2005 March 29, An Early Works Adventure with grandkids

🍕🍕🍕The family enjoyed a Meatlovers Pizza topped with classic marinara sauce, authentic old-world pepperoni, all-natural Italian sausage, slow-roasted ham, applewood smoked bacon, & smoked pork and beef  from Pizza Hut 

Shopping at the Grocery Store

Learning the art of Ginning cotton.
The earliest versions of the cotton gin consisted of a single roller made of iron or wood and a flat piece of stone or wood. A narrow single roller was necessary to expel the seeds from the cotton without crushing them. 

Having fun at the Water Table.

EarlyWorks Children's Museum was designed for children to touch, climb, pull, and explore.

Listening to the Talking Tree
Talking trees form sapient trees in mythological stories. According to Greek mythology in Avatar, the tree of souls is also a connection to Eywa.

Exploring 

Trying on Clothing inside the Federal House

Taking a wagon ride, formerly called a wain, and one who builds or repairs wagons is a Wainwright.   A wagon usually has four wheels and is used for agricultural purposes and to transport people.

Playing the Giant-Size Banjo at the Alabama Band Stand
The banjo is often associated with country, folk, Irish, and bluegrass music.

Trade Day at the General Store, where you can buy items such as milk, bread, and various household goods, such as hardware and electrical supplies. 

Sitting in the Chicken Coop 

A chicken coop or hen house is a building where female chickens are kept. Inside hen houses are often nest boxes for egg-laying and perches on which the birds can sleep, although coops for meat birds seldom have either of these features.

A chicken coop usually has an indoor area where the chickens sleep and nest, as well as an outdoor area where the chickens will feed and spend the majority of the day. Inside the chicken coop, dropping boards or litter (such as straw) are used to collect chicken feces. A chicken coop should be cleaned every two to three weeks, and the litter should be shifted daily, similar to a cat's litter box. A coop should be locked at night with all the chickens inside so that they are protected from predators.

A coop may have an outdoor run. Both the inside and outside floors of a chicken coop are often covered with loose materials, such as straw or wood chips, to manage chicken droppings and facilitate easier cleanup.

Karaoke Time singing into the microphone 

Exploring the 46-foot Keeled riverboat that may be rowed, poled, or towed full of freight.
Fur trading included fox, mink, ermine, otters, sable, seals, coyotes, chinchillas, raccoons, and possums.

Ready to blow up something

Stopping at Sonic-Drive-in for an icy treat, a Blue Raspberry Nerd Slushy  

A Sonic Slushy 
Slush is made with a mixture of sugar and water. To prevent the mixture from freezing solid, there must be between 12% and 22% of sugar present in the solution. The sugar acts as an antifreeze in the solution. The slush machine stirs or rotates the mixture at a constant speed, allowing the sugar and water molecules to bond together before the water has a chance to freeze. In this way, a soft, wet slurry mixture is formed.