“Do
you play croquet?”
A
certain fictional queen asked a certain fictional girl this
question. Do you know which characters?
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| This game of croquet occurred at the South Pole! |
It
was the Queen of Hearts who asked Alice if she played croquet—and
it all happened in Wonderland. Today Alice in Wonderland is
the theme of a day of croquet tournaments at the Benjamin Harrison
Presidential Site in Indianapolis, Indiana. Kids can play with the
Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, and Alice, and there
are snacks and photo ops and even croquet lessons. To participate in
the adult croquet tournament, players must wear white!
Celebrate!
If
you have a croquet set, re-read the rules and play a match today.
Watch
or read Alice in Wonderland. (Again!)
Can
you make a miniature set of croquet to play, perhaps using a marble
as a ball? I'm thinking pipe cleaners and modeling clay to act as
wickets that can stand up on a table. Hit the ball by flicking the
marble with your pointer finger.
Find
out more about Benjamin Harrison, who is the only U.S. president from
Indiana. Can you fill in the following blank? Benjamin Harrison is
the only U.S. president who was the ___________ of another president.
Here
is a wacky relay game based on croquet.
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on this date:
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