Most establishments normally offer some type of group discount.

That’s where setting up a field trip and attending with a group really comes in handy. There were also many attractions that weren’t nearby but within an hour or so drive that were always fun to see the zoo, aquarium, science, history and art museums but they weren’t always as inexpensive. Many of these were free and easy enough to arrange. Over the years, we’ve taken the standard field trips to the grocery store, the bank, fire station, post office, police department (my kids loved sitting in that cruiser!), our local library, dairy farm and apple orchard. I even had the boys write him a thank you note recognizing the kindness he’d shown. What I thought would be a routine errand, ended up as an incredible impromptu field trip. I remember buying new tires in a small shop and my boys were so inquisitive that the gentleman stopped what he was doing and explained the process step-by-step. When my kids were young, it was easy to arrange a field trip because they were interested in learning about everything.

When you go on a field trip, you may not meet everyone, depending on the size of the event, but as an organizer you’re guaranteed too! Not only were my kids able to make friends this way, it allowed me to meet many homeschool moms and a few dads as well. Though I was scared of the thought, the fact that my children needed to meet other kids and I could use the support of other homeschooling moms was enough to motivate me to begin arranging an occasional trip for our group. The first step I took to find field trips for my children was to join a homeschool support group that seemed to be fairly active. Though I’m currently living in a pretty busy place, when I first began homeschooling my three children nearly 12 years ago, we lived in a fairly small town. So, today I’d like to give you an idea of places to visit and a few resource ideas to help get your creativity flowing no matter what size community you call home. I realize that we all live in different size communities and though there’s always a ton of opportunities for those in a larger city, that’s not necessarily true in a rural setting. Finding field trips to go on has never been a problem that I’ve faced, even before my family began traveling with my husband’s job.

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