This is the 2nd time I've hosted a Felicity party. The first time was in 2017. Read about that party here. I drew inspiration from Kelly's American Girl Club: Meet Felicity event.
We started this event off with the Icebreaker Activity from the All about Felicity Event Kit that used to be available on the American Girl Website.
I shared information about Felicity and the time she lived.
- Setting: 1774 Williamsburg, Virginia (at the time Virginia was still a colony)
- Felicity's Birthday: April 21, 1765
- Proper pastimes and Felicity's hobbies
- Bathing, Clothes, and Music (p. 18, 25, and 35 from The American Girls Club Handbook)
- Playtime, Fashion, Daily Toilet (pp. 8-9, 12-13, 34-35 from Welcome to Felicity's World, 1774: Growing Up in Colonial America)
- Colonies (p. 64 of the America in 1774 section of Meet Felicity)
- Toys (p. 67 of the Growing Up in 1774 section of Happy Birthday, Felicity)
- Samplers (p. 29 of Felicity's Craft Book and p. 20 of The American Girls Club Handbook)
- Eggs and Chickens (p. 17 of Felicity's Cookbook)
I had several options for games. They came from The American Girls Party Book, All About Felicity Event Kit, and an internet search for colonial children's games.
- Frog in the Middle, Hunt the Ring, Hide the Slipper, and Scotch-Hoppers (p. 10, 11, and 17 of The American Girls Party Book)
- Take No Tea, Word Race (All About Felicity Event Kit)
- Nine Men's Morris (from the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation)
For a craft we made a cup and ball toy and a button whirligig (find instructions here). The cup and ball toy was mentioned in Felicity's Craft Book (p. 13, 16) and The American Girls Party Book (p. 12).
For a snack we had gingersnaps and apple juice.
I created a take home activity packet with the following:
- Draw Penny (All About Felicity Event Kit)
- The Dancing Lesson Word Scramble (All About Felicity Event Kit)
- Stitch a Message (All About Felicity Event Kit)
- Anna's Adventures Nine Men's Morris (from the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation)
I also had a book display of books set during colonial America and the Revolutionary War.