Field Trips Local to Western Washington

Here it is friends!  These were all the field trips I could think of.  I searched the web high and low and couldn’t find a simple list with links so I decided I needed my own.  I hope this will be really helpful to all homeschoolers.  If you don’t live in Washington state you are sure to come up with ideas from this list but also check out my simple list posted HERE.  If you would like a listing of all the Washington state museums visit HERE.

Albertsons Healthy Eater Tour
Amtrak Schools on Trains Downtown Seattle to Portland, Oregon
Argosy Cruise Ballard Locks Seattle
Berry Picking
Birch Bay Waterslides Birch Bay
Boehms Chocolate Issaquah July-September
Boeing Factory Tour Everett
Center for Wooden Boats Seattle
Cold Stone Ice Creamery
Corn Maze
Cougar Mountain Zoo Issaquah
Creation Station Lynnwood
Dawn’s Candy and Cake Kirkland
Dig It! Fossils Everett
Duroboat Boat Builder Snohomish
Eastside Audubon Kirkland
Edmonds Marine Sanctuaries Edmonds
Experience Music Project Seattle Downtown Seattle
Flying Heritage Collection Mukilteo
Fortune Cookie/Noodle Factory ID Seattle
Franz Bakery Seattle south Seattle
Funny Farm, The Monroe
Future of Flight Mukilteo
Group Movie
Great Harvest Bread Company Everett
Issaquah Salmon Hatchery
Jetty Island Everett
Jungle Playland Mt. Vernon
Jump Planet Bothell
Kids N’ Clay Lynnwood
Letterboxing
Microsoft Visitor Center Redmond
Mt.Rainier Scenic Railroad
Museums
Northwest Treasures
Northwest Trek Eatonville
Outback Kangaroo Farm Arlington
Paramount and Moore Theatre Tours Seattle
Petco
Pioneer Farm Eatonville
Pump It Up
Pumpkin Patch
Qwest Field Downtown Seattle
Radio Station
Remlinger Farms Carnation
Reptile Zoo Monroe
Ride the Ducks of Seattle Seattle
River Valley Ranch Fall City
Safeco Field Seattle
Scratch Patch Seattle
Seattle Aquarium Seattle Waterfront
Seattle Bug Safari Seattle
Seattle PI Newspaper Bothell plant
Sky High Sports- The Trampoline Place- Bellevue
Skyschool at the Space Needle Downtown Seattle
Snoqualmie Falls Snoqualmie
Snoqualmie Train Museum Snoqualmie
Soundbridge Seattle Symphony Music Discovery Center Downtown Seattle
StreamKeepers Academy Everett
Theo Chocolate Seattle
Washington State Ferry **
Wild Waves Federal Way (Homeschool Day in June)
Willows Rainbow Run Putting Course Woodinville
Wolf Camp Snohomish
Woodland Park Zoo Seattle

SEASONAL
Pumpkin Patch
Corn Maze
Berry Picking

For a general listing of field trips go here

**SCHOOL GROUPS – Passengers traveling in authorized school groups for institution-sponsored activities will be charged a flat rate of $1 per walk-on group or per vehicle of students and/or advisors and staff. All school groups require a letter of authorization. Vehicles and drivers will be charged the fare applicable to vehicle size. The special school rate is $2 on routes where one-point toll systems are in effect. Due to space limitations, authorized school groups will not be permitted to use one of the passenger-only routes without prior WSF approval.

Field Trips ~ A List

A list of field trip ideas.  Most are obvious but some, not so much.  It’s just nice to have a list!  If you live in Washington state and would like a complete list of local field trips, click HERE.

• Zoo
• Aquarium
• Fire Station
• Police Station
• Community Pool
• Ice Arena
• Local Bakery
• Museums
• Factories ~ Ice Cream, Candy, Milk, Bread, Bottling…
• Train Station
• University Campus
• Professional Ball Fields
• Local Gardens
• Farms, Dairies
• State Capitol, Mayors Office
• Veterinary Clinic
• Pet Shop
• Performing Arts Theaters – Plays, Music Performances
• State Historical Society
• National Parks
• Library
• Historical Churches
• Radio Stations
• TV Stations

Look for local speakers on the following topics:

• Personal Hygiene
• Dental Hygiene
• CPR Classes
• Fire Safety
• Crime Safety
• Poison Prevention

Please feel free to add to the list.  I will be posting a list more specific to western Washington in the near future.

Washington State Museums

This has become a very large project for me.  I still have not finished all the links but it is time to post the museums here in Washington state.  I couldn’t find a list anywhere online that had direct links and a complete listing of museums.  If you share this list or copy it please credit 10odigits.com for the work.  This extensive list is in alphabetical order with the city listed.  Over time the links will get done.  To see a list of museums that offer free admission click HERE and if you are looking for ideas for field trips visit HERE.  Thank you for stopping by!

7 Wonders Museum- Silverlake, Mount St. Helens
A. Phimister Proctor Museum – Poulsbo
Adam East Museum and Art Center – Moses Lake
African-American Museum of Washington – Tacoma
American Hop Museum – Toppenish
American Museum of Radio – Bellingham
Anderson Island Historical Society – Anderson Island
Asotin Museum – Asotin
Bainbridge Island Museum – Bainbridge Island
Bellevue Art Museum – Bellevue
Bellevue Historical Society – Bellevue
Bellingham Railway Museum – Bellingham
Bigelow House Museum – Olympia
Black Diamond Museum – Black Diamond
Blackman’s Museum – Snohomish
Bothell Historical Museum – Bothell
Bremerton Historical Ships – Bremerton
Bremerton Naval Museum – Bremerton
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture – Seattle
Camp 6 Logging Museum – Tacoma
Carr’s One of A Kind in the World Museum – Spokane
Center For Wooden Boats - Seattle
Center on Contemporary Arts – Seattle
Cashmere Museum – Cashmere
Chewelah City Museum – Chewelah
Children’s Discovery Museum – Wenatchee
Children’s Museum of Seattle – Seattle
Children’s Museum of Spokane – Spokane
Children’s Museum of Tacoma – Tacoma
Clark County Historical Museum – Vancouver
Clymer Museum and Gallery – Ellensburg
Coast Artillery Museum – Port Townsend
Coast Guard Museum of The Northwest – Seattle
Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center – Stevenson
Columbia River Exhibition – Richland
Concrete Heritage Museum – Concrete
Cowlitz County Museum – Kelso
Dayton Historical Depot Society – Dayton
Dr. Frank R. Burroughs’ Home and Depot Muse – Ritzville
Dupont Historical Museum – Du Pont
East Benton County Historical Museum – Kennewick
Edmonds County Historical Society – Edmonds
Experience Music Project (EMP) – Seattle
Forks Timber Museum – Forks
Fort Lewis Military Museum – Fort Lewis
Fort Nisqually Historic Site – Tacoma
Fort Walla Walla Museum – Walla Walla
Fox Island Historical Society – Fox Island
Franklin County Historical Museum – Pasco
Frye Art Museum – Seattle
Gorge Heritage Museum – Bingen
Grays Harbor Historical Seaport – Aberdeen
Hands On Children’s Museum – Olympia
Henry Art Gallery – Seattle
Hydroplane and Race Boat Museum – Seattle
Imagine Children’s Museum – Everett
Island County Historic Society – Coupeville
Issaquah Historical Society – Issaquah
Jefferson County Historical Society – Port Townsend
Job Carr Cabin Museum – Tacoma
Kirkland Arts Center – Kirkland
Kirkman House Museum – Walla Walla
Kitsap County Historical Society Museum – Bremerton
Kittitas County Museum – Ellensburg
Klickitat County Historical Museum and Presby House – Goldendale
Lady Washington, Tall Ship – Aberdeen
Lake Chelan Historical Society – Chelan
Lake Stevens Historical Museum – Lake Stevens
Lewis County Historical Museum – Chehalis
Lincoln County Historical Museum – Davenport
Living Museum of Letterpress – Seattle
Log House Museum – Seattle
Lopez Island Historical Museum – Lopez Island
Makah Cultural and Research Center – Neah Bay
Marsh’s Free Museum – Long Beach
Maryhill Museum of Art – Goldendale
Marymoor Museum – Redmond
McChord Air Museum – Mc Chord Afb
McCleary Historical Society – Mc Cleary
Meeker Mansion – Puyallup
Mindport Exhibits – Bellingham
MOG : Museum of Glass – Tacoma
Museum of History and Industry – Seattle
Museum of Northwest Art – La Conner
Museum Stevens County – Colville
Naval Undersea Museum – Keyport
Nordic Heritage Museum – Seattle
North Spokane Farm Museum – Spokane
Northern Pacific Railway Museum – Toppenish
NorthWest Carriage Museum – Raymond
Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture – Spokane,
Northwest Seaport – Seattle
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park – Eatonville
Norwesco Telephone Pioneer Museum – Marysville
Odyssey Contemporary Maritime Museum – Seattle
Okanogan County Historical Museum – Okanogan
Olympic Flight Museum – Olympia
Orcas Island Historical Museum – Eastsound
Pacific County Historical Society – South Bend
Pacific Science Center – Seattle
Pearson Air Museum – Vancouver
Pend Oreille County Historical – Newport
Pig War Museum – Friday Harbor
Pioneer Farm Museum – Eatonville
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium – Tacoma
Polson Museum – Hoquiam
Port Angeles Fine Art Center – Port Angeles
Port Townsend Marine Science Center – Port Townsend
Puget Sound Maritime Society – Seattle
Quilcene Historical Museum – Quilcene
Rainshadow Natural Science Foundation – Sequim
Renton History Museum – Renton
Ritzville Railroad-Depot Museum – Ritzville
River Life Interpretive Center – Skamokawa
Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art – Bellevue
Rothschild House, the – Port Townsend
San Juan Historical Museum – Friday Harbor
Sea and Shore Museum – Port Gamble
Seattle Aquarium – Seattle
Seattle Art Museum – Seattle
Seattle Museum of The Mysteries – Seattle
Sedro Woolley Museum – Sedro Woolley
Sequim Museum and Arts Center – Sequim
Shafer Museum Ghost Town – Winthrop
Shanaman Sports Museum – Tacoma
Shoreline Historical Museum – Seattle
Skagit County Historical Museum – LA Conner
SLAM / Soap Lake Art Museum – Soap Lake
Slater Museum of Natural History – Tacoma
Snohomish County Museum and Historical Associati – Everett
Snoqualmie Valley Historical – North Bend
Spanaway Historical Society – Spanaway
Spokane Valley Heritage Museum – Spokane Valley
Steilacoom Historical Museum – Steilacoom
Steilacoom Tribal Museum – Steilacoom
Stonerose Interpretive Center – Republic
Sumner Ryan House Museum – Sumner
Sunnyside Museum – Sunnyside
Suquamish Museum – Poulsbo
Tacoma Art Museum – Tacoma
Tacoma Historical Society – Tacoma
Tenino Depot Museum – Tenino
The Harold E. Lemay Museum – Tacoma
The Museum of Flight – Seattle
Thorp Mill Town Historical Society – Thorp
Three Rivers Children’s Museum – Richland
Toppenish Museum – Toppenish
Veterans Memorial Museum – Centralia
Wahkiakum County Museum – Cathlamet
Washington State Historical Society – Tacoma
Washington State History Museum – Tacoma
Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center – Wenatchee
Westport Maritime Museum – Westport
Whale Museum, the – Friday Harbor
Whatcom Museum of History and Art – Bellingham
White River Valley Museum – Auburn
Whitman Historical Society – Colfax
Wing Luke Asian Museum – Seattle
Woodland Park Zoological Gardens – Seattle
Working Waterfront Museum – Tacoma
World Kite Museum and Hall of Fame – Long Beach
Yakima Electric Railway Museum – Yakima
Yakima Valley Museum – Yakima

Annual Home Educators’ Day at the Capitol Event 2010

Annual Home Educators’ Day at the Capitol Event

Thursday February 25, 2010

(Space is limited pre-register by 2/15/10)
Day at Capitol 2010 registration packet
Hosted by: Christian Homeschool Network & Christian Heritage Home  Educators of Washington

“In order to stand up for our homeschooling freedoms we need to stand together, we need to be informed, and most importantly, we need to come to Olympia and let our voices be heard!

Now is our chance to honor the men and women of the legislature who serve us.  They enact laws that impact our families and our future. Homeschool laws can have a more direct effect on our families than any other legislation.  It is important for us to share how much we value the freedom they have helped us to preserve. Take a break from your regular school day and join us in Olympia to honor the hardworking men and women of the legislature.

The Home Educators’ Day at the Capitol is a great educational experience for the whole family.

Join hundreds of home educators from across the state and stand united in celebrating our freedom to home educate our children. Be encouraged as you hear from legislators, state homeschool leaders, and others who applaud your efforts.  Attend a civic workshops (youth to adult), take a tour of the Capitol, meet with your legislators, get an up-to-date legislative report from CHN’s on-site volunteer lobbyist and get involved in the legislative process.

Homeschoolers will  again be surprising their representatives and senators by serving them homemade apple pies!   Sign up today to bring your pie:  http://saintevents.com/pieregistration.asp

Preserving homeschool freedoms for today and tomorrow!”

Pumpkin Patches & Corn Mazes ~ Fall FUN!

Bob’s Corn- Snohomish
Northwest Scene of Space Needle & Washington State Ferry

The Farm Snohomish
The state of Washington Corn Maze

Stocker Farms Snohomish
City of Snohomish 150th Anniversary Corn Maze

South 47 Farm Redmond
Farming Dawn to Dusk Corn Maze

Fosters Produce and Corn Maze Arlington
Curious George Get’s Lost (no photo)

Fairbank Farm Lynnwood

Craven Farm Monroe

Carleton Farm Lake Stevens

Remlinger Farms Carnation

Jubilee Farm Carnation

A new website Festival of Pumpkins for Snohomish

Free Admission

This is currently a listing of free admission to local museums.

Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture * 10:00 am – 8:00 pm * Burke Museum

Experience Music Project * 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm * Experience Music Project

Henry Art Gallery * 11:00 am – 8:00 pm * Henry Art

Museum of Flight * 10:00 am – 9:00 pm * Museum of Flight

Museum of History and Industry * 10:00 am – 8:00 pm * Museum of History and Industry

Northwest African American Museum * 11:00 am – 7:00 pm * Northwest African American Museum

Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame * 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm * Science Fiction Museum

Seattle Art Museum * 10:00 am – 9:00 pm * Seattle Art Museum

Seattle Asian Art Museum * 10:00 am – 9:00 pm * Seattle Asian Art Museum

Wing Luke * 10:00 am – 8:00 pm * Wing Luke

Museum of Glass in Tacoma also has free admission on the third Thursday of each month from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Museum of Glass Tacoma

Bellevue Arts Museum is free the first Friday of each month from 10:00 am – 9:00 pm Bellevue Arts Museum

Frye Museum is always free *Closed Mondays *  Frye Museum

For a full listing of all museums in Washington state including direct links please visit HERE

For a full listing of field trips local to western Washington state please visit HERE

Skagit River Rafting Trip: A Birding Adventure

Presented by:

The Adopt-A-Stream Foundation’s Streamkeeper Academy
&
Snohomish County Parks & Recreation

Saturday, May 9, 2009, 10 am – 2 pm

On this birding adventure, experienced naturalists from Pacific NW Float Trips will guide you on a rafting trip on the Lower Skagit River, share tales of local history, and spot a variety of birds as you meander through the Skagit Estuary into the Swinomish Channel and historic town of LaConner. Since this is a leisurely float with no white water, it is ideal for families, groups, and bird enthusiasts.  This is our most productive river adventure to experience a variety of wildlife include Red-Tailed Hawks, Blue Heron, Bald Eagles, and sea birds. Ages 6 to Adult.

Advance registration required.  Tickets $60 each.  To reserve a space, call 425-316-8592. More details (meeting location, driving directions, etc.) will be provided after you book the trip.

SkySchool at the Space Needle

“Education doesn’t get much higher than this! With Seattle as the backdrop, history, geography, science, math are all just a view away. Combined with our interactive environment, this is a brains-on experience for the whole class. Face it, SkyQ will raise your IQ!”

The Space Needle is offering two special days for homeschoolers to check out their Skyschool Program and SkyQ technology on Tuesday, March 24th and Tuesday, May 12.  You can get more information on their website.

Visit the Washington Sate Capitol

I highly recommend that you take the day on April 9th, 2009,  to attend the annual Homeschool Day at the Capitol.  Hopefully Olympia isn’t too far from where you are.  You can truly be a blessing to those that serve us in our government.  The building is really amazing and what a great educational experience!

Annual Home Educators’ Day at the Capitol

Annual Home Educators’ Day at the Capitol &
Celebration “Under the Dome”
Thursday April 9, 2009
9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Hosted by the Christian Homeschool Network & Christian Heritage Home Educators of Washington

Pre-registration is still open:
Registration Packet with revised agenda and other important information

Come and celebrate with us “Under the Dome”

A message from CHN:

CHN has confirmed that Senator Stevens will again be sponsoring the Homeschool Resolution in the Senate. In coordination with the Home Educators’ Day at the Capitol event, the Senate will be holding a special presentation from the Floor to honor the success of home education. Please join us in the Senate galleries at 10:00 am (subject to change) for this special honor.
CHN and Christian Heritage will be honoring two special Senators that have served in the Legislature since the homeschool law was passed. Every year since then they have been diligent to protect our freedoms. It is about time we thanked them! Join us “Under the Dome” to show our appreciation for their sacrificial service.

Help us to again pack the Galleries and the Rotunda with home educating families to show our commitment to home education and express our gratefulness for the freedoms we have.

Other educational opportunities:

• Hear from a homeschool mom whose efforts resulted in homeschoolers being exempt from the Education Reform Act, which is why homeschoolers don’t WASL!

• Hear from a homeschool graduate who now works as an aide to a Senator.

• Get an update on legislation which may impact your homeschool or family.

• Attend a civics workshop.

• Take a tour of the Capitol.

• Watch the House and Senate in session.

• Meet with your legislators and staff.

Preserving Homeschool freedoms for today and tomorrow!

Christian Homeschool Network (CHN)
www.chnow.org