Package from California

Last Thursday we received our state culture swap package from California.  It contained a map of California, wildflower seeds, chop sticks, fool's gold, Sees chocolates, pepitas, a mexican bingo game, a California magazine, a Bay City guide, a map of San Francisco, a SF Giants magnet, seaweed chips, information about Redwood trees and a specimen, a California mobile activity, other activity pages, brochures, and postcards.

The kids went to work on the chocolates immediately and L applied the Giants magnet to the refrigerator.  Today we got a chance to go through everything in more detail.

The kids all tried the roasted seasoned seaweed.  L said it was "interesting", but stopped declined a second piece.  V really liked it and would have continued to eat it, but I cut her off after her third piece.  S made her scrunched up face, but ate her whole piece anyway.

L liked the idea of the California mobile activity, but we tried to do it twice and it just wasn't happening.  So I finished it by myself.  S enjoys examining it when I stand under it while holding her.

Package from Utah

Our state culture swap package from Utah has arrived.  It contained Utah postcards, brochures, a map, recreation guides, hot cocoa, salt-water taffy, a Jacob's ladder game, a Utah chocolate truffle bar, a lacing project in the shape of Utah, statue symbol flash cards, instruction and equipment for how to play a pioneer game called Graces, lime Jello mix, information about Utah's signature foods and recipes, info about how Utah was settled, and state facts.

The kids really liked it, especially the salt-water taffy.  L really enjoyed the Jacob's ladder and he liked the flash cards too.  V said the hot cocoa was yummy!

Now that he has an idea of what to expect,  L is very much looking forward to the arrival of the other state packages.

State Culture Swap - Wisconsin

General Wisconsin Info

My state exchange culture swap packages are all ready to go!  Here are some pictures of the package I made for Wisconsin.  Each package contains 4 envelopes.

The first envelope contains a Wisconsin Map, a Milwaukee Map, a variety of tourist brochures and information, worksheets and coloring pages about Wisconsin, Info about Wisconsin Dairy Farming, a recipe for cream puffs, a postcard of Lambeau Field, a Packers pen, and Harley-Davidson playing cards.

Wisconsin Wildlife

 The next package is about Wisconsin Wildlife.  It contains information about animal tracks, Wisconsin woodland animals, an eagle mobile activity, coloring pages, and Schleich animals figurines.

Famous People From Wisconsin

The next envelope contains information about Famous People from Wisconsin:  Georgia O'Keeffe, Golda Meir, Les Paul, Harry Houdini, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Laura Ingalls Wilder.  It has a little quiz,  a little house book, a shoebox guitar activity, magic tricks, and more.

The final envelope contains information about Native Americans in Wisconsin.  It has coloring pages, a map showing reservations, a maze activity, a summary about Black Hawk, and more.

Wisconsin Native American Indians

Each package also contains a letter from us about Milwaukee, Milwaukee postcards, a Racine Danish Kringle, and some nature we collected at Washington Park.

I hope our exchange families are happy with what we've put together.  We are expecting packages from California, Utah, Florida, and Pennsylvania.  I know the kids will like opening the packages when they arrive.  I can't wait!

Greetings From Wisconsin