Log Motel Village sits in the middle of the hustle and bustle of Fort Worth is a very quiet corner filled with quiet paths, tall trees, bright flowers and log cabins where kids tin can run freely and play with history.

At that place are 11 cabins dating dorsum every bit early as 1840 scattered forth the paved walking trail.   Half dozen are family unit homes and in that location is a smokehouse, schoolhouse, blacksmith, gristmill and herb garden.

Log Cabin Hamlet

2100 Log Cabin Village Lane, Ft Worth, Texas 76109 which is only off University very close to the Ft Worth Zoo. The hours are Tues-Fri, ix a.chiliad.- 4 p.m., Sat & Sun, 1 p.m.- v p.chiliad. and they are airtight on Mondays.   Admission is less than $v per person and kids under iv are gratis.

We have been to Log Cabin Village several times and information technology is always a care for.   Last Wednesday, Rhett(four) and I had an hour and 1/two of free time in Ft. Worth and nosotros decided to go have an adventure.   Admission for the 2 of us was $nine.50 and we had the whole place to ourselves.

Nosotros started at the Tompkins Cabin and made our manner over to the Shaw Gristmill where this water wheel spins.   Inside we could see how information technology would help grind corn.   Often at that place is someone within who gives a mini-corn lesson including sending the kids dwelling with colorful corn to plant for themselves at abode.

The cabin sits at the cease of the path where we constitute one of Log Motel Village's resident cats.   Rhett chased the true cat around for awhile.   Both seemed to sympathize information technology was a large game.

We headed over to the herb garden which has a maze of stepping stone paths.   I saturday in the shade on i of the benches while Rhett explored the entire garden and mapped the trails in his head.   Subsequently awhile, I couldn't aid joining in on the adventure and pulling out my camera to accept some pictures of the flowers…

Nosotros then went over the bridge to the other side of the village.   I think I accept this picture EVERY fourth dimension nosotros come up with a different boy running over the bridge…

At this stop there is the Marine Schoolhouse which was built in 1872 and originally was the merely school on Ft. Worth's North side.   We were lucky to notice information technology empty because Log Cabin Hamlet runs a very popular Pioneer School programme where surface area classes spend an 1880s school day.

Inside the Marine School are rows and rows of benches, "blackboards" painted on the wall, a big stove in the middle for warmth and the incredible feeling that y'all accept stepped back in time.   It is very Little-Firm-on-the-Prairie-ish.

Standing downwardly the path, we motility into a more interactive play area.   Rhett institute this triangle dinner bell and rang it.   No one seemed to mind…fifty-fifty the cat who had meandered over to join u.s.a. again.

Inside the Pickard Cabin are several pioneer children games and toys.   There are things to dress upwardly in and things to play with.   Rhett remembered the craven coup and ran over to get together some eggs.

It was really beautiful because the pioneer man who was supervising Pickard Cabin teased Rhett maxim that he needed to be careful he didn't get pecked by the chickens.   Rhett was VERY tentative reaching his hand in under the fake chickens.   He kept jumping back and giggling.   A few minutes into being cautious he said, "Hey, how tin these chickens peck me?   They aren't Real!"   He thought information technology was a really funny joke.

The other favorite spot at Log Cabin Village is the water pump.   The kids can pump and pump and pump until they are exhausted.   The water goes into the bucket, they dump the saucepan and the magic starts all over again.   Rhett played until he was entirely soaked…which is half the fun.

I know information technology appears that Log Motel Village is stuck in the 19th century, but they accept a blog, a FB page and are i of my favorites on Twitter.   It is always fun to finish and talk social media in these surroundings.

It is a identify that you will go out smiling.

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She is the mom of three boys ages 13, fifteen & 17 who partially homeschools. She believes that you shouldn't have to buy stuff to take fun when in that location is a kitchen junk drawer full of possibilities.