Little Pink Apple

Category: Field Trips

  • Field Trip: Minute Man Historical Park

    —

    by

    preppyteacher
    in

    We stumbled on the Minute Man National Historical Park and loved it.  After visiting this museum we walked away with a better understanding of what exactly happened the night of Paul Revere’s famous ride.  The museum does a phenomenal job illustrating through an l.e.d map the confrontation between the revolutionaries and the British Troops in…

  • Field Trip: Going to the Drive-In

    —

    by

    preppyteacher
    in

    My kids had been begging to go see “Jurassic World”.   I’m still working through the toilet scene from “Jurassic Park” and was less than enthused.  To my surprise, I really enjoyed this movie and found it less scary than its predecessor.  What’s more we went to our local drive-in to see “Jurassic World”.  Drive-ins can…

  • Field Trip: Dorr Museum, Bar Harbor

    —

    by

    preppyteacher
    in

    The Dorr Museum is small but wonderful.  The museum curators really put thought into making it appealing for children.  We were able to fully experience the museum in one hour.  It is a short distance from Acadia National Park and participates in the Acadia Junior Ranger Program.  See my earlier post here for details on…

  • Becoming A Junior Ranger

    —

    by

    preppyteacher
    in ,

      Millions of visitors will head to this great nation’s national parks this summer, including us!  If you are traveling to a national park make sure to see if they are participating in the “Junior Ranger’s Program”.  Kids will need to complete an informative workbook.  The number of activities depends on the child’s age. I…

  • —

    by

    preppyteacher
    in ,

    It is so important to remember why we celebrate Memorial Day.  Freedom is most definitely not free.  Now that our children are older, we really wanted them to take a little time to remember those who gave their lives for our country.  We decided to ride our bikes to a cemetery near our home that…

  • Artist Study: Frida Kahlo

    —

    by

    preppyteacher
    in , ,

    We were very excited when we learned that the Nova Southeastern University Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale would be showing a traveling Frida Kahlo/Diego Rivera Exhibit.  Last spring we traveled to the Yucatan for a family wedding.  While my husband had been before it was the kids and my first time in Mexico.  We…

  • Field Trip: Sandy Hook

    —

    by

    preppyteacher
    in

    When I was a kid growing up in Florida, seafood restaurants with Christmas tree lights, nets, sailfish trophies, and other eclectic tropical garb hanging from the ceiling and walls were a dime a dozen.  Now they are a rare find in the sunshine state just like vacant land.  For that reason when we are on…

  • Thomas Edison Books

    —

    by

    preppyteacher
    in ,

    For all of you homeschoolers, did you know Thomas Edison was homeschooled? Before our trip to Fort Myers to visit the winter homes of Edison and Ford we decided to study Edison during our science time.  These were some of our favorite books. Time For Kids Thomas Edison Thomas A. Edison Young Inventor Thomas Edison for…

  • Field Trip: The Edison & Ford Estate

    —

    by

    preppyteacher
    in ,

    I had remembered loving the Edison/Ford estate as a child and was really excited to take my kids.  It is still as wonderful as I remembered.  You can’t help but be inspired by Edison’s constant curiosity and desire to invent and push forward progress.  You are able to tour Edison and Ford’s homes, Edison’s lab,…

  • Crave: Fort Myers

    —

    by

    preppyteacher
    in

    I have been wanting to take a field trip to Fort Myers for quite some time.  I remembered enjoying the Edison Museum as a kid and couldn’t wait to share it with my kids.  I am so glad we finally made the jump. It did not disappoint. We had so much fun, I can’t wait…