Homeschool Holiday Field Trips

 Homeschooling over and around the holidays - BAH HUMBUG! 

 It is tough keeping anyone focused.  I have a new found respect for teachers this time of  year.  Our heads are all in the clouds - dreaming of gift buying and family get togethers.  We were all feeling a bit restless this time of year.

  When the kids are restless... well its time for everyone to take a candy break!   A field trip to the world famous Hammonds Candy Factory in Denver.   What a factory tour they provide!  So insightful and interesting for all ages.   We could have watched the master chefs at work for hours and hours.

So for the past two weeks we have been "fun"schooling, with a much more relaxed pace.  (The kids thought we were on break!)  We filled our days with lots of baking and candy making plus random field trips (Hammond's Candies,  Get Air Trampoline Park,  Christmas Light Viewing,  Toy Store Shopping) and lessons in gift buying and wrapping.   We made cards,  hand delivered Stollen (German Christmas Bread) to our neighbors,  put together holiday flower arrangements and sent care packages to family and friends.

We spent a few unseasonably warm days outside enjoying the Christmas lights and decor.  And even spent hours (ok maybe a half hour) in the local toy store dreaming of owning one of everything!   It was really the most wholesome and unstressful Christmas this year.   I'm so grateful for family and close friendships that have bloomed during these COVID lockdown times.