Swedish Dala Horse Craft for Kids

Meet at the Gunn Junior Library in Washington, Connecticut at 1pm, then we'll take a tour of the Gunn Museum's Swedish immigrant exhibit. After seeing all the beautifully decorated Dala Horses on display and learning about their significance, children will decorate a dala horse ornament to take home.

A Dala Horse is a traditional carved, painted wooden horse statuette originating in Swedish province Dalarna. In the old days the Dala horse was mostly used as a toy for children; in modern times it has become a symbol of Dalarna, as well as Sweden in general. Several different types of Dala horses are made, with distinguishing features common to the locality of the site where they are produced. The stoutly carved red horses with a harness in white, green, yellow and blue have become much more common and widespread than others.