Field Trippin'

A photo journey (three field trips in 8 days!!)...

Last weekend we went on a boat tour in Taylor's Falls:

We stopped in Stillwater for a picnic and saw a gondola going under the lift bridge:

On Friday Mane attended a class on plantable paper (papermaking with seeds in the paper) at Silverwood Park:

The kids learned about all the things that are made from paper and how paper is made:

And they made seed necklaces (bean seeds sandwiched in wet cotton balls in a plastic bag to make a living necklace that should sprout within the week):

Today we took the historical train ride from Osceola, Wisconsin to Marine on the St. Croix, Minnesota:

The best part, of course, seemed to be the train-riding dog:

 On Monday Mane returns to choir! Next week will see the beginning of art lessons and the following week Scottish Folk Dancing! I think "home"schooling is a misnomer.