Bugle & Nuts

Uncle George play the bugle in the Army. We talked about how the bugle would tell all of the soldiers to go forward to attack or to retreat (since they didn't have cell phones back then).

Supplies: Paper towel roll, Markers, Scissors, tape.
Print out corresponding sheets from:
http://www.lapbooklessons.com/LittleHouseintheBigWoodsLapbook.html

Our bugles.
Color the bugle page.
Cut it out and tape it on a paper towel tube.
Then we colored the Nuts page.
We talked about the different types of nuts that Mary & Laura would have found in the big woods.
We tasted many types of nuts: Walnuts, pecans, Brazil nuts, cashews, almonds, peanuts, and hazelnuts. Then we also tried pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds. The girls wrote down their favorite one (which was unanimously cashews!)
We also tried taking off the nut shells using the Nutcracker. (you can see it is hard work...imagine how much work it was to eat basic food back then.)
We can use our bugles to make announcements around our house (to tell the family when dinner is ready or when it is time to brush teeth).


I had to add on this little embellishment to the bugles. The next day, I had some extra Styrofoam cups and plates out from a picnic. Guess what this girl creates! She cut out the bottom of the cup and tapes that on to the paper towel roll.
Then she cut a hole in the middle of the plate and tapes that on to the cup. She told me that, "This looks more like a bugle!" And I had to agree! I love how it flares out. She loves using it to talk or sing into around the house. So from the mind of a 5 year old...use this creative idea to embellish the basic bugle.