Field Trips Florida

Homeschool Days and Field Trip Ideas



 The Pioneer Settlement

It is a great place to visit so that the kids can learn about pioneer history.  The field trips are guided tours which is really cool and the kids participate in many activities, such as candle making, weaving, Spinning, Blacksmithing or Woodworking, Butter Making and a visiting the Farm. They can tend bees for honey, use tools in the turn-of-the-century kitchen; eat a cake, that they make “from scratch,” and dowse for water or they can learn about Seminole patchwork, Seminole legends, the Eight Clans, how to weave palmettos, create a pinch pot and taste sofkee. It all depends on which tour we choose. (written by Kaleidoscope).

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Alafia River Rendezvous  "On the Trail of our Ancestors" The Alafia River Rendezvous is a pre-1840 living history event, that is held by the Florida Frontiersmen. Located in the Bartow Florida.
Each year on the Thursday of the Alafia River Rendezvous the Florida Frontiersmen invite hundreds of school age children to come and get a glimpse of America's past. Here are some of the things you can see and learn about from the Friendly Natives: Bucket maker, Beekeeper and Honey, Broom Maker (shows how to make a broom), Teepee Pole Making (demonstrates the skill of creating teepee poles), Spinning Yarn and Weaving, A Blacksmith, A Rope Maker and much more! We will have our own personal guide to the past.  Our guided field trip tour will take approximately 1 to 1 1/2 hours. There will be entertainment from Mountain Dulcimer Players and a Bagpiper and Root Beer and Kettle Corn are always a favorite!
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