Life In The Creek
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Oct. 4, 2008
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WOW, it is October already!
Where does time go? I can hardly believe it is OCTOBER....We are moving along, enjoying all life has to offer us this fall season. We went to the Forest Discovery Center in Indiana
Forest Discovery Center Video by Shanna Clark
Our leader Shanna was so nice to post this info on her blog with huge THANK YOU to Shanna on the Video :)
We started our day at the Forest Discovery Center where we walked through an indoor forest. The animals you see on the slide show are not real...at least not anymore. We watched a short video about forest regeneration and took a tour through a large wood manufacturing factory (no pictures allowed). Then we headed upstairs to the activity area where we saw the world's largest wood mosaic mural (1,000 square feet). An artist was there demonstrating the process of wood mosaic. Also there was a large tree that we could walk through and the kids could sign there names. Shanna's Hubby left a message for her ;)
After eating a brown bag lunch, we then headed over to Huber's Farm. We took a tour called "What happens to apples after they're picked." Apparently they are stored in a 'cold room' where they are kept at 32 degrees. Apples will stay fresh at this temperature for six months. We also saw how the apples were cleaned and sorted.
Afterward, we headed out to the pumpkin patch where the children each picked a pumpkin. We walked through the rope maze, the corn maze, and the bamboo maze. The kids had fun jumping on some sort of large inflatable and walking through the petting zoo. Madison loved a race we did with riding tractors.
We went to Huber's store and purchased some fresh apple cider, fresh apples and cheese for a snack on the way home.
We had a fun filled day!
**Thank you Shanna for a GREAT field trip for the Creation Nature Club.
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About Me
My tidbits as homeschool my daughter and general "Life In The Creek".
I have 14 yrs. between my children. My 1st blessing, my adult son Z-4/89. My 2nd blessing, my daughter, M-12/02, I am homeschooling 2nd grade this year (2009-2010) and pray that God will grant my hearts desire to continue this journey of homeschooling as this marks my 4th year.. Yes, we started when she was 2.5 to 3 years old, that happens when you have an accelerated learner. |
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