Fire Station Tour!

Today we all went on a fire station tour at our local fire station. It was really great! The kids learned a little bit about fire safety, about the trucks and how they work, about the rescue squad, about how the fire fighters fight fires, and how they can find you in a fire! It was really great and super education, plus the kids got to climb in a real truck and see all the fire equipment! It was fun to watch the kids try things out and see what a fireman in full gear looks like! You know I'm a fan of hands on learning! But the point was more then just fun. The firemen really like being able to have the kids come and meet them. They want to show them all the gear and what they do, so that if a child is in the fire they know what a real fireman looks and sounds like so they don't get more frightened. This was kind of surprising for some of the kids who had never seen or heard a fireman with their breathing masks on! So I think that it was fun and something that could save their lives! Here are the pictures of our trip!

Meet Fire Fighter Jim!

Here are the kids going through the Rescue Squad.

Fire Fighter Jim is showing the kids how heavy and big the fire hose is.

They have two men working together whenever its used! With over 100 lbs of pressure its hard to hold!

These two were so happy finding a seat! ;)

Here he is telling them about all the other things that they pack on the truck!

Ok there are some cute pictures that are just fun! :)

Here are all the kids waiting to get in the fire truck! :)

Finally Fire Fighter Jim showed the kids the gear and how he puts it all on. It over 30lbs! Her can get it all on in about 45 seconds, when he needs to. He took his time so the kids could see it!

Here he is showing the kids how a fireman walks through the house. He made sure that he told the kids that they banged the floor (to make sure that the floor is sound) and they always have a tool with them! He had all the air hooked up too so they could hear the way he talked and how the mask hissed.

The kids also got to try on the fireman's coat, just to see how heavy it is!



So it was a great trip! The kids all enjoyed it too! Thanks so much Fire Fighter Jim for taking the time to help kids all over the city know what to do! :)

If anyone has a picture or a report that they would like to share, please email it to me!

Museum Field Trip

Well today was our trip to the art Museum and it was awesome! Mrs. L {who taught the class} planned out a tour of the art work that focused on different aspects of color that we learned about in the class! We saw all the colors on a color wheel, color families, analogous colors, neutrals, tones and shades, and even how colors work together to draw your eye to a part of a picture! The kids loved it! They were really focused and interest in amazing art! Even the Littles got into looking at the colors! Here are some pictures from our trip!

This picture was really fun for me. I was with the Littles and I asked them what they saw. LS (age 2) told me that she saw a circle and a butterfly in the circle! RM (age 2) said that it was fish! It is so cute when even the small kids appreciate art!

Here are all of the kids! We had such a great time and the color class was awesome!!! We have a field trip at the Fire Station next week and I will tell you all about it! Happy Schooling!



Pottery Class, Garden Adventure, and Play time!

Well I finally have time to post all about the pottery class that we were able to set up at a local garden/ park place {I'm not sure what to call it}! The little kids were too small to make pottery, so some of the moms took the littles off to explore! They had a ton of fun in the fairy garden, they loved the tunnel system they could explore, they made great music in the large instrument area, they saw new plants in the bio dome, and they scaled mountains in the large muscle area! It was so much fun for them {and us}!

The other kids had an amazing time working on their pottery project! I know that my daughter, CS, loved it so much she wants to do it again! She talked all about her project for quite a while, and she even knows where she will put it after its fired! :)

Finally we ended out awesome day by a picnic at the nearby playground!!!!! Talk about great! The kids loved it! It was really good to see them helping each other play too! There was a little merri go round and some of the kids were riding it, some were pushing it, and some were doing both! ;) At one point a little girl that was at the park was crying because her wanted to ride the horse with her brother who was playing with the kids. All the kids jumped in to stop the horses, and one got off so she could ride with her brother, and they helped her get on. It was such a sweet story of caring kids! I LOVE those moments!

So all in all it was a really great day! I love days like this where we can all have fun! I hope you stop back soon, we have some awesome get together later this week! Happy Schooling!