We went with some friends to Audley End House-a beautiful Victorian-era house about an hour from us. English Heritage was putting on a "Time Travelers" program for kids about World War II. They had tents set up on the lawn and presenters dressed in period clothes who taught the kids about gas masks (they got to make a case to hold them), medical care during WWII, the different planes, morse code and semifore signalling. The highlight of the day was when they entered boot camp and were trained to stand at attention, ease, to march in formation, go through an obstacle course and to charge a dummy
while holding a wooden rifle. 
Ethan got in trouble for his hair being out of regs and had to do some extra laps. After the activities, we toured the house, which has been recreated beautifully. The owners of the house were avid hunters and collectors, so the kids were excited to see all the different kinds of animals they had stuffed and mounted all over the walls and in various cases throughout the house. I enjoyed this part much less, prefering the lovely antique furniture and decor!
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