governors Inn at Cracker Country<br /><br />Bring a Picnic L
 unch: Picnic tables are available for a picnic lunch.<br /><br />Shopping: 
 There are lots of unique items to be found at the General Store! The store 
 features nostalgic and reproduction items, historical toys and games, books
 , candy, and many other unique gift items. The General Store accepts cash a
 nd all major credit cards. Proceeds from sales in the General Store help su
 pport Cracker Country’s education programs.
X-EXTRAINFO:Advance ticket purchase required- this is a very popular event and there ar
 e limited tickets available. Tickets only available online. All ticket sale
 s are final.
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