Bliss NOW Summer Magazine 2022

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complete and take History is not the home. The cost for school subject that each class varies most will remember based on supplies too fondly. needed. A parent Often the focus or guardian is was remembering required to stay facts, dates and with the child and is obscure details that encouraged to learn were told or had to read about. side them. S along BY TASHA GROS But the field of history is FAMILY & MWR OLD FORT BLISS REPLICA Parents are not charged for much more than reading. n unless they would like to There are historians that study the tools, food, their participatio craft project also. You are never entertainment, and struggles of daily life in complete the fun and learn something new! different time periods through recreating these too old to have your participation will help fund things and experiences to understand them In addition, the expansion of the educational displays that better. Wednesday through Saturday, This is the model that has been adopted for can be toured to 5 p.m. Any of the Hands the Old Fort Bliss Replica, Hands on History from 10 a.m. s can be booked weekdays Series. Each month a different aspect of life in on History classe for home school groups or the Borderlands region during the 1850s will as a private event s. The Old Fort Bliss Replica is be explored through touch and play rather private partie also available for private tours of 10 or more than a lecture. field trips upon request. Patrons will be working with tools from the participants and s on History Series is a school various workshops at the museum to learn The Hand program. Over the past two how things were made and why they were age-oriented children have missed out on important to the daily lives of the people. pandemic years, ties through the lack of field Participants will be making birdhouses, enrichment activi face to face learning. It’s time pottery, playing games, weaving, preparing trips and often there and learn. So, join the food and various other activities to make to get back out fun at the Old Fort Bliss Replica for one or all learning about history fun for children. on History classes. Class sizes are limited to the first 20 registered of our Hands information follow on Facebook patrons to ensure that each child gets ample For more liss, visit online at bliss.armymwr. hands-on time with every activity. Classes will @OldFortB Old Fort Bliss Replica or call be about two hours long to include a craft com, search 82. project related to the topic that children will 915-588-84

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