Category Archives: Field Trip Ideas

Summer Reading Programs at Your Local Library

This summer, Sarah participated in our local library’s summer reading program.  This is the second year she has joined.  We were actually unaware that there was a summer reading program before! Sarah signed up to read 96 books over the … Continue reading

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Bowling: A Fun Activity for Kids!

If you are looking for a fun activity to do with  your preschooler, kindergartener, or first grader, I recommend bowling!  We love to go bowling.  As Sarah gets older, she relies on the bumpers less and less.  Pretty soon, she’ll … Continue reading

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Mini-Golf Season Is Here!

We live in NY State and it seemed like winter was going to hold on forever.  Thankfully, nicer weather has arrived.  It was almost 80 degrees today!  Unfortunately, it is raining hard tonight. This picture is of my daughter mini-golfing … Continue reading

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Rio in 3D = AWESOME!

I’ll admit that we rarely watch movies in the theaters.  It is so expensive.  My daughter and I watched Rio in 3D yesterday and it cost us $35.00 for two movie tickets, a bottled water, and popcorn.  The last movie … Continue reading

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Discovery Zone in Binghamton, NY: A Must Visit!

A few days ago, I posted about how I had a blast being the parent volunteer/co-troop leader for the Girl Scouts lock-in at the Discovery Zone in Binghamton, New York. Here are some pictures I took.  I would have a … Continue reading

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Best Night Ever!

I am an assistant troop leader for my daughter’s Girl Scouts Daisy troop.  Last night, they had an overnight lock-in at the Discovery Zone in Binghamton, NY. The day started out a little nerve-racking as the troop leader (who does … Continue reading

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Fun Field Trip for Kids: Science Center in Ithaca, NY!

At the beginning of the school year, I was a chaperone for my daughter’s first grade field trip to the Science Center in Ithaca, NY. We have been to the Science Center many times before. We let our membership expire, … Continue reading

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Museum of the Earth Located in Ithaca, NY

These pictures are over a year old, but I just realized that I never uploaded them to my blog. I am not exactly sure when, but it was over a year ago. We visited the Museum of the Earth in … Continue reading

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Fun Preschool Activity: Visiting a Children’s Museum

I am a very big fan of children’s museums.  I am lucky that we live right near the Science Center in Ithaca, New York.  With that said, my all time favorite place is the Strong National Museum of Play in … Continue reading

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Strong National Museum of Play Video – Sarah and Sesame Street

This short video clip is from our trip to the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY. It doesn’t have any sound, but is still kind of cute. They have a Sesame Street exhibit and lots of mini-activities inside. … Continue reading

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