Asher’s first field trip

Last year during kindergarten, Asher wasn’t able to go on the field trip.  So he was super excited for his first field trip opportunity!  They’ve been learning about Italy in his class, so they took a tour of Olive Garden (hey, that’s as Italian as you can get around these parts! ).  Cambria and I tagged along for the tour, and Derk was able to join us for the free Olive Garden lunch afterward.  Their tour guide was Kelly, and she was great!  First she took us on a tour of the main dining areas.  She stopped and told the kids the history of certain pictures and even said that many items in the restaurant are imported from Italy (the curtains, the fabric on the benches, etc). 

Even these rocks were imported from Italy! 

Next, Kelly took us back for a tour of the kitchen.  She showed us the employee area where they keep track of their hours worked and store goals, and she showed us the beverage station.  We also walked by a HUGE tray of breadsticks, and she said they go through about 15,000 per day!

When we went back into the kitchen, Kelly handed out hairnets to all of the kids.

She showed them the computer and showed them how the computer helps them with each order.

Then it was time for lunch!  I’ve actually never had their spaghetti before, and to be honest I was not impressed.  The kids and I agreed that my mom’s spaghetti is far superior! 

 

Asher was so excited that we were able to go.  I was, too - I’m so glad I can stay home and be a part of things like this! 

Body Walk

Today Kyrie's class (the whole 3rd grade actually) had a field trip. It's times like this that I'm SO grateful to be a stay-at-home mom because I can actually go on these field trips. She gets so excited to see me there, and then I see the other kiddos who don't have their parents there, and it just makes me sad for them. I feel so lucky to be able to share in these fun experiences with Kyrie.

The field trip today was called Body Walk, and it was all about how to take care of our bodies (proper nutrition and exercise, avoiding drugs and harmful substances, etc.). It was held at the Yuma Civic Center, and I though they did a really great job. The different stations were put together really well, and it was very fun and interactive for the kids.

When we first got there, the fire department was there and gave a presentation to the kids about fire safety. They mainly stressed having a plan in your home for what to do if there was ever a fire. Honestly, we’ve never talked to our kids about that, so I was glad this was brought up. I know what our next Family Home Evening will be on! Bri was still super shy during this part and sat on my lap, but here’s a picture of Kyrie with the rest of the 3rd graders watching the video they showed. Kyrie is right in the center and is wearing a bright pink headband and a light pink jacket.

After the presentation from the fire department, the kids went to different stations to learn about their bodies. Each “booth” was basically a canvas tent that they’d decorated really cool by painting relevant things on the “walls”. Then the staff all dressed up in fun ways to match their booth, and then each area had its own slogan to help the kids remember what they learned. There was a booth where the ladies were dressed as dinosaurs with the slogan “Don’t let your teeth become extinct”, there was a booth about exercise that had a lady dressed in a referee uniform with the slogan “Make your move”, there was a booth about eating healthy with people dressed like Egyptians with the slogan “Eat like an Egyptian”, etc.

After the presentations, they had a room where the kiddos got to play some games. This particular game was a ball toss. The ball had all sorts of different pictures of food on it. Each person got a turn to catch the ball, and wherever your thumbs landed, you had to tell which food groups those foods were in.

It really was put together quite well, and I think the kids learned a lot.