The girl then laces yarn through the holes, leaving enough on each side as this is tied under the girl’s chin when she tears it. Next fold the end over several times and hole punch about every 2 inches on the fold. The adult cuts the bag to about 6 inches long and also cuts off one whole side. Use white paper bags, like lunch bags or bakery bags. You might find this a relief from your daily hard work. You would sit very quietly on a hard bench and listen. Worshiping – You would go to church all day on Sun. Several of the games we play today were enjoyed by the Pilgrim children, like hide- and-seek, marbles, blind man’s bluff and jump rope. Playing – You would be very busy doing chores, but you would still find time to play some. At about 6, you would start dressing like your mom or dad. Your parents would sit in the only chairs.Ĭlothes – While very young, both boys and girls would wear dresses. If you were a Pilgrim child you would probably eat standing up. You would probably have a knife and maybe a spoon, but no fork. Girls might sew and do all the chores as their mothers did.Įating – You would eat your big meal in the middle of the day. Boys might protect the fields, where seeds were just planted, by throwing rocks at birds all day to keep them away. You would work from sunup to sundown along side your parents. Working – You would start working at a very young age. All your brothers and sisters might share the same bed with you. Sleeping – Your bed might be a straw mattress on the dirt floor. Your wrists and ankles would be locked into holes in a wooden board and everyone would see you. If you did misbehave, your parents might put you into stocks.
You wouldn’t smell very good, but then neither would anyone else!īehaving – You would be taught to obey your parents and never question anything they told you to do. In cold weather you might bathe inside in a tub.
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Schooling – You would not go to school, if your parents could read they might use the Bible to teach you how to read.īathing – In warm weather you might take a bath outside in a brook. Food clothing and shelter were what life was all about. In 1621, just surviving was the most important thing.
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