Thursday, November 6, 2025
Times: Workshop times vary; see below for details
Cost: Classes are $10 per homeschooler (unless otherwise noted) and admission for accompanying grownups is free. Pre-registration is required.
Coggeshall Farm Museum in Bristol, RI
Homeschool Day – November 6, 2025
Join Coggeshall Farm for a Homeschool Day! Homeschool Days have a rotating series of programs and workshops geared for ages 4+ that bring the historic world to life. This program is for advanced sign-up only and includes the cost of admission. It also features a variety of self-guided activities for all ages.
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Things to know:
- Coggeshall Farm Museum will be closed to the public on this day except for participating homeschoolers. Your child must be registered for at least one workshop to attend.
- Classes are $10 per homeschooler and admission for accompanying grownups is free.
- Pre-registration is required for all activities listed below.
- These are not drop-in programs and our staff will have a list of registrants for each workshop.
- Homeschool Days are rain or shine programs.
- We understand that plans change. As these workshops are in high demand, refunds for workshop fees will only be given up to one week prior to the event date, or in the case of cancellation by Coggeshall Farm Museum. Please let us know as soon as possible if you are unable to attend a program you have registered for so that we can make the spots available to other homeschool students. You can contact us at coggeshalled@osv.org.
- Students’ guardians must stay in close proximity of the program location for the entire duration of the activity for safety reasons.
Workshops & Registration
Session 1: 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. ($10 per participant)
Turkey Time (Ages 4+)
Come out and enjoy a story about turkeys, one of the first domesticated birds of our area. Create a turkey call and make a turkey craft. After all the turkey talk, we’ll take a short walk through our nature trail to find signs and sounds of the resident wild turkeys.
Cornucopia Creations (Ages 7+)
The history of the cornucopia as a sign of the abundance of harvest and gratitude dates back to ancient Greek mythology. Nowadays, it has become a common Thanksgiving decoration. Learn more about the history of this interesting symbol and create a candy version to take home.
Pumkin Pie Baking (Ages 9+)
Bake a pumpkin pie from scratch using sugar pumpkins grown at the farm. Learn all of the steps from making a pumpkin puree to a basic crust and cooking in a Dutch oven in the hearth. Finish off the program by whipping some cream as the perfect pie topper.
BREAK: 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Try out some historic games in between classes in the Coggeshall Work Yard! Free for all class participants. (This will be an independent activity not led by an instructor; pre-registration not required).
Session 2: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ($10 per participant)
Oh Deer (Ages 4+)
One of the most plentiful wild animals at the farm is the deer. Search for signs of deer on the nature trail: fur, antlers, tracks, and scat. Create a deer craft to bring home and share with family. If we are luck,y we could see some deer at the field edges.
Clay Leaf Imprints (Ages 7+)
Preserve the last of the falling leaves by making a clay keepsake. Head out on the farm in search of fun-shaped leaves. Learn about the different types of trees we have at the farm by the leaves we find. Finish off the program by making a leaf copy in clay.
Woodworking – Carve a Wooden Spoon (Ages 9+)
Get ready for Thanksgiving by carving your own spoon! Learn about the history of wood carving and see some of the spoons, bowls, and historic tools we have in our collection. Each participant will begin carving a spoon from a wooden spoon blank that they will get to take home.