Tuesday, February 24, 2009

River-schooling





We are lucky to have other homeschool friends like us, who almost always prefer a nature preserve over a metal playground. There is a delightful combination of both not far from us at Alpine Groves park. This park not only has a gorgeous playground nestled into the woods, but if you follow the boardwalk through the woods, you find a historic farmstead sitting on an embankment overlooking the St. John's river. Down a canoe trail to the river, there is a huge felled tree that the kids love to climb. It is hard tearing them away from this natural jungle gym to go to the actual playground. Often, we don't even make it there!

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