We went on a field trip to Old Cowtown Museum with our Sonlight group last Friday. DS1 really absorbed the information in the farmhouse. When we were outside, he kind of got the short end because some of the taller kids in our group didn't step back and let the smaller ones up close to the table where "Mr. Farmer" was showing the different kinds of grain, before and after grinding. He got a good look at the farming implements, animals, and in the barn, though.
DS1's favorite parts were looking in the magnifier at the shells "from back east" and playing cat and mouse. DS2's favorit part was seeing the "giant claw" in the barn that was used to lift bales of hay, straw, and grass. My favorite part was seeing the 1880s toys.
By the end DS2 was getting pretty wiggly and inattentive, but DS1 was still with it. One of the other moms commented that she could just see him soaking up the information like a sponge.
I think the group really enjoyed the trip. Next year I'll offer to organize one again, and we can see "Daily Life: 1870s City Living."
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