Staff will plant their vegetable and herb gardens and offer demonstrations of sheep shearing, spinning, and beekeeping. There will also be a demonstration of 18 th century hearthside cooking by Brittney Belz, who will be preparing some colonial spring recipes. Enjoy the magic of Levram the Great: The Colonial Conjurer, performing 18th century magic to dazzle one and all. Get into the spirit of the season and make a kite to fly on a windy day and sample switchel, a thirst-quenching drink brought into the fields while planting. Eighteenth-century games will be available for kids of all ages to play.