Category: field trips
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Travel Games
We LOVE road trips. We travel quite a bit, and that means I have kids who are bored in the car. In the 13 years, this is Future Ticia of 2019, not the 2013 Ticia saying this, of parenting my kids haven’t had electronics in the car. Instead, they’ve read books, listened to audiobooks, and…
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Explore Mission Control with a NASA field trip
(There’s a good chance there are affiliate links in here somewhere) Look up details ahead of your NASA field trip If you are going for the NASA homeschool field trip day, you NEED to register ahead of time. You can 100% show up on the day and have a great day. That’s totally what we…
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San Jacinto Monument Field Trip
The Texas Revolution was a short 6 months, 2 weeks, and 5 days long. There are a handful of battles, and most of them barely qualify as battles. It all ended at the Battle of San Jacinto, and in the 1930s the Texas Historical Commission created the San Jacinto Monument as part of the Texas…
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Exploring History in a World War 2 sub
Over the past two decades, we’ve watched a changing of the guard. For forty years, our government was run by people who lived through and fought in World War 2. They could point to their service and say, “This is what I gave up for my country.” It’s a bit sad to see that changing…
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Become a ranger at a super fun field trip
As you’ve seen from time to time on this blog we love car trips, and as we drive across the country, we’ve stopped by several National Parks. One of my favorite parts of the National Parks is the Junior Ranger badges. I have to admit, I may like them more than the kids, but it’s…