There’s a lot to celebrate in Bentonville, Arkansas.  It’s unique.  Southern.  Delightfully eclectic.  Bentonville is the birthplace and world headquarters of Walmart, Inc. the world’s largest retailer.   Walmart put it on the map, but there’s a lot more to this city in Northwest Arkansas.  Here are the top things to do with families in …

Logon’s Candies is a unique custom candy store located off the beaten path in downtown Ontario, California.  A few years ago, my family and I had the opportunity to visit Logan’s Candies on a field trip to see a live candy cane making demonstration. Logan’s Candies has been making signature candy canes and chocolates by hand …

When students go on field trips and participate in hands-on activities within real-world environments, they experience learning in a whole new way.  Field trips provide students the opportunity to connect their homeschool or classroom lessons to real-life experiences and tangible artifacts.  Field trips also provide students access to culture, history, and art that may be …

This post is sponsored by General Mills and Nestle™, but all opinions are my own. Over the last decade, I have clipped and snipped tens of thousands of Box Tops for Education for my children’s schools.  When my son was in early elementary school, I was the Box Tops Coordinator for the PTA for two …

Jurassic World – The Ride is now open at Universal Studios Hollywood!  Last weekend, SoCal Field Trips had the opportunity to be one of the first guests to take the plunge into this new land of mystery and discovery and lived to tell about it.  The original Jurassic Park – The Ride, which operated from …