Spring Thing 2013

A week ago we took part in an annual tradition in our homeschool group. It's something we call the "Spring Thing", and it's really just a Field Day for the kids and a Potluck lunch. We rent a large shelter in one of our parks and also use the baseball field to set up all kinds of games for the kids. 


I have to hand it to the moms who organized it this year. Everything went smoothly, as far as I could tell, and the kids all had a great time. 

Field Day consisted of: bean bag toss, long jump, badminton, hoola-hooping (and other little-kid things like balls and jump ropes), sack races, and an obstacle course. There was also a point where everyone got together for a really big tug-of-war... girls vs. boys, kids vs. parents... you get the idea. It was really hot out there, so beaning a friend with a wet sponge was a lot of fun in the end. 

Once all the kids were soaking wet, everyone headed over to the shelter for a few announcements and food. If you could have seen the anticipation on their hungry faces...well, you know growing boys especially gotta eat!

 I should mention that there were tables of free give-away curriculum and curriculum to just look at. There was an opportunity for people to come meet the various sub-group coordinators for the various age groups, and there were games and crafts for the little kids as well and face painting. 

A "Field Day" is something that many schools have each year and something that our homeschooled kids may miss out on, so we put together our own day and I think the kids have a blast. Our group is large enough that even if only 50% of the membership shows up, it's still a fairly large gathering. I'm not sure how many ended up coming this year, but it's been close to that in the past.



I love how the kids are willing and able to jump from activity to activity without much prompting and do their part to include everyone. Not only do the kids have a blast, the parents also get to see people they might not have seen in a while and catch up on things. I have brought family members to these events, and it always ends up being a great positive plug from our homeschooling lifestyle.