There are just some weeks where you know you need to shake up your routine and go do something special. We were in that rut a couple weeks ago, so I had my eyes open for some sort of family activity that we could do. On the spur of the moment, we decided to go […]
Experiencing Apples
I’ve done lots of apple-themed activities in the past with my kids, and wasn’t really planning on doing much with apples this fall. Sometimes I forget that though I’ve done these “apple” events and activities over and over again, my littlest ones really haven’t. God must have known that my littles needed some apple experiences […]
Down on the Alpaca Farm
This is the time of year where I try to pack in as many field trips as I can before winter. Last year we visited the same small alpaca farm, and we thought it would be fun to visit again. We were first greeted by a gang of turkeys. We turned down the wrong […]
Minnetrista: Nature Study Field Trip
If you are ever in the East Central Indiana area, one great museum and gardens to visit is Minnetrista. The museum has exhibits, presentations, and classes. Right now they have The Bones exhibit, which goes perfectly with our anatomy unit. Along with the museum there are many garden areas along a walking path and Oakhurst […]
1 Fun Farm Field Trip
Since my little ones learned about pumpkins last week, I thought going on a field trip to the local corn maze/small pumpkin patch would be a perfect fall outing. (Thankfully my friend had arranged it all so all I had to do was say I’d be there! I love field trips like that–lol). They had […]
