Cracker Country Homeschool Day: Pioneers & Cowhunters at Cracker Country
Discover what life would have been like for a child growing up in a Florida farming and ranching community over 100 years ago! Educators in historic dress will welcome guests to the 1895 Smith House, Okahumpka Depot, Terry Store, School House and more authentic structures. Students will learn cowhunter skills, like how to read a cattle brand and what to pack for a long cattle drive. Each young learner will enjoy demonstrations of daily chores and skills such as butter churning, laundry, cattle roping and a period school house lesson.
Designed specifically for homeschool groups & families!
Please help us keep this calendar up to date! If this activity is sold out, canceled, or otherwise needs alteration, email mindy@kidsoutandabout.com so we can update it immediately. If you have a question about the activity itself, please contact the organization administrator listed below.
Activities:
- See our model train display
- Explore our historic buildings
- Learn to read cattle brands
- Help with old fashioned laundry
- Print a post card on an antique printing press
- Practice a lesson in a one-room school house
- Try out turn-of-the-century toys
- and more!
Add-on Lecture: People of 1890s Florida: Who Lived Here?
- Price: $2 add-on to Homeschool Day general admission ticket
- Ages: The lecture is designed for students aged 12+
- Time: 45-minute lecture at 11 am & 1 pm
- Location: Governors Inn at Cracker Country
Bring a Picnic Lunch: Picnic tables are available for a picnic lunch.
Shopping: There are lots of unique items to be found at the General Store! The store features nostalgic and reproduction items, historical toys and games, books, candy, and many other unique gift items. The General Store accepts cash and all major credit cards. Proceeds from sales in the General Store help support Cracker Country’s education programs.
Location:
Cracker Country, U.S. 301, Tampa, FL, USA
See map: Google Maps
*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.
Dates:
09/18/2026
Time:
10AM - 2PM
Price:
$14 per person 4 years old and up, children 3 years old and younger will be admitted for FREE. Advance ticket purchase required- this is a very popular event and there are limited tickets available. Tickets only available online. All ticket sales are final.
Ages
2-3 years 4-5 years 6-8 years 9-12 yearsWeb Service