Wyckoff from Home

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A new resource for students and families of all ages to help enrich virtual learning and experience New York City’s Oldest House from the comfort of home.

Make sure to check back weekly for updated activities and fill out our Wyckoff From Home Survey to help our Education team develop new content.

Follow along on social media @wyckoffmuseum on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Youtube and TikTok for more demos, videos, and trivia. Share your at-home creations using #WyckoffFromHome!

HISTORY & DAILY LIFE OF THE WYCKOFF FAMILY

The Story of Pieter and the Wyckoff Farmhouse – Biographical sketch of Pieter Claesen Wyckoff. PDF

Hands-On Guide – Basic information and questions about objects in the museum’s hands-on collection. PDF

House Overview– Brief historical overview of the house and grounds. PDF

A Busy Hearth– Cooking more at home? Learn about what it was like cooking in a 17th-Century Dutch kitchen and try your hand at a colonial recipe. PDF

Chores Around the Farm Coloring Page– Everyone had special chores around the farm, are any of these tasks similar to work we do at home? PDF

Colonial Toys & Games Coloring Pages– Learn about some of the games played long ago and see if they are similar to what you play today. PDF- Page 1 / PDF- Page 2

Hands-on Activity: Make your own Whirligig– Using simple materials found at home learn to make one of the oldest toys around. PDF

HOUSE

Labeled Floorplan– A floorplan of the Wyckoff House that includes an introductory paragraph & descriptions in each room. PDF

Elevation– Cross-sectional elevation of the Wyckoff House “Common Parlor,” c.1730. JPEG  

Wyckoff House Coloring Page- Add your own decorative flair and imagine what the front garden looks like in the spring. (hint: tulips are now in full bloom!) PDF

MAPS

Native Land Map– A comprehensive map identifying the traditional lands of indigenous peoples. The Wyckoff House is on land formerly occupied by the Lenape Canarsee people. Use the search function to find where you live and learn more about the indigenous people who also call that land home via Native Land Digital

Remembering Brooklyn’s Dutch Colonial Homes – Virtually explore the Wyckoff House and a collection of Dutch Colonial farmhouses in East Flatbush and the surrounding areas, many of which no longer stand today. by the New-York Historical Society via Urban Archive

NATURE & ART ACTIVITIES

Texture Hunt Collage– (ages 4+) Find inspiration in the different textures of nature and create a unique collage PDF

Nature Portraits– (ages 4+) A fun twist on creating with play dough inside. These nature portraits are an interesting and creative way to interact with nature PDF

FARM

Composting– Maintaining the compost system on the Wyckoff Farm is an important way that we help divert food scraps from the waste stream and make sure the plants we grow have the nutrition they need. If you’re interested in composting at home, NPR has some helpful tips to get started with a simple compost bin. For a more comprehensive list of different methods and compost devices, check out the resources from our friends at Earth Matter.

Vermicompost– If you have limited access to outdoor space another way to reduce food waste at home is by creating a worm bin. Our partners at the NYC Compost Project have a step by step guide to create a happy home for our favorite worm, the red wiggler!

Red Wiggler Coloring Page– Use your imagination to draw what is in it’s worm bin. PDF

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