Mini "Pioneer Trek"

Our Primary had a great activity today to teach the children about the Pioneers crossing the plains. The children were invited to come dressed in pioneer clothing and bring wagons decorated like covered wagons.Here is Elise with Lydia in our wagon. I stuck pool noodles in the cup holders and made a little tarp with ropes sewn into two ends to cover our "covered wagon." Pure genius, right? Just kidding but sometimes I remind myself of my dad, making cool stuff like this. We started from a house in the neighborhood, "Nauvoo", and made a "trek" about a mile long, stopping at different points along the way to learn about different church history sites. They had "Winter Quarters," "Martin's Cove," "Emigration Canyon," and the "Salt Lake Valley." It was a really cool idea for an activity, and the girls had tons of fun.