DeeperRoots Classical School

so cheesy

"We forgot the cheese Grommit, we forgot the cheese!"

Anytime anyone mentions cheese in our home this line inevitably makes its appearance in some part of the conversation. If you are not a Wallace & Grommit fan than you unfortunately cannot hear the distinct inflections this quote makes and the british accent that accompanies it. However, if you are familiar with such phrases than you can only picture what a splendid time we had on our last educational field trip. That's right...to a cheese factory. Actually, what many would consider not just "a" but thee cheese factory, Tillamook.

Marble Moon

This place was awesome! How DO you make marbles? Most are made in a factory but true collectors get theirs handmade. And we were there to see it.

The store itself was a playground of magical toys. A wall full of marbles, manufactured ones that is, allowed the boys to pick out ones according to the personality of their titles. Believe me, they all had a different combination of treasures to bring home with them.

What would a handful of marbles be however if you don't know how to play? Our trip took care of that. The group gathered round the area set aside just to bring back that old-time feeling of a game well played.

Truly, doesn't this place just make you want to enjoy the little things put in stocking-stuffers all year long! 

Kaleidoscope

I can't believe that I've lived in this city almost 7 years and have never been to H@llmark Cards - well hallmark! This is Kaleidoscope. It was a fantastic outing for the boys and I. Oh, so much to be creative with. Typically our field trip days fall on a Friday. This is perfect for Annika and dad. Annika still gets her nap, Andrew gets one-one-one time with his favorite daughter, and the older set get some focused attention tuned into the fun side.

:: Basically, it is one big eye-captivating playroom. But instead of toys being the focus, every station has paper stuff and supplies to allow your imagination to just go-for-it! And the atmosphere is infused with a good dose of tunes being played over the speakers - the kind of stuff your mom did aerobics to in the 80's. Really gets the creative juices flowing, ya know!

:: This amazing machine turned your pictures into puzzles. All the boys wanted to do that over, and over, and over...

:: And what is more fun than watching all your works of art glow! Of course, never mind the works of art, we were all too mesmerized by the clothing funk that we were all now vested in. Don't you just love my shoes! So do I!

 

This day definitely was a hardy two-thumbs up! And as an extra incentive to welcome our return - it was all free. Yep, that's a winner.

money museum

Quite the picture. What is it you ask?

Shredded money. No, really.

We went on a field trip to the Money Museum! It's actually the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The tour is very interesting. The kids and I learned a bit of unknown stuff about the inner workings of the money that slips (and I do mean slips!) through our fingers daily.

Did you know most bills are on average only 18 months old? How about the weight of a bar of gold...around 30 lbs. and we got to lift it. This shredded money was sent through at around 60mph. We saw it! Then of course there was the vault. A very large vault. But only the robots - Huey, Dewey and Louie - go in there. But we saw part of it through the glass.

At the completion of the tour each visitor got a bag of their own shredded money. And of course every child wanted to know...can I tape it back together?!

We found a good home for our money. It was deposited safely into jars set on boy's shelf, and in doing so tells the story of educational moments through a wonderfully visual display.