Libraries are more than books. Some kids need a little direction to get the creative juices flowing. I gleaned the following from PUBYAC contributors. If you're a member, check out the archives for 8-26-2009; 8-4-2009; and  2-14-2007. Please add YOUR comments. Your colleagues would appreciate hearing what works, and what didn't!

see also: http://www.laurasprairiehouse.com/; 

http://familycrafts.about.com/library/spdays/blfeb7th.htm;

http://familycrafts.about.com/od/homemadebooks/p/sslittlehouse.htm;

http://familycrafts.about.com/od/pioneercraftprojects/Pioneer_Craft_Projects.htm;

http://readinginstruction.pbworks.com/w/page/13185423/Laura%20Ingalls%20Wilder%20Timeline

The Little House Cookbook: Frontier Foods from  Laura Ingalls Wilder's Classic Stories, by Barbara M. Walker

Laura Ingalls Wilder

b. February 7, 1867

d. February 10, 1957

DRESS:

• Pioneer attire--long skirts, sun-bonnets, aprons

REFRESHMENTS: 

• Apple Juice
• Johnny Cakes
• Ma's Corn Bread
• Sugar Cookies
• Gingerbread
• Popcorn
• Maple Candy

CRAFTS:

• Sachets--Quilting square, potpourri, rubber bands and ribbons
• Carrie's Button String
• Make Butter
• 9-Patch Quilting Square--either fabric, or cardstock
• Paper dolls
• Pioneer Bonnet
• Prairie Journals
• Any farm animal craft
• Log Cabin
• Thaumatrope

GAMES:

• Pick-up Sticks--use 3 different colored pencils
• Pioneer Word Search
• Spelling Bee
• Hopscotch

MUSIC: Songs from the Little House books

• Billy Boy

• Buffalo Gals

• Camptown Races

• Green Grows the Laurel

• Oh, Susanna

• Old Dan Tucker

• Polly Wolly Doodle

• Pop! Goes the Weasel

• Wait for the Wagon

• There is a Happy Land

PROGRAM:

• Read a picture book or part of a biography
• Talk about the times--What was expected of the children? What were some chores on the farm?
• Have the children go to two to five stations, depending on time.
• Have plenty of word searches or coloring sheets while children finish up at the various stations.
• Play games once everyone is reassembled.
• Refreshments
• End with a square dance or reel, if you have the room

TIME:

• Usually, one-and-a-half to two hours is sufficient.