“I know! I know! You’re going to the theater to see The Seven Castles! . . . and I shall go, for Mother said I might see it, and I’ve got my rag […]
Category: Orem Reads Activity
Activity 2: Recreate a Scene
“Do it this way. Clasp your hands so, and stagger across the room, crying frantically, ‘Roderigo, save me! Save me!” –Jo, Chapter 1, “Playing Pilgrims” ACTIVITY Recreate a scene from […]
Activity 3: Make Something
“At that minute Jo was particularly absorbed in dressmaking; for she was mantua-maker general to the family, and took especial credit to herself because she could use a needle as […]
Activity 4: Little Women Recipe
“The—the jelly won’t jell and I don’t know what to do!” –Meg, Chapter 28, “Domestic Experiences” ACTIVITY The Orem Library has several books that feature recipes from the time of Little […]
Activity 5: Have a Ball
“I’ll tell you how we can manage. There’s a long hall out there, and we can dance grandly, and no one will see us.” –Laurie, Chapter 3, “The Laurence Boy” […]
Activity 6: Read Louisa May Alcott’s Thrillers
“The minute her cap began to bob like a top-heavy dahlia, I whipped The Vicar of Wakefield out of my pocket, and read away, with one eye on him and one on […]
Activity 7: Listen to One of Beth’s Favorite Composers
“Quite by accident, of course, some pretty, easy music lay on the piano, and with trembling fingers and frequent stops to listen and look about, Beth at last touched the […]
Activity 8: Learn About mid-1800s Fashion
“My new fan just matches my flowers, my gloves fit to a charm, and the real lace on Aunt’s mouchoir gives an air to my whole dress. If I only […]
Activity 9: Read Old-Time Handwriting
“This note, prettily written on scented paper, was a great contrast to the next, which was scribbled on a big sheet of thin foreign paper, ornamented with blots and all […]
Activity 10: Learn About Civil War Quilts
“They adopted Jo’s plan of dividing the long seams into four parts, and calling the quarters Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, and in that away got on capitally, especially when […]
Activity 11: View the Little Women Displays at the Orem Library
“Don’t shut yourself up in a bandbox because you are a woman, but understand what is going on, and educate yourself to take your part in the world’s work, for […]
Activity 12: Attend an Orem Reads Event
“Bless your soul, I’m not superannuated yet. I quite enjoy the idea. It will do me good, and my old bones won’t suffer, for traveling nowadays is almost as easy […]