SchoolDays

“Plan YourDay”Guide

Therearesoverymanyinterestingthingsto seeanddoduringSchoolDays thatsomegreateducationalopportunitiescanbeoverlooked.Here isa guidetodemonstrations,presentationsandinteractiveeventsyoumight havemissed.

Title / Description / Location
Shoppe# / Time
FacePainting / Learntheartandskill
thatgoes into beinga facepaintingartist.This live demonstration will discuss design,layout, color, composition, brush,and blending techniques. / Face
Painting Booth623G. Lookforthe redumbrella nearthe ponyrides in Dove Meadow. / Ongoingthrough
the day(15 minuteduration).
Minerals and
Crystals / Instructiononidentifying
mineral specimens as wellastheopportunity for studentsto “mine”
for buriedspecimens and
takethem homefor
furtherstudy. / TheKing’s
Jewels
(Shoppe
#87). / Ongoingthrough
the day.
How to Draw a Dragon / Mark Kistler, Emmy winning artist, teaches drawing techniqu / Florence Gazebo / 9:30, 11:30, 2:30
TheScienceand
Artof Pottery / Instructiononthe history
of pottery;thegeologyof materials;the chemistry of makingglazes and mixingclays; thefiring / Violet Moon Pottery (Shoppe
#134) / Ongoingthrough
the day.
process andcasting
techniques.
OcarinaLessons / Instructiononthe artof
playingtheocarina,an ancientwindinstrument relatedto theflute. / JohnCoiner
Pottery
(Shoppes
#17233) / Ongoingthrough
the day.
AncientArtof
Blacksmithing / Witness afunctional200
yearoldbellows and
learntheartof blacksmithingfrom trainedartisans. / Ravensmiths
Blacksmithy
(Shoppe#
649ARB-
Nearthe Falconer’s Stage) / Ongoingthrough
the day.
Weavingand
Spinning / Interactive
demonstrations in
weaving,spinning,and felting.Studentswill havetheopportunityto weavetheir own creations ($5materials feeto keeptheir weaving). ASL signing available. / Woven
Magic
(Shoppe#
135B) / Ongoingthrough
the day.
Candle Carving / Studentswill witnessthe
ancientartof carving candles into beautiful works of art has been passeddownfrom masterto studentfor centuries. / Designs in
Wax- Legendary Candles (Shoppe
#323) / Ongoingthrough
the day.
GlassBlowing
andGlass Art / Studentswill witnesshot
glass blowingtechniques andhearinstructionon the history of glass art andinstructionin the techniques being demonstrated. / Jodi Bove
GlassArt
(Shoppe#
525) / 10:30am/11:30
am/12:30 pm/1:30 pm/2:30 pm
Potions and
Spices / Students can take partin
two distinctinteractive activities:
Potions (10:30am)-
Studentswill learn historicallyaccurate healingremedies that they can usetoday. TheSpiceTrade (1:30 pm)- Studentswill
discover how thespice
tradeimpacted major eventsinworld history fromthe Crusadesto the discoveryof theNew World. / Esteril
Apothecary
(Shoppe
#246) / 10:30am/11:30
pm
Quill Writingand
Penmanship / Students can learnand
observethe makingand
useof quill penandink for writing.Writing techniques and penmanshipwill be demonstrated. / Visker and
Scrivner
(Shoppe
#636-Near
theFalconer
Stage) / Ongoingthrough
the day.
Authentic Sword Fighting techniques / Full contact Live action sword sparring in medieval armor with wooden and rebated swords . / KOR Armory/ Storm
Leather
#524
wor / 12:30, 2:30
WireJewelry
Making / Interactive
demonstrations in makingwire-wrapped jewelry. / SaintAubyn
Jewlery
(Shoppe
#256) / Ongoingthrough
the day.
Origins of Family
NamesandCoats of Arms / Informationonthe
origins of family names andwherecommon names camefromaswell as the makingof Coats of Arms. / Coats of
Arms
(Shoppe
#234) / Ongoingthrough
the day.
Beeswax Candle
Making / Studentswill see
demonstrations of the
makingof beeswax candles and other productions basedon authentic 15thcentury methods / The
Worshipful
Companyof Wax Chandlers (Shoppe
#214) / Ongoingthrough
the day.