Celtic Harmony Camp

Last week we joined up with a local UK home schooling group to visit a early Britons Celtic camp to learn more about the life of the early Britons.

 Once there the children were greeted with a Celtic blessing and had their face painted to protect them while in the camp.

Outside the round house used by the early Britons
















Inside the round house and learning about the importance of fire and how cooking was done.

 Children learned to make simple rope the way the early Britons did.  Since our family are Viking re-enactors we found many of the activities similar to the way things were done in our period even tho it was several hundred years earlier.

 Carding sheep wool

 spinning wool into thread using a drop spindle

 Weaving on the wall of the round house.

Learning about the importance of spirals to the early Britons.  There are many beliefs regarding the spiral and it is seen everywhere and in everything they do.










Learning about the types of plants they used to make dyes.  Also plants that they eat.















One of the activities that we did that I thought was great was a trading bargaining activity.  Money was not very important to the early Britons, but food, clothing, tools, and the like were.  So the children were given several items and then asked to trade with the other children to see if they could make a good trade.  It was interesting to see what the children thought were valuable commodities back in those days.  Unfortunately this activity was done indoor during a down pour and all my pictures turned out too dark:( 

 Next, we were shown what Celtic money would have looked like and the kids were able to trade modern money for Celtic money and then go to the store (not my favorite activity)

 View of the money up close

 Out of all the things to purchase my two children chose a wooden bird whistle.  It wasn't long before I banned them from the round house to the tree outside in the pouring rain to continue their whistling.  This lovely toy has now been designated as a outside toy only at home:)!  My husband swears it won't be too long before it disappears altogether:).








At the end of the day we had story telling and old Celtic myths and legends along with music.   My daughter who loves myths recognized both of the stories told on this day.














We had a lovely day learning about the early Britons and were amazed how similar they were to the viking period of which we are more familiar.

I am linking this up to the Field trip hop--see button on my side bar.