Homestead

Visit The Homestead for hands-on activities, demonstrations, make and take projects by community groups emphasizing our western, agricultural history. Begin your journey at the Conestoga Covered Wagon. Milk June the “Cow”, meet alpacas and emus, learn about bee keeping, touch animal skins, sew a quilt block for a veteran, and more. Make rope and crafts at the Make and Take area. Pull up a chair and sit a spell for informal demonstrations on the front porch. Participate in our contests: longest potato peel, Fastest Fingers in the West knitting and crochet, and team jigsaw puzzle.

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2022 Homestead Schedule

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All Homestead activities are included within General Admission ticket.

Homestead is located inside the Exhibition Hall, inside the Fair gates.

Activities Include:

Youth Scavenger Hunt
Sew a quilt block for a veteran
Speed Piecing Techniques for Quilters
Wildlife of the Wild West
Life on the Prairie pre-European contact
Milk June the Cow
Old Fashioned Laundry
Meet and Take Selfies with Alpacas and Emus
Newly hatched baby chicks
Covered Wagon
1941 restored pick-up truck
Test your beef knowledge with the spinner cow
Bee keeping and bee crafts
Backyard Bass Fishing
Arapahoe County Centennial Farms display
Play the Water Prize Wheel
Antique Corn Grinding
Rope a Steer
Dinosaur Ridge
Test your garden soil
Disaster preparedness for your pets
Saddle Up
Fit as a Farmer
Toddler Vehicles
Fit as a Feline
Keeping safe on your journey
Rope making
Make and Take craft
Make butter
Sew on a treadle sewing machine
Old time games
Antique tool trivia
Hand craft demonstrations on the Front Porch

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Arapahoe County Fairgrounds and Park

Arapahoe County Fairgrounds & Park: http://www.arapahoecountyeventcenter.com
Calendar of events open to the public: http://www.arapahoecountyeventcenter.com/news
Arapahoe County Fair: https://www.arapahoecountyfair.com

Agribusiness

• Information on local agribusinesses: I-70 Corridor Chamber of Commerce

www.I70ccoc.com (720-731-1954)

Animals

Bee and beekeeping information: Eastern Colorado Beekeepers, serving the I-70 Corridor and Eastern Plains (info@easterncoloradobees.com). Contact Katie Thompson (303-517-5722)or P.O. Box 772, Strasburg, CO 80103
Farm tours: LaZyB Acres Alpacas (lazybacresalpacas.com).To learn more about alpacas or schedule a tour, e-mail lzbalpacas@aol.com or call Larry and Becky Zierer (303-644-4110)
Farm animal rescue, therapy animals, and classes: Peachy Farms (Peachyfarmscolorado@gmail.com).To learn more, contact Katrina Wright (303-828-7411)
Honey Bee Information, Products from the Hive & Education: Happy Busy Bees (HappyBusyBees.com).Offering local honey, beeswax candles, and bee-themed merchandise plus beekeeping classes. Contact Debbie Komperda at BeeSwarmRescue@gmail.com or 720-989-7293.
Promotion of horses, sport of rodeo, and western heritage through a pageant competition: http://arapahoeroyalty.com

Artisans

Quilting with Diane Henderson:hendersondmo@msn.comor 303-690-4851
Quilts of Valor: Contact Jan Weber at jwebers@msn.com or 303-525-8271
Smoky Hill Quilt Club.Meets 3^rd Thursday at Smoky Hill United Methodist Church.Contact jwebers@msn.com for more information on the club.

For more information about the organization or to nominate a veteran to receive a quilt please go to QOVf.org

Farm to Table

Dairy MAX: https://www.dairymax.org
Colorado Beef Council:https://www.cobeef.com
Colorado Corn Growers:https://coloradocorn.com
Colorado Department of Agriculture:https://colorado.gov/agmain

Gardening

Plant education outreach: Colorado Master Gardener volunteers. For answers to your plant questions, e-mail mastergardener@arapahoegov.com or 303-730-1920.
Soil testing: Colorado State University Soil Testing lab: http://www.soiltestinglab.colostate.edu/
Plants, gardening information, classes, and community events: Tagawa Gardens:www.tagawagardens.com or 303-690-4722.Located 7711 S. Parker R.; Centennial, CO 80016

Historical Experiences

17 Mile House: https://www.arapahoegov.com/openspaces or 720-874-6726
Centennial Farm Program: https://www.historycolorado.org/centennial-farms-r...

Nature Experiences: Park, Trails, and Gardens

Arapahoe County Open Spaces:https://www.arapahoegov.com/openspaces
City of Aurora Open Space and Natural Resources Naturalist Team: www.auroragov.org/nature
Barr Lake/Milton Reservoir Watershed:www.barr-milton.org
Barr Lake State Park:https://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/parks/barrlake
Denver Botanic Gardens:https://www.botanicgardens.org
Cherry Creek State Park: https://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/Parks/cherrycreek
Cherry Creek Stewardship Partners:http://www.cherry-creek.org
Dinosaur Ridge:https://dinoridge.org
Storm water Permittees for Local Awareness of Stream Health in Arapahoe County (SPLASH):www.splashco.org

Safety

Safety classes and car seat inspections: South Metro Safety Foundation: https://southmetrofoundation.org (303-805-0228)

Make and Take

Basket (cup) weaving:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHpX0C77lqM
Clothespin people:https://www.thefunkystitch.com/30-beautiful-clothespin-dolls/or
Corn husk people:https://hiphomeschoolmoms.com/how-to-make-corn-husk-dolls/
Dream catchers:http://smashedpeasandcarrots.com/easy-paper-plate-dream-catcher-tutorial/
Leathercraft: Tandy Leather at 3535 S. Platte River Dr. St. M Englewood, CO80110
Ojo de Dios:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mnnNhzHQjI
Origami cat head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4G10yxUrQ8
Yarn people:https://www.littlehouseliving.com/simple-toys-make-yarn-dolls.html or

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