Field Trip Plans 2011-2012

Thoughout the school year I try to plan a variety of activities and field trips that are fun and educational. Planning takes some time, but is worth it when I can tie what we'll be working on with a day-trip or local activity. Right now, our plans include:

July

MU Museum of Art & Archeology
Butterfly House
Science Camps
Art Camp
Boone County Fair
Arrow Rock

August

MU Museum of Art & Archeology
Rock Bridge State Park
State Fair in Sedalia
Katy Depot and Railroad Heritage Museum
Powell Botanical Gardens
St. Louis Science Center

September

Magic House
St. Louis Zoo
St. Louis Science Center

October

Silver Dollar City, Branson, MO
Walt Disney World, FL
Cahokia Mounds

November

Capitol and Governor's Mansion, Jefferson City
St. Louis Science Center
Gateway Arch, St. Louis
Laws Observatory, Columbia
Big Muddy Speaker Series, Rocheport

December

Missouri History Museum
St. Louis Science Center
Concert Series Show

January

MU Museum of Anthropology
AutoWorld Museum, Fulton
Empire Roller Rink

February

Denver, CO
Vail, CO

March

Concert Series Shows
Federal Reserve Bank Visitors Center, Kansas City
Union Station, Kansas City

April

Runge Conservation Nature Center, Jefferson City
St. Louis Science Center
Boone Junction Village

May

Concert Series Show
Katy Trail Cycling
St. Louis Science Center
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis

June

Discovery Center, Springfield
Entomology Museum, Columbia

Military Families - Free Museum Admission!

Blue Star Museums is offering FREE admission for all active duty military personnel and their families. This FREE admission started on Memorial Day and runs through Labor Day (September 5, 2011.)

This includes 1,300 museums. Find participating museums HERE.

Amongst the museums in Missouri:
National Churchill Museum
Fulton , MO

Missouri State Museum
Jefferson City, MO

Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art
St. Joseph, MO

AMERICAN JAZZ MUSEUM
KANSAS CITY, MO

Andrew County Museum
Savannah, MO

Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO

Eugene Field House
St. Louis, MO

Grundy County Museum
Trenton, MO

Hawken House Museum
St. Louis, MO

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
Kansas City, MO

The Magic House
St. Louis, MO

Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum
Hannibal , MO

Museum of Anthropology
Columbia, MO

National Frontier Trails Museum
Independence, MO

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
Kansas City, MO

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, MO

Poplar Heights Living History Farm
Butler, MO

Powers Museum
Carthage, MO

Ralph Foster Museum
Point Lookout, MO

Saint Louis Art Museum
St. Louis, MO

Toy and Miniature Museum of Kansas City
Kansas City, MO

University of Missouri Museum of Art and Archaeology
Columbia, MO

And Now There is a Calendar!

I've added a calendar to the top of the blog to provide a quick view of what activities, programs and events are going on in and around the mid-Missouri region. Also included are some great activities that are a drive, but not available locally.

I'll note the city in each line of the calendar so that you'll already know where an activity is taking place to decide if you want to click through to read more or not.

The calendar is a labor of love - I spend time searching for good activities for Boo and thought there are others out there who are looking for similar things too, so I'm going to maintain the calendar as a resource of activities for those who read my blog. If you know of an event, activity, program or other item that would be great on the calendar for other homeschool families, please leave a comment and I'll do my best to add it to the calendar!