End of the Year Fun!

I am sure that everyone struggles with the cost of field trips.  Between the cost of the bus, the bus drivers, the mileage, admission fee, snacks, and lunch field trips can become quite expensive. 

In the past few years, instead of taking a big field trip, I have planned fun things that we can do at school or very close to school.  This way we can enjoy several fun days towards the end of the year, without the hassle of a field trip.  In past past, I have had a camping day, luau day, ocean themed day, trip around the world, reptile day, etc.  

The pictures I am posting is from our Reptile Day.  A man came from a nearby county to discuss native reptiles and amphibians to Kentucky.  He actually brought living species and the kids were able to hold and touch the specimens.  He also gave each child a poster that had pictures of all of the frogs and toads native to Kentucky.  The kids thought this was so cool!  Some were a little scared, but the man did such a good job and made sure to keep everyone and everything safe.

Another of our "Staycations" was making tie-dye shirts.  The kids got to pick out what colors they wanted to tie-dye their shirts.  You will see the shirts in the following pictures.

We also visited out local (less than a mile from school) Yogurt Paradise.  The kids got to pick their yogurt flavor and add all of the toppings they wanted.  Yum!