Fall Field Trip Frenzy

Every fall it is like this…field trip opportunities abound. This year though, it has been a little busier then the last couple.

We have been to a homeschool fun day, the eye doctor four times, State Fair two times, Wild Life and Parks day, Peace Treaty Pageant, Farm helping too many times to count (from actually being in the field to running for parts), a fall BBQ party at our home and it’s not quite over yet.

We do these things in the fall, because that is when they take place, the weather is still nice and sickies haven’t come out to get us quite yet.

For about three weeks, we put our books away and enjoy the time we get to spend learning through experience, hands on, actually being there. We don’t worry about the hours of book work we don’t have done, the fact that we aren’t home, or that someone will think we aren’t doing school. Why?

We keep records, take pictures and don’t take off at other times of the year, but will take off when we feel God giving us opportunities to make memories, learn and grow, trying to keep a lifestyle of learning mind open to anything God would throw our way.

Allowing our family to enjoy these outings and not stress of what I had planned to do, or schedules, routines and other such my plans for my children, allows for me to let God lead our family. There are memories made that will last a lifetime, there are days that we are all tired and grouchy, but these days allow character development that wouldn’t happen otherwise.

We do a few group field trips, but mostly we do them only as a family. This allows us to spend time together, learning together as a family unit. We have found that our children gain more from our family field trips most of the time. However, they also enjoy doing field trips with other homeschoolers, as do I. There is a balance though, and for the most part, I think we are staying within a good boundary for our family.

Here are a few pictures of some of our recent field trips. I haven’t been able to take pictures at all, but several.

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