Hello sweet friends! Welcome to Lessons With Laura Little House on the Prairie. This is the fourth post in an eleven-week series.
You can find all of the Lessons With Laura posts HERE.
Lessons With Laura Little House on the Prairie
In this post, we will feature three excerpt readings from Little House on the Prairie along with some accompanying activities.
- Chapter 5 craft: Create your own log cabin.
- Sunbonnets in Chapter 10: Looking at a costume inspired by the television series.
- Chapter 19: A very special cake.
Chapter 5 Craft Create Your Own Log Cabin
This post works in conjunction with my YouTube channel.
THE FULL-LENGTH VIDEO CAN BE VIEWED BY CLICKING HERE.
It includes this crafting segment.
You can also view another style of a log cabin project in The Laura Ingalls Wilder Companion.
It is similar to the log cabin I made for our Little House Christmas celebration a few years ago.
Sunbonnets in Chapter 10
This week for our historical fashion segment we look at a costume inspired by the television series.
Back in 2018, I decided to try and recreate a costume worn by the character Carolyn Ingalls in the early years of the show.
It included a blouse, skirt, apron, and sunbonnet.
You’ll have to watch the video to find out if this costume is historically accurate.
The original construction details of this costume were shared in this post.
Chapter 19 A Very Special Cake
This week’s recipe was for a traditional pound cake. I share the recipe in the video and it is also available in The Little House Cookbook.
Happy 19th birthday to my forever Farmer Boy!
Installing curtains at the Little House on the Prairie in Independence, Kansas.
You Can Visit The Site
Little House on the Prairie Museum
2507 County Rd 3000, Independence, Kansas 67301
I hope you have enjoyed today’s lessons. Next week we will take a look at On The Banks of Plum Creek.
Laura
Laura, I am enjoying this series very much and look forward to it every week! Your compassionate and admirable stance on the Native American removal in our country highlighted a very sad and regrettable time in our history. It brought tears to my eyes as well, imagining what they had to endure.
Your cake for Ian looks so delicious and makes me want to make it this week!
~ carol (in Colorado)
Happy 19th to your dear son!
I do love pound cake! I’ll have to check that one out. And I love the dress and house. This looks like it will be a good episode!