Use the links below to access crafts and projects, activities, worksheets, interactives, and videos that can be completed independently or as a group.
History and Food
Explore these recipes to make 18th-century creations in your house or classroom.
![Make Homemade Butter](https://mtv-drupal-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/files/styles/image_block/s3/pages/butter-step4-strain-1.jpg.webp?VersionId=KnyT7W3vq0u9lNu9LPSzSQhw27M70xU1&itok=U8ynirIn)
![](https://mtv-drupal-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/files/styles/image_block/s3/callout/text-image-block-full/image/sml_firecakes-step3-optional.jpg.webp?VersionId=ao__acrwTnhlG1MUG0QCIVNZqRlzIihX&itok=KaL9THos)
![](https://mtv-drupal-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/files/styles/image_block/s3/callout/text-image-block-full/image/gingerbread-step3-siftspicesinflour.jpg.webp?VersionId=Qw8HEySaFD_1LdTfm8cZ0Ysk0sR61DMX&itok=LOJG0Sln)
Writing History
Participate in these writing-based crafts and learn more about 18th-century communication.
![](https://mtv-drupal-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/files/styles/image_block/s3/callout/text-image-block-full/image/berryink-step6-writing.jpg.webp?VersionId=1_0W4JoUiFm19KUmwNjrr8M.EEuWLRC7&itok=zq-8FrU-)
![craft-kit-20210129-tr-006.jpg](https://mtv-drupal-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/files/styles/image_block/s3/craft-kit-20210129-tr-006.jpg.webp?VersionId=8FnKNnd.Kk4CNjb_T.VLxslFiJpiMgkZ&itok=gb34M-fT)
![Bronze statues of the Washington family in the lobby of the Ford Orientation Center](https://mtv-drupal-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/files/styles/image_block/s3/callouts/sml_final-family-close-web-2.jpg.webp?VersionId=PJk9PgB0ezrawEqhzDV7kUbdxhhTaT6Z&itok=nfPKiTTK)
Crafting History
Create these crafts inspired by 18th-century tools, toys, and objects.
![craft-kit-20210129-tr-012.jpg](https://mtv-drupal-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/files/styles/image_block/s3/craft-kit-20210129-tr-012.jpg.webp?VersionId=tepRNJBbi0DoJjq.Py2jEoXL3Z1XHoxq&itok=NIYQrp5I)
![](https://mtv-drupal-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/files/styles/image_block/s3/callout/text-image-block-full/image/sml_handsonhistory500.jpg.webp?VersionId=t_zmE1aZwm4vCca0Uif8_qxj8nHuKiSW&itok=mvCHWUS-)
![](https://mtv-drupal-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/files/styles/image_block/s3/callout/text-image-block-full/image/sml_dressmaking-hands-2.jpg.webp?VersionId=K43rXgyHx4dz.PR.gM0fN9qkgPze27t5&itok=5QQRH3cK)
Educational Resources
Click the link to see Mount Vernon's Educational Resources