Children's Day will be celebrated at Daniel Boone Homestead on Sunday, May 5, from noon to 4 p.m. During the event, which is being sponsored by the Daniel Boone Homestead Associates (DBHA), youngsters and their families will be able to experience Colonial life through hands-on activities such as textile processing, candle dipping, quill pen writing, butter making and more.

Children will learn about Daniel Boone's mother, Sarah Boone, who was well-known for making butter and cheese. They will be able to explore the spring cellar and smokehouse, where vegetables like carrots and potatoes were stored. The spring provided the water supply for cooking, cleaning, washing and drinking.

Volunteers will talk about food preservation, and children will have a chance to help make butter as well as tend the homestead garden.

Tours of the Boone House and the Bertolet Log House will be offered throughout the day. At the Bertolet Log House, children will be able to view animal furs and skins and play with Colonial toys and games.

Children will also be able to enjoy a Colonial dancing demonstration and learn a few simple steps. Throughout the afternoon, volunteers will teach children how to write with a quill pen and dip candles as they learn about handwriting, schooling and lighting in the 18th century.

Daniel's Boone's father was a weaver, so there will be demonstrations of textile processing in the 18th century. The Hopewell Quilters will provide a demonstration and a hands-on activity for children. Visitors can also watch spinning and wool dyeing demonstrations and try their hand at carding wool.

Another highlight of the day will be a reading and book signing for the children's book titled "Daniel Boone's Boyhood Adventures in Colonial Pennsylvania." The book was written several years ago by Amanda Bowman Machik, a museum staff member, and has recently been reprinted. The story is told from the point of view of Daniel Boone as an adult as he visits his childhood home with his own son. It includes stories of young Daniel's adventures as a youth hunting, fishing and exploring the grounds around the homestead. The author will do a reading at 2:30 p.m. followed by a book signing.

An admission fee will be collected for Children's Day. There will be separate prices for adults, seniors age 65 and over and youths ages 6 to 17.  Children age 5 and under and DBHA members will be admitted for free.

No pets, except for service animals, and no smoking are permitted on the grounds.

The Daniel Boone Homestead, 400 Daniel Boone Road, Birdsboro, is located halfway between Reading and Pottstown, 1 mile north of Route 422 near Baumstown. For more information, visit www.thedanielboonehomestead.org or www.facebook.com/danielboonehomestead or call 610-582-4900.