Our Legoland Trip

We took a trip to Legoland yesterday since it was one of their many Homeschool Days.

We arrived right when they opened, and even though there were several large homeschool groups, it was not very crowded.  We were able to go on many of the rides 2-3 times, and a few times they told us we could just stay on.

Funny Bunny and Hubby really liked the Imagination Zone, where they both built and tested their own Lego cars.  Hubby won the first few races, but with some modifications, Funny Bunny was able to beat him! 

We loved all of the roller coasters, but I think our overall favorite was Coastersaurus, which is wooden. 

We also had time to explore the historic gardens established on the grounds of its Cypress Gardens predecessor more than 75 years ago.  The highlight of the Gardens is the Banyan tree that was planted as a seedling in 1939.  It was huge!!

I love that Legoland has discounted days set aside specifically for homeschoolers!  If you ever get a chance to go, it's well worth it!  And if you think you may visit more than once, purchasing an annual pass may be the way to go, especially if you are a Florida Resident. 

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Sea Turtle Center Field Trip

Last Friday we went on our first official homeschool field trip of the new year and it was to a nearby Sea Turtle Center.  Several homeschooling families went with a total of about 30 kids.  Our group was large enough to split into three smaller groups and we took turns rotating between three different locations at the center.

The first location my group went to was the rehabilitation area.  This is where they kept the sea turtles who were on the road to recovery.  You can see one little guy waving at the crowd below.

The next area we went to was the interactive exhibit gallery.  The activity my daughter enjoyed the most was where you took your sea turtle card to several stations to determine how you lived your life as a sea turtle.  In the picture below she is finding out what has been living on her shell.  She had barnacles and I had a sea anemone.

Here she is helping her turtle find his way through the maze to avoid dangers.

Here is the viewing room to the hospital.  The doctor was out the day we visited so we didn't get to see anything. 

The last stop on our trip was to an educational room where we were able to view and touch sea turtle shells and learn about them. 

So what did we learn on this neat trip? 

* Never disturb sea turtle nests, stakes, or eggs
* Fill in holes on the beach that could trap hatchlings
* Stay off the sand dunes
* Recycle used fishing line {very important}
* Don't use lights on the beach after dark

And did you know that the temperature of the nest determines whether a sea turtle hatches out as male or female?  I did not.

  I'm linking this post up to the Field Trip Blog Hop!

 

Blog Hops for July

I told you back at the beginning of June that I am one of the three new hosts over at the No Ordinary Blog Hop.  So today is July 1st and starts a new month of linking up your posts! 

If you are new, here is how it works:

From the first day to the last day of every month the NOBH link is open for you to submit a post link for that month.  Just first visit the hosts blogs and follow them and grab the NOBH button and place it in your sidebar. 

You can link up as many times as you like during the month.  If you have the most link ups for that month you will win the Star Blogger Award (which I won in March).  Your posts can include giveaways, reviews, events, announcements, notices, guest posts, featured articles, ramblings, etc, but they must be from the current month.

If your family enjoys field trips, you will love this new blog hop!  Anna-Marie at Life's Adventures, and one of the hosts of the NOBH, has started a new Field Trip Blog Hop!  This blog hop also runs from the first day to the last day of every month.  Just grab the Field Trip Blog Hop button, follow your host Anna-Marie, and link up your posts.