Free Admission During National Park Week
The National Park Service is waiving entrance fees to all 392 national parks during National Park Week, April 17 – 25. National Park Concessioners are also offering some discounts, coupons, and other special promotions during National Park Week. This will be a great time to visit your local National Park!
In addition, Saturday, April 24 is National Junior Ranger Day. Kid-friendly activities will be held, along with the chance for children to earn a junior ranger patch.
Earth Day is April 22 and many national parks are hosting special events and volunteer projects. Check out the National Park Service site for more information!
April 26th, 2010 at 10:34 am
I haven’t been reading much lately because I’ve been incommunicado for a while, but I’m back to it, I think. Time dependent upon the move we’re making. Anyway… I wanted to thank you for the info on the free admission. I couldn’t do it this year b/c of business, but hope you’ll share it again and I may be able to next year! I really love the idea behind the name of your blog AND the picture at the top. What a great way of presenting homeschoolers and the idea(s) of homeschooling. ^_^
Have you heard of a writing contest for homeschooling kiddos that is focused more on entires than winning for writing? I found one recently and wanted to share it with you, in case you’re interested for your own kiddos and/or sharing abroad.
I love the idea because, as an aspiring author, I’ve read in any number of places that the more a writer submits their work, the more likely they are to be published. And what better way to build excitement in kids to submit their work than a prize for the nubmer of times they DO!?? I love the idea. I hope you do, too!