So Lindsey, parents want to know is homeschooling boring? Wouldn’t my children get bored always being home? What are some activities that you’ve done with your children to make the homeschool days less boring and still give them fun opportunities?
“This is a list of all the activities my kids have done as homeschoolers, mostly all with the homeschool group we’re in (so seeing the same friends every time), and some outside our home city have been done as a family trip.”
Field Trips:
Fall Fair
Treetop Adventure World
Museum of Health Care
Theatre Performance- Christmas Show
Aquatarium
Geology Museum
Sir John A MacDonald House
Theatre Performance- Dinosaur Show
Woodworking Museum
Polymer Clay Art Class
Overnight at Upper Canada Village
Water Park Day
Art Museum
Toronto Zoo
Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament
Casaloma
Science Centre
Trenton Air Force Museum
CFSCE Communications Museum
Let’s Talk Science
Little Cataraqui Conservation Centre
Activities:
Academic Co-Op (once a month Sept- June)
Soccer (once a week in the fall)
Gymnastics (once a week Sept-June)
Swimming Lessons (once a week in the spring)
Track and Field (once a week in the spring)
Phys Ed. Program (twice a month Oct.- April)
Orienteering (6 week program in the fall)
Annual Homeschooler Science Fair
Weekly Summer Park Meet-Ups
Parties:
Not-Going-Back-to-School Picnic and Beach Day
Autumn Party
Christmas Party
Easter/Spring Party
Year End Homeschooler Sandbanks Beach Day
Year End Family BBQ and Bonfire
“Obviously different areas have different field trip possibilities and different group dynamics (some are bigger/smaller than others, some are more active than others) but this gives you an idea of what the social aspect of your homeschooling CAN look like, if you want it to. Sometimes we get so busy socializing we need to catch up on our academics! And if Covid makes all these socializing ideas impossible this year, just remember that the kids in school aren’t getting to socialize much either. All of us will be suffering pretty equally this year unfortunately.”
There you have it, homeschooling doesn’t mean sitting at home by yourself with your kids. You can have many fun field trips, socialization activities and more.
