This week we had an opportunity to visit The Rock Ranch in The Rock, Georgia. I was so excited when I heard about this field trip within my homeschool group because I have been wanting to go. Another family I know went a couple years ago and spent the night. They have a huge bonfire in the evenings and when it’s time for bed, campers get to sleep in COVERED WAGONS! Just like the pioneers! How cool is that!?!??!
Now for our field trip, we didn’t get to spend the night, but there is plenty more to do at the ranch than sleep. We had a guided tour that told us all about traveling across the U.S. in pioneer days, what people ate, and how they survived. It went on to show us their permanent homes, log cabins, when they settled. Then we got to grind our own cornmeal, with stones, so that we knew how much work went into making something simple, like cornbread.
We tasted cornbread muffins, fed barnyard animals at the petting zoo and went for a hayride, before hearing about the Native American way of life. Then we were off to a picnic lunch, followed by free time on the ranch.
Free time included underground slides, a jumpy pillow, volleyball, and a kid-sized pioneer town complete with pharmacy, church, jail, dress shop, barn, boarding house, and more. It was so cute! All the children had a great time and I would seriously love to go back on a weekend when they have even MORE to do! And this time, I wanna sleep in a covered wagon!!! :)
