Even after years of working at George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens, Sandy Newton still gets a kick out of creating corn husk dolls.

It’s not that Newton, who is board secretary for Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association and also volunteers during their events, finds creating the dolls challenging. After all, she’s been training volunteers and teaching visitors how to make them for years. What Newton enjoys is watching the children and the parents who attend the Fall Harvest Family Days make those figurines.