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Family Field Trips

Educational Adventures

By Teri Brown

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A trip to the ocean is always fun. By heading to the tide pools for a bit before you hit your favorite beach, you are adding an educational component to your trip that will be fresh and different for your tween.

A Field Trip Checklist

The following dos and don'ts can help you and your tweens get the most out of your educational family adventures:

  1. Don't forget to check your gas gauge! I know this one sounds elementary, but I had a friend run out of gas on her way to meet us for a wilderness hike. Luckily, she was still in town at the time and was able to get some fairly quickly. I'm notorious for forgetting to check my gas gauge until the last minute, then searching all over unfamiliar towns for a gas station whose credit card I actually have on me! And of course the children are anxiously asking, "Is it below the line yet, Mom?" the whole time. Not fun.
  2. Do remember to check the weather. In Oregon, we always check for rain, but remember to check on how hot it's going to be as well. My daughter is very sensitive to heat and an outing can be ruined if we don't take a spray bottle and extra water for her.
  3. Take extra cash and put it someplace other than your purse. The kids and I once drove 40 miles to go to a special park only to find that I'd left my wllet at home and didn't even have the $3 to pay for parking. (If it sounds as if I'm a bit disorganized, I am. But I'm getting better!)

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