"On long winter days in the cabin, Kirsten would play with her thaumatrope,

spinning the disk so the bird would hop into its cage—

an optical illusion that’s as fun today as in 1854.

Paper dolls helped fill the long hours inside, too.

There were a treat for pioneer girls who had few playthings.

And on days when Kirsten worked on the trap line with Lars,

she would strap on her snowshoes and walk for miles on top of the deep snow."

This set is missing the thaumatrope and 3 of the 4 paper doll hats.

(I included a picture of the paper dolls so you can see which hats are missing,

for future reference).

The leather of the snowshoes is somewhat dry

(needs conditioning).

I did not save the box.