6310 Georgetown Pike •  McLean, VA 22101 •  703-442-7557

A visit to the Claude Moore Colonial Farm is a visit to another world ...the world of an 18th Century family living on a small,
low-income farm just prior to the Revolutionary War.

The year is 1771 ... won't you come and visit?


Colonial Day Resources from Claude Moore Colonial Farm

The Claude Moore Colonial Farm is pleased to make these resources available to children participating in Colonial Day, a part of the Virginia curriculum for fourth grade history scholars.

Select from the list below to go to a page with information to help make your Colonial Day a success.

18th-Century Clothing

Shirt
Shift
Breeches
Apron
Kerchief

How to Fake a Colonial Costume for a Day (children and adults)

Projects Make a Corn Husk Doll
Make your own Marbles
Make a Treasure Bag
Make Butter and Cheese
Popular Games

Nine Men's Morris
Fox & Geese
Tip-Cat
Puss in the Corner
Blindman's Buff
Earth, Air, Fire, Water

Just For Fun

Songs & Rhymes
Can You Speak the King's English?

Receipts (Recipes) A Colonial Day Menu
Johnny Cakes
Slapjacks
Mush (Grits)
Pickled Cucumbers Pickled Onions

Kale & Onions
Boiled Potatoes

Fried Potatoes
Pea Soup


Apple Dumplings Apple Pie
Onion Pie
Egg Pie
Further Information Find out more about Religion in the 18th century