Apple Orchard Field Trip

Fall time is a wonderful time to be out doors. It not as hot a summer and not cold yet. Our home school group had the opportunity to take a field trip to an apple orchard. I was impressed at how educational the field trip turned out to be. The kids started out watching an educational/infomercial about the orchard, then shucked corn, milked a real cow, listened to a puppet cow give facts about cows, took a wagon ride through the orchard, watched pigs race, played with animals in a petting zoo, ate lunch, slid on two giant slides, and took a tour through a farmhouse museum.

Kit loved the time with friends the best while Mr. Wheels loved the tractors that were parked at various places on the farm and he was able to go the slide all by himself.   While at the petting area Kit was able to feed the goats and hold some chicks. Before they milked the real cow they practiced on a set of plastic utters.

Mr. Wheels was involved with most of the farm. He was a bit timid with the feeding of the goats. He didn't understand how to lay his hand out flat. We had a difficult time getting him off the wooden tractor that was inside the petting area.

Dad got to go with us on this trip. I love how involved he is in this whole home school process. He is an important part of this journey. Not only does he give me great moral support, but he teaches spelling and science. I could not do all of it with out him.