While I enjoyed every minute of my two-day dash through midtown Atlanta with the girl and about one hundred of her classmates on the fifth-grade class trip, I did find there are several must-have items for this sort of adventure. {And sadly, I learned about the need for a few because I *didn’t* have them!}
- Paper towels for when your child sets a FULL RED Gatorade bottle OPEN in the cooler … and it leaks all over the bus directly in front of the “No Food, Drinks, or Gum” sign.
- Extra pillows and blankets for the sweet girls who will be freezing on the bus … if you lack blankets, they’ll gladly take the sweater you are wearing leaving you freezing.
- Noise-reduction ear buds and a great playlist to drown out the incredibly LOUD movies played during the incredibly LONG bus ride.
- Clearly marked belongings of your child … so they don’t get mixed up with everyone else’s not-so-clearly marked belongings. {Adorable pillow made by the beautiful Beth of Sew Anyhow!}
- A willingness to take photos ad nauseam of random poses with all sorts of interesting {or not so interesting} props.
- Fabulous adults as fellow chaperones … preferably the moms of your daughter’s closest friends.
- Plenty of money for the requisite souvenirs – including but not limited to, matching shirts for the girl and at least one of her friends.
- The most wonderful fifth-grade home room teacher evah! We love Mrs. Murray!!
- An eye mask for the non-sleeping that occurs on the bus.
- Someone who will take a picture of you and your girl to record the wonderful time you shared!
{Sadly, I realized that I inadvertently deleted all the photos from the Braves game, the Cyclorama, and the Medieval Times show … so apparently, you also need more sleep after the trip before you edit the photos of the trip.}
What was your favorite thing about field trips as a child?
Happily linking to Oh Amanda’s Top Ten Tuesday this week … which you MUST check out because she got to WORK AT THE DOVE AWARDS!! How cool is that??
Ah, I love this, TL! I am cracking up at the way these girls relish getting their picture taken! While chaperoning my boys’ 5th grade field trip to the Denver Botanical Gardens last week, I could only snap a picture if my group of 5 boys wasn’t looking. Otherwise, they’d jump behind a tree! Just one of many differences between the genders, I guess!
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Okay. Really? I cried. She still likes the pillow I made. The poses were just too hilarious. I need the sleep mask with sunglasses for my frame full of C pictures. And the girl is growing up so fast. I’m missing so much!! And I’m still crying. Love you all and miss you terribly!
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Oh I miss you too! MUCH … soon, soon, it won’t be so long between visits. {my fervent prayer!}
Just told the girl you cried … her words, “I love that pillow!”
Looks like loads of fun! I love those pictures… and I’m sure you’ll all love looking at them and reflecting on all the fun years down the road!
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That looks like such a fun trip! Great pics and great list friend! Kiddo hasn’t had long field trips like that, but they did dress up for Literature Day (Hans Brinker) last week and have a day full of fun including going to the ice skating rink. When I was a kid, we could only go on field trips that we could walk to. So my biggest adventure was always Summer Camp. Hugs!
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