Ranch Hands

Homeschool field trips....are an adventure. Always an adventure. They are not unlike public school field trips because the kids are so stinkin excitied to be out with their friends that "learning" often becomes a subtext to fun.

Our destination, an educational “Ranch”, owned and operated by a fast food founder (well his family trust) was 2 hours south of town.  I usually have a 45 min travel limit for classes and field trips but I’m glad I made an exception for this one.

What an awesome place.  During the week they have educational field trips and on weekends they have family fun extravaganzas.  We are definitely going as a family next year for the pumpkin cannon and zip lines.

Checking out animal skins

"I'm on top of the world"

Learning about what the Pilgrams might have eaten.

Grinding corn "the old fashioned way"

Cow anatomy 101

Nice teepee

if you would like one....

There aren't many teachers who can keep the kids attention like this guy could.
He was awesome.

And of course we met Abraham Lincoln

"I am NOT with them"

Then there was a village filled with about 15 or more tiny buildings.

Each was perfectly kid sized and filled with kid sized props.

There was even a kid sized jail.  Why don't more parents think of this.