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Field Trip

Last Friday, I got to go with Cambry's class to the Rolling Hills Zoo in Salina.  It wasn't a typical zoo day - it was quite chilly, quite rainy, and quite empty!  We did have a good time, though.  And thank goodness the whole morning was INSIDE in their museum.

Cambry's favorite part of the field trip wasn't even the animals, it was the traveling exhibit about the Jamestown Colony!  The kids traveled through a maze, of sorts, as a colonist.  The goal was to make it through a year in Jamestown without dying - achieved through choosing correct answers, spins on the "wheels of misfortune," and completing tasks.  I was pretty impressed with it.  Cambry survived the year!  Her friend, Alyson, was less fortunate and ultimately "died" because of a bite from a Cottonmouth Snake!  :)

We did stroll around outside during the afternoon.  There wasn't too much activity from the animals, but there was enough to keep the kids interested.  And on the way home, an ice cream stop was a good way to end the day!

Jamestown
A break during the Jamestown Maze
Cambry's class in front of the African Savanna






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