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Kids to Parks Day- Corn Husk Dolls

Location of Chippokes State Park in Virginia

Where

Chippokes State Park, 695 Chippokes Park Rd., Surry, VA 23883.
Quayle Classroom

When

May 21, 2022. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

For centuries children in what is now Virginia played with corn husk dolls. These dolls were a creative outlet for play made from a crop essential to survival. Learn how to make this ancient craft at the Quayle Classroom in the Farm and Forestry Museum.

Park Staff assist child with corn husk doll creation

Other details

Standard parking or admission fee applies: Yes.
Extra fee: No.
Registration required: No.
Children welcome: Yes.
Phone: 757-294-3728
Email Address: Chippokes@dcr.virginia.gov