Interpreters engage in children's activities At the James Geddy
House in Colonial Williamsburg, youth interpreters frequently
recreate different aspects of the life of colonial children,
including education, music, dance, play, and daily chores. They
bring the 18th century to life by dressing in period clothing
and demonstrating typical activities of children of that period.
Education widely accessible in colonial Virginia Education was
widely accessible to those who could afford it, so youth
interpreters frequently depict educational activities such as
practicing letters on slate boards, reading 18th-century
children's books and assembling educational puzzles. Sewing was
an important part of a young lady's education, so girls sit by
the window working on samplers, mending clothing, or perhaps
making doll clothes. Toys and games There was plenty of leisure
time for children in an upper middling home like the Geddy
household. Since toys and games were readily available in
Virginia stores, young interpreters al