Alyssa's Field Trip to Camp Floyd

Alyssa had a field trip last week that I was able to chaperone. The boys were allowed to come along on this one and a couple of Alyssa's friends were so happy to have them along. They especially had fun with Camden. It was nice because I hardly had to worry about him since they were giving him so much attention. This field trip was supposed to be part of their unit on the Civil War. At the beginning, there was this soldier that talked to them for about 30 minutes about the history of Camp Floyd. Then we split into groups and rotated between stations. There was the school where the kids learned what school was like back then and got to play with some of the toys they used back then. I don't think this hoop was meant for hula hooping, but since Alyssa is good at hula hooping, she gave it a try.

They got to learn about the army and how to fire a gun.

 They learned how to make adobe bricks.

 They learned how to make candles.

They also learned about the pony express and got to tour the inn and the Camp Floyd Museum. After the stations, we had lunch and then headed back to the school. I'm glad I was able to go.