Children's Field Activities

Nothing like young, delighted faces! 
And hopefully, the young will learn a little history too! In addition to Colonial Re-Enactors, special speakers, and a special Muster Field Events just for children, The Sudbury Colonial Faire has many attractions including "The Coconut Shy", "Soak the Bloke", hoops and graces.

Children Games
Join Keith Downer for games in the morning to get the blood pumping. Sack and other races will be featured.

Coconut Shy
Ah, the virtues of hard fruit. The c olonial militia use fruit, in particular coconuts, for throwing practice. See if you can knock a coconut off the stand. Price? 3 tosses for a dollar.

"Soak the Bloke"
A serious note in history - Punishment - has been turned into a game. "Soak the Bloke" is a stock where a criminal is locked in public view for a crime. Additionally, the public gets to exact punishment in the form of watered sponges. In truth, punishment came in the form of rocks and other articles being thrown at them; or with the criminals being uncomfortably overturned, but the Sudbury Faire only wishes to demonstrate how times have changed.
Price to exact public punishment of criminals? 3 sponges for a dollar. Family members are also welcome to take turns in the stocks if they've been naughty (limited to adults).