MangoMama Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I'm planning a field trip to a beekeeper for our family this month. It got me thinking, "I wonder what the Hive's favorite field trips are." So tell me: What have been your family's favorite field trips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoVanGogh Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 We love field trips! Last year (2010, we school by calendar year) we went on 40 and we would honestly have a hard time picking out a few favorites. I am very selective so seldom have a 'dud.' Some highlights: Da Vinci exhibit at Fort Worth Museum of Science and History St Louis Science Center (awesome!) Five zoos and one drive-through wildlife park (Fort Worth, Saint Louis, Omaha, Topeka, Waco and Fossil Rim) Lewis and Clark Center in Nebraska City Pony Express Museum in St Joseph We visit zoos, botanical gardens and art galleries whenever we travel, plus we attend a number of live theater productions each year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 We're only a few months in and have just a K'er. Our faves have been: 1) A Christmas trip to local historical site (home/farm c. 1780's). An excellent tour, a good craft, authentic period snacks and square dancing! 50 homeschoolers - ages 4 through 7th grade - doing the Virgina Reel was just priceless! 2) A puppet show at our downtown library when the kids got to see behind the stage and see how everything works and ask questions of the puppeteers for 30+ minutes after the show. Not strictly a field trip, just a family outing: a trip to a local Aquarium. Penguins, sharks and clown fish were all huge hit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MangoMama Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 Thanks for the replies so far! I'm so excited about our field trips that I hope to take this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 The local field office of the U.S. Geological Service had an open house a couple years ago that was super-cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linders Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 We relocated to the South where there is so much history! So fave field trips are re-enactments (Native American, Revolutionary War, Civil War), Fts. Sumpter and Pulaski, the Yorktown battleship (got to stay overnight with scouts), plantations, historic cities (Charleston, Savannah, Atlanta), battlefields, and old train depots and canals. The thought of being "right where they stood" makes history so exciting and real to my DSs. We are also fortunate to have easy access to good science and art museums, playhouses, and lots of ecological preserves (alligator-infested swamps, snake-infested forests, etc.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*lifeoftheparty* Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Well, I live right in between Washington DC and Baltimore, so we have TONS to do, LOL! Last year our FAVORITE was going to Jug Bay Natural Area along the Patuxent River. They had a Southern rural life museum, with a real Sears Roebuck house. We took a nature hike and went on a pontoon boat ride along the river. We saw Beaver lodges, Osprey, ducks, turtles, etc. The kids LOVED it.... Others we have done/are doing: - (in 2 weeks) Baltimore Aquarium - (in 1 month) Civil Rights play (for kids) at American History Museum - (in March) Local Landfill and Recycling Center - local ice cream/candy shop - Puppet show about Wright Brothers at Air and Space Museum - Holiday display at US Botanical Gardens - Thanksgiving themed tour or Museum of the American Indian - Fall Hayride and pumpkin/apple picking at local Farm - local fire station - National Zoo - Xi'an Terra Cotta Warriors exhibit at National Geographic museum - Natural History Museum - Maryland Science Center - WW2 Memorial - US Army Band Christmas concert - Library of Congress That's all I can think of right now! Next year we study American History and are starting the year off with HS days in Williamsburg and later a day trip to Philadelphia. We'll do Antietam Battlefield, Ft. McHenry, Gettysburg, Londontowne, Annapolis, Mt. Vernon, etc. We are very lucky to live in this area :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 We live in a small town so there aren't tons of options, but hands down we love the observatory! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Nyssa Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 --Artisan bakery --Local food bank --4H presentation on racing pigeons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReidFamily Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 We've only got a few under our belt so far. -A local bagel factory -A local screen printing company. The kids got to see how a design is placed on a shirt from start to finish and even got to make their own shirts. They LOVED this. -Local Fire Station Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EppieJ Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Wow! That's hard to narrow down! We've been to Pioneer Farms, Pumpkin Farms, Museum of Flight, Art Museums, Science Center, Zoos, Reptile Zoo, beaches at low tide, observation decks of tall buildings. In a couple weeks were going to a local elementary school (they invited our hs organization) to participate in a fused glass workshop. There are so many things to do! So little time! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom0012 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 (edited) We've belonged to a field trip group since my oldest was in kindergarten, so we have done a ton of field trips. I've listed some of the best ones we've done. I really like the trips tothe vet's office, restaurant tours, etc. because those are things we wouldn't be able to do without our group. I really enjoyed the Capitol tour and the White House, but we could have easily have done those as a family. Also, if you are working with a group, I think it's nice to have a couple of roller skating, bowling, whatever, type of trips so that you have the opportunity to really socialize with the people you are going on these trips with all year. Chocolate Factory Tour Restaurant Tours Nature Center Programs White House Capitol Building Paint your Own Pottery Farm Tours Quarry Tour Landfill Tour National Gallery of Art Wegman's Tour Etiquette Class - one session for our group Equine Center National Zoo Airport Tour local ballet performances Children's Theater programs Bakery Planetarium Historic Homes General Mail Facility for our area Vet's office Various local museums Beekeeper demo/honey factory Petting Zoo Dentist's office bowling/roller skating/ice skating One room schoolhouse with reenactment Various children's museums Lisa Edited January 31, 2011 by LisaTheresa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*lifeoftheparty* Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 We've belonged to a field trip group since my oldest was in kindergarten, so we have done a ton of field trips. I've listed some of the best ones we've done. I really like the trips tothe vet's office, restaurant tours, etc. because those are things we wouldn't be able to do without our group. I really enjoyed the Capitol tour and the White House, but we could have easily have done those as a family. Also, if you are working with a group, I think it's nice to have a couple of roller skating, bowling, whatever, type of trips so that you have the opportunity to really socialize with the people you are going on these trips with all year. Chocolate Factory Tour Restaurant Tours Nature Center Programs White House Capitol Building Paint your Own Pottery Farm Tours Quarry Tour Landfill Tour National Gallery of Art Wegman's Tour Etiquette Class - one session for our group Equine Center National Zoo Airport Tour local ballet performances Children's Theater programs Bakery Planetarium Historic Homes General Mail Facility for our area Vet's office Various local museums Beekeeper demo/honey factory Petting Zoo Dentist's office bowling/roller skating/ice skating One room schoolhouse with reenactment Various children's museums Lisa Is it a safe guess that you are somewhat close to my area?? May I ask where you went for the Honey Factory Tour and the Quarry Tour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Fav field trips in the last couple of years: Fire engine factory, One Room Schoolhouse (docents "taught" school for the day), Breadsmith, rock wall climbing (local state U), Black Hills, Mt. Rushmore, snowshoeing, x-country skiing (both free through Outdoor Campus), History Day at State U, TeenPact (week-long for older kids, 1-day for younger -GREAT info and lots of fun at the capitol), Dead Sea Scrolls, Omaha Zoo (fantastic!), campaigning- phone banking and lit dropping, sign waving- even the younger kids love to do this, drama festivals and camps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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