“Much of education is oriented, for better or worse, towards making a living rather than making a life.” My thoughts about public education are seemingly on a roller coaster. Some days I want to hand off the education of my children to someone else, some days I’m ready to keep them by my side forever,…
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Last week we were invited to come check out Thanksgiving Point’s new Museum of Natural Curiosity before it opens to the public. I had heard good things from other friends that had been to various preview days (city employees, special groups, etc) so our family was really excited. When we visited: May 2014 Ages of…
One of our road schooling resources has been regular visits to children’s museums, zoos, and science centers. We get into most of these places for free or at a steep discount as a result of nation wide reciprocal programs. These reciprocal programs were an awesome find in our first few months of traveling. About a…
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Hey! We were able to use our pass at the Science Museum in Vancouver, B.C. If you check the list (at the bottom of the post) you can see which countries/museums it will work for. I imagine if you have a membership to one of the participating Canadian museums that you’d be able to use it all over the U.S. Definitely call ahead and ask though!ReplyCancel
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Thank you so much for sharing this!!! We normally travel pretty slowly (2 months in one state, 3 in another, 6 in another, etc.) but next month we’ll be moving through 10+ states in about 29 days, and we’re scouring all available resources to find plenty of field trip options and ways to get the most out of each state we’ll be visiting. This post has been extremely helpful (as are most of your posts). We plan to drive over to the nearest science center this week and join!ReplyCancel
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What a great tip! I will be researching to see which museums we will be visiting to know what might be covered. EXCELLENT tip about where to buy, too. Thanks!
I enjoy preparing the kids for art museums, which I love, telling them the stories behind the art – usually religion or mythology. Different art types leads to some really fun and interesting conversations with the kiddos! Love their perspective.ReplyCancel
We recently had the opportunity to try out a TogetherBox. Not quite sure what to expect, we were totally blown away with the box itself (supplies and directions) as well as how much fun we had. If you know me at all, you’ll have realized by now that I’m not exactly SuperCrafty Mom, so having…
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That is a great idea! I have seen many of those projects around the web but putting them together for someone is a great idea! We have done the balloon rockets before, the boys loved them. The one we did actually called for the long skinny balloons which probably would have worked better for us but we did not have them. I keep meaning to redo that one but have not! I have been wanting to set up ninja balloons for a long time! I need to just get on it!ReplyCancel
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Tidepooling for our #classroomfortheday I’ve had many conversations about homeschooling in the last few months. Some ideas have changed the way I think, others have reinforced what I already know, but all have given me new depth and perspective on my kids and learning. We recently spent a weekend with my cousin and her family….
That place looks amazing! That is awesome that you got to go before they opened! That would be so much fun!