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Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women has been
a favorite book for generations. Jo March and her sisters, Meg, Beth,
and Amy have enriched the lives of girls all over the world and taught
them the simple virtues of hard work and devotion to family, balanced
by independence of mind and deep inner strength.
Use the following ideas and items from our gift
shop to plan your daughter’s
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Make homemade invitations from card stock, using
our Little Women art stickers,
either Norman Rockwell’s Jo March in the Attic (left) or Jessie
Wilcox
Smith’s
famous image of the March sisters (right).
You might ask that the girls
dress in 19th-century costume - blouses and long skirts with ribbons in their
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Little Women Games and Activities
from
the days of Louisa May Alcott |
Rigmarole
The children sit in a circle. One child starts a story, and the next child adds
on to the story, and so on all the way around the circle. The last child must
end the
story.
Compliments
The children sit in a circle. The first player turns to the child on her
left and “introduces” her to the group, using the first letter of her
first name to begin a compliment. For example, “This is Nelly, so is
very neat. And so on all the way around the circle.
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Hide the Thimble
While the children are out of the room, the leader “hides” a thimble
in plain sight. The children are instructed to use their eyes only to look for
the thimble but, when they find it they should not indicate where it is by gesture
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Hoops and Graces
These are active games, to be played outdoors, using hoops and sticks
 The
book Toys & Games from Times Past,
available from our shop (see
below), has instructions for hoop games and many more. See
also Tea Parties for Children and Children's
Parlor Games and Pastimes.
Craft Fun
The children can make small dolls from yarn and clothespins, or
paper Victorian fans, decorated with lace, beads, and glitter.
Or
purchase our Paint-Your-Own
Little Women T-shirt kits (see Shop
Clothing for sizes and prices.)
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Authors Card Game: Similar
to "Go Fish," this game featuring Louisa and other famous
writers originated in New England in the 1850s.
 Little Women DVD or Video:
See the Shop
Media page for selected titles.
Act out a scene from Little Women
Have fun with drama, just as the Alcott girls used
to do.
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| Refreshments |
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A homemade cake decorated with flowers or apples is a perfect Little Women centerpiece.
Homemade ice cream and apple desserts, such as baked or caramel apples fit
the period.
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Ideas for Party
Favors .. these and more available from
Orchard
House Museum Shop |
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BOOKS:
Every book includes an Orchard House
bookplate and bookmark.
Little Women unabridged (Dover) $4.00
Little Women abridged (Dover) $1.50
Little Women, Part I with locket $6.99 (pictured at left)
 Little
Women Part II with locket $6.99
Little Women Paper Dolls $4.95
(pictured at right)
Little Women Coloring Books $3.95
Toys and Games from Times Past $6.00
Children's Tea Parties $4.95
Children's Parlor Games and Pastimes $4.95
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Postcard
of Louisa's room $0.50
(pictured at right)