Hear ye! Hear ye! Kids can "Join the Continental Army" this Saturday, March 2nd, at Valley Forge National Historical Park.

Hear ye! Hear ye! Kids can “Join the Continental Army” at Valley Forge National Historical Park. The cause of liberty needs your help!

Children are invited to “enlist” in the Continental Army and experience a day in the life of the continental soldier. Recruits will be mustered in by receiving enlistment papers and continental currency. Recruits will be issued wooden (dummy) muskets and learn how to stand, march, and carry their musket as one of Washington’s soldiers would have done. Officers, park rangers dressed in continental uniform, will train the recruits in a full musket drill.

Attendees are encouraged to return for future programs, as the topics covered will be different each time. Those who participated in the first programs will help to teach and train newcomers, just as Washington’s veteran soldiers would have done, and will be promoted as the program continues.

No reservations necessary. Meet at the Visitor Center to sign in. Appropriate for boys and girls, ages 6-12. Depending on the weather, activities will take place outdoors, so please dress accordingly and wear sturdy shoes.

Program begins at 11 a.m. Please arrive by 10:45 to “muster”, or sign in, at the Visitor Center.

*A special Join the Continental Army program will take place on Saturday, March 2nd. “Soldiers” will receive a formal inspection by the Commander-in-Chief, General Washington himself in addition to taking part in a multitude of special birthday activities.

For additional program questions, call 610-783-1099

President’s Day Trivia Fun For the Whole Family!

President’s Day is on Monday and we put together some fun trivia questions for your family. How much do you know? Have fun with this! Are you smarter than your child? Let’s find out. The answers are below but try not to peek!

1. Which president was the youngest person to become president?
2. Who was the oldest elected president?
3. Which president took over office without ever being elected?
4. Which president served the longest in office?
5. How many president’s were born in a log cabin?
6. How many president’s also served as vice presidents?
7. Which president was a peanut farmer before he became President?
8. Which president had the largest feet?
9. Which president first lived in the white house?
10. How many U.S. states are named after a president?

Answers:

1. Theodore Roosevelt
2. Ronald Reagan was 69
3. Gerald Ford
4. Franklin D. Roosevelt
5. 7
6. 14
7. Jimmy Carter
8. Warren G. Harding, the 29th President. He wore size 14 shoes.
9. John Addams
10. One

Yolanda is the founder of Team Tutor and lives in the Delaware Valley with her husband and 3 children.