To help you familiarise yourself with the site before you visit, and to showcase the upstairs of the cottage to those who are not comfortable or able to climb the ladder we have worked with the University of Lincoln to share with you a digital version of our cottage. We have also filled this page full of links to digital activities and resources to help you learn more about Mrs Smith and cottage.
Digital Resources and Activities
Digital Cottage Tour
Navenby Trail Trials
We are working on producing the final Village Trail. If you are interested in supporting our Village History project please get in touch!
Family Activities
- Playground Games
- Rainbow Walk
- Mrs Smith’s Wash Day
- Nature Diary
- Finding Poems in Mrs Smith’s Diary
- Mrs Smith’s School Days Presentation
- Victorian Lesson Plan – Victorian Lesson Example
- Egg Box Museum
- Nature Paint Brush
- Mrs Smith Pub Quiz
Oral History Videos
Craft Activities
Mrs Smith lived a very low waste lifestyle, making sure to reuse items to get the most out of them before she would throw anything away. Inspired by this we have created a number of craft activities to try at home to use up waste materials.
- T-Shirt Tote Bag
- Weekly Diary Craft Worksheet – A Video Tutorial
- Bug Hotel Video Tutorial
- Darning Worksheet – A Video Tutorial
- Lockdown Cushion – A Video Tutorial