Cracker Country - Homeschool Days

Specially designed for homeschool groups & families!

Discover what life would have been like for a child growing up in a Florida farming and ranching community over 100 years ago! Educators in historic dress will welcome guests to the 1895 Smith House, Okahumpka Depot, Terry Store, School House and more authentic structures. Students will learn cowhunter skills, like how to read a cattle brand and what to pack for a long cattle drive.

Each young learner will enjoy demonstrations of daily chores and skills such as butter churning, laundry, cattle roping and a period school house lesson.

Activities:

• See our model train display
• Explore our historic buildings
• Learn to read cattle brands
• Help with old fashioned laundry
• Print a post card on an antique printing press
• Practice a lesson in a one-room school house
• Try out torn-of-the-century toys
• and more!

Bring a Picnic Lunch: Picnic tables are available for a picnic lunch.

General Pricing: $14 per person 4 years old and up, children 3 years old and younger will be admitted for FREE. Advance ticket purchase required- this is a very popular event and there are limited tickets available. Tickets only available online. All ticket sales are final.