Category: Educational Travel
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Top Ten Travel Tips With Children: a guest post by Mary Prather
“I believe that exploring new places, meeting new people, and seeing God’s wonders firsthand is an invaluable experience for my children. I don’t want them to be afraid of new things. I’m willing to make a lot of other sacrifices in my life so we can travel. ” -Mary Prather Our list of…
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Learning on the Road: a guest post by Renee Gotcher
Any time we have to opportunity to travel as a family, we are looking for fun and adventure. However, there are other benefits to traveling as a homeschool family we like to take advantage of as well, like learning on the road. We turned our recent trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming into a spontaneous field…
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The Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge – a guest post by Kathy Balman
On a recent road trip to South Carolina, I decided to make a detour for a spontaneous adventure. After driving across 3 states and through the Smokey Mountains, I arrived in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee with my kids. The Titanic Museum had been on our field trip list for quite awhile, and it did not disappoint.…
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What is a Maelstrom? Homeschool Learning at EPCOT
If you have traveled to EPCOT you have probably taken a ride on the Maelstrom in the Norway pavilion. It’s one of the few rides in the World Showcase so kids usually convince their parents to try it at least once. The Maelstrom includes a water ride on a dragon-headed Viking “ship”. During your journey you will see…
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Inspired by the Bricks: a lego stop action and poem.
Lego Stop Action and a Poem These bricks, these bricks are everywhere in my pantry and the green chair. We’ve tried to sort them all by color How they escape? I’ll always wonder- The plastic bins Never can contain them- Because he’s always rearrangin’ We pick them up and then, just then- It’s time…