BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Taking place at Cockey's 216 East Main Street Westminster\, Maryland 21157 410-848-6494\nJoin us for a fun filled event each month!\ n\n \;\nChildren from 3 to 6 years old will discover what Carroll C ounty was like in the 1800s. They will travel back in time through them ed stories\, songs and crafts or activities. This one hour program will focus on a different topic each month and will conclude with a craft or activity that will reinforce the theme. Wendy Raith will be the instru ctor for each class.\n \;\nClasses are the 3rd Saturday of each mont h from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the Koontz-Yingling Learning Center at Cockey's. For each class\, there is a $5.00 charge and pre-registrat ion is required.\n \;\nTo develop their independence\, we suggest c hildren only during story time. Parents and caregivers will rejoin the child and assist with the craft or activity. Of course\, everyone is we lcome to remain with the child for the story if you wish. The accompany ing adult must remain on site during the one hour program. There will b e a room available for adults to gather during the story time.\n \;\ nThere are limited openings available so don't delay!\nCall today to re gister.\n410-848-6494 \;\n \; \; \;\nPast Times for Chil dren \; Stories and Crafts\n \; \; \; \; \;  \; \; \; \; Calendar of Events\n \;\n \;\nSaturday\, January 21\, 2012 \; \; \; \; \; \; \;&nbs p\; \; \; Toys of The Past\nThis month's story time introduces various toys from the 1800s. Your child will be able to play with diffe rent toys and create their very own to take home and keep. After class\ , you and your child can explore our Playthings of the Past \;exhib it in the first floor exhibit gallery. \; You can also check out th e variety of traditional toys in The Shop at Cockey's. This class has a lready taken place.\n \;\nSaturday\, February 18\, 2012 \;  \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Games of The Past\nT his month's story time will show your child games that were played in t he past. Most of these games are played through singing\, hand claps an d other various techniques. Game boards will not be used. Your child wi ll bring home a game to share with the family. This class has already t aken place!\n \;\nSaturday\, March 17\, 2012 \; \; Rural Fr ee Post Office/ Past and Present\nCarroll County had the first rural fre e delivery of mail. The children will learn about past and present mail through stories\, songs and role playing. They will create their own m ail bag and distribute the mail. \; \;\nSaturday\, April 21\, 2012 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;  \; Trains in Carroll County\nYour child will discover the excitement o f trains through music\, literature and creativity. They will create th eir own train and bring it home.\n \;\nSaturday\, May 19\, 2012&nbs p\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \ ; \; \; Memorial Day Parades\nWestminster has the honor of conti nuously hosting a Memorial Day Parade longer than any other city in Ame rica. \; Your child will celebrate parades through music\, creativi ty and literature. \; They will create a flag that they will be abl e to wave at the Westminster Memorial Day parade on May 28th.\n \;\ nSaturday\, June 16\, 2012 \; \; \; \; The Civil War Com es to Westminster\nYour child will learn the basics of the Civil War t hrough pictures\, stories and creativity. They will make a clothespin s oldier to take home. The following weekend is Westminster's Corbit's Ch arge Commemoration\, a living history encampment commemorating the Batt le of Westminster in June 1863. What a great tie in for the kids!\n&nbs p\;\nSaturday\, July 21\, 2012 \; \; \;Everyday life in Carr oll County in the 1800s\nYour child will discover what life was like f or men\, women\, boys and girls on a farm in the 1800s. Each person had a specific job or chore to do. They will follow up with a tasting chal lenge.\n \;\nSaturday\, August 18\, 2012 \; \; \; \;  \;Food and Where To Find It in the 1800s\nYour child will explore the world of food and how to find it on a farm. \; Jack wakes up a nd asks his Mom for pancakes and then the food adventure begins in the b ook Pancakes Pancakes by Eric Carle. They will make butter and eat it w ith homemade bread.\n \;\nSaturday\, September 15\, 2012 \;&nbs p\; \; \; \; Farming- Living with Animals\nFarming is hard work in Carroll County. Caring for the animals and collecting all the f ood they provide is a big chore. Through music\, stories and activities \, the children will experience this. They will bring home a lift-the-d oor animal activity.\n \;\nSaturday\, October 20\, 2012 \; \ ; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;Mills - A Big Part of Carroll County\nThere were many mills in this area. The most popular w ould have been the grist mill that would have ground the wheat into flou r. Children will experience the mill and how it works from the book The Little Red Hen. They will create a wheat art project.\n \;\nSaturd ay\, November 17\, 2012 \; \; Native Americans in Carroll Count y\nThere were not many Native Americans in Carroll County but the child ren will be introduced to them through the book When the Shadbush Bloom s. They will make a craft to take home.\n \;\nSaturday\, December 15 \, 2012 \; \; \;Limestone Quarries in Carroll County\nTo e nd the year\, we will discuss the various limestone quarries in the area . Limestone is crushed and used for many different purposes. The childr en will explore a quarry by building their own using rocks\, stones and trucks. URL:http://westminster.patch.com/events/past-times-for-children SUMMARY:Past Times for Children LOCATION:216 E Main St\, Westminster\, MD 21157: 216 E Main St\, Westmins ter\, MD END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR