To date our kids have earned 112 Junior Ranger badges at the various National Park, National Historic Sites, and Monuments run by the National Park Service. Its a great way to learn more about the parks we visit, often giving us direction and more information about the wildlife, geology and history (see our list of badges)….
We visited Chiricahua National Monument in eastern Arizona. It was a mountain oasis in a desert of grass. The landscape was pretty cool. And there were TREES. We hadn’t seen trees in a month – just cactus. Mom and dad decided that we were going to hike. A long one! I didn’t really want to…
We visited on a special day, which was lucky because we got to stay late and explore the fort by campfire & candlelight! When We Visited: September 13, 2014 Ages of Kids: 8, 7, 4 Tips From Mom: They had to scrounge some Jr. Ranger Books for us as the event runs from 4-10pm, the…
This is a post by our 8 year old daughter Rachel. She asked if she could contribute and as we are working on writing skills as part of her road school curriculum, I happily consented. Please leave her some encouragement so she’ll want to keep writing! I know how to boogie board! It is…
Thanks so much for the link! I LOVE your info here–you’ve provided great deals. I’m excited to check out that secret service one as we head up the east coast this year. Seeing your collection of badges really got my kids excited!
I’m so glad!