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Corn Maze

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November 5, 2018 By Jennifer Lambert Leave a Comment

The kids wanted to do some fun fall activities.

It’s getting harder the older they get. Most of the fun things seem to be for little kids.

We went to the homeschool day at Pot-Luck Greenhouse.

We went for the corn maze. It was ok. It was near our house, and we went through a couple times. There were activity books.

We’re already lost!

I have this same shot when Alex was 18 months old in Utah!

I love this shot of the bridge!

Fun games!

We took a hay ride to choose pumpkins. They were already cut, to my kids’ disappointment.

Our Other Fall Field Trips:

Black Island Farms in Utah

Sunshine Pumpkin Farm in Germany

Appel Happel in Germany

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Sunshine Pumpkin Farm

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November 5, 2018 By Jennifer Lambert Leave a Comment

We took a homeschool field trip to Sunshine Pumpkin Farm.

We travel a lot in fall, so this was exciting for us to do something a little more normal.

The kids liked visiting the animals.

Katie loves cows.

We took a wagon tractor ride to pick our own pumpkins.

Yummy cider and cake for sale in the farm shop!

You can also visit their English and German website. They’re about 10 minutes away from Landstuhl.

There’s a milk and egg dispensary.

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Dayton Art Institute

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September 24, 2018 By Jennifer Lambert Leave a Comment

The Dayton Art Institute is a great beginner art museum for people of all ages.

It’s small and doesn’t take long to go through. There are some important examples of art for every era.

For military families, DAI is FREE all summer long. Students and kids are always FREE.

My teen daughter and I visited to check it out.

We were a little silly.

Some of our favorites:

Visit DAI:

REGULAR HOURS
MONDAYClosed
TUESDAYClosed
WEDNESDAY11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
THURSDAY11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
FRIDAY11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
SATURDAY11 a.m. – 5 p.m
SUNDAYNoon – 5 p.m.
  
Leo Bistro is now open!

MUSEUM ADMISSION
Suggested general admission to the museum’s collection galleries:

  • Adults: $8
  • Seniors, Groups & Active Military: $5
  • Members, Students, & Youth: FREE

NOTE: Special exhibitions, programs and events may carry an additional admission charge.

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Kaiserslautern Wildpark

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June 7, 2017 By Jennifer Lambert Leave a Comment

A great hike on a pretty day is the FREE Kaiserslautern Wildpark, across from the Quack restaurant, near the Volkspark.

There’s a little parking lot. It’s good to get there early, before the crowds.

Hiking trails meander all through the forest, under the train tunnel. We easily did a 3-mi hike in under 2 hours, stopping to see the animals and pet the deer.

There’s a little water fountain that is perfect to wash hands afterwards.

The first enclosure has deer and goats.

The goats were curious, but didn’t come close to the fence.

This one deer trotted right over to check us out and get petted.

Our favorites were the baby pigs!

There are also cows.

This fluffy Highland cow kept rubbing his face on the fence to be petted.

And there are several horses.

The two lynxes were sleeping, but we could see them in the bushes.

There’s a great viewing platform to view the bison.

There are benches and picnic tables all along the paths. It’s a great place for a picnic. We saw lots of families and couples enjoying the warm sunny weather. Some even had mountain bikes on the trails.

We enjoyed walking and listening to the birds and seeing the animals. I can’t believe it’s FREE and there’s not even a donation box that I saw.

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Naturwildpark Freisen

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June 7, 2017 By Jennifer Lambert Leave a Comment

Naturwildpark Freisen is a great day trip.

It’s probably our favorite Wildpark.

The bags of food actually last a good while if you’re careful and keep them away from the greedy goats!

This one followed us for a loooong time.

My son was thrilled to see his favorite animal: FOXES.

There are lots of goats and deer and pigs wandering around.

Liz met an emu. She came running from the far side of her enclosure to meet Liz. They were both thrilled with each other.

There’s a bird of prey area with vultures, owls, hawks, and African sea eagle.

There were lots of peacocks around, screaming and displaying their plumage.

We got see the otter get fed.

We were thrilled to see the kangaroo mom and joey!

There’s a monkey habitat.

It’s a nice walk around the park, seeing and feeding the animals.

Hours and Admission

Summer from 01.03. – 14.11.
Parking: 10.00 am until nightfall.
Closing time: 18:00

Summer Entrance fees:
Adults: € 8,00
Children (3-12 years) : € 5,00

Winter from 15.11. – 28.02.
Parking: 10.00 am until nightfall.
Closing time: 16:00

Winter Entrance fees:
Adults: € 5,00
Children (3-12 years) : € 3,00

There is no bird show in the winter months. Park is closed in December and January. Dogs are permitted, except in the falconry, on a leash. A visit in bad weather conditions (snow, ice, & wetness) is not possible due to accident risks. When the ticket office is closed, the park entrance fee is collected by employees in the park.

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Stone Mountain

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June 2, 2016 By Jennifer Lambert 1 Comment

I grew up near Atlanta and my four kids have never been back here, so we enjoyed showing them some of my favorite places in the area.

We visited Stone Mountain while we stayed with my parents before PCSing to Germany.

It sure is different than the last time I was there.

We had been studying The Civil War and this was a nice way to finish our lessons.

Stone Mountain is an interesting field trip for history, geology, botany, and family fun.

I discussed with my kids the problematic aspects of the relief on the mountainside along with the plantation village tours.

Stone Mountain Field Trip

We ended up purchasing passes for 2 adults and 3 kids. Alex was free.

Adventure Passes are $26.95 for adults and $20.95 for kids.

The Adventure Passes include: Summit Skyride, Scenic Railroad, 4-D Theater, SkyHike®, Camp Highland Outpost, Geyser Towers®, The Great Barn®, Great Locomotive Chase Adventure Golf, Historic Square, and Discovering Stone Mountain Museum (and other seasonal events).

We really just wanted to do the Summit Skyride and Scenic Railroad but the passes seemed like a better deal after we studied the grid in the ticket office.

Who doesn’t love a train ride?

Boy on a Train
Stone Mountain Train

Since it was included in the ticket, we played a round of Great Locomotive Chase Adventure Golf.

Minigolf

Then we had a frugal picnic lunch with sandwiches, fruit, and juice in the parking lot.

Frugal Lunch

We took the Aerial Tramway to the top of the mountain.Stone Mountain Aerial Tramway

It was windy!

Windy Stone Mountain

Tori loves rocks.

Stone Mountain granite is 60% feldspar, 28% quartz, 11% muscovite mica, and 1% biotite mica.

The kids loved seeing all the cool plants. Great for botany studies.

Stone Mountain Plants

Liz loved the SkyHike® and the kids loved The Great Barn®.

SkyHike is a ropes course and Liz did amazingly well.

The Great Barn is an indoor playground with slides, rope climby things, and balls.

The idea is to pretend you’re farming, but we just liked to shoot each other.

The Great Barn

It was a fun day for all of us.

Stone Mountain Park is about 30 minutes from downtown Atlanta and 45 minutes from McDonough.

Daily parking is $15.

Adventures Passes are $26.95 (plus tax)for adults and $20.95 (plus tax) for kids.

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Real Store Tour

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March 23, 2016 By Jennifer Lambert Leave a Comment

My friend leads tours to local grocery stores so military spouses learn to shop on the German economy.

The kids and I attended her Real store tour.

Real Store Tour

We learned about the bottle return for recycling.

Bottle Return

Look for this symbol to recycle glass and plastic bottles and get a cash return!

This nifty little machine is by the entrance and you can sign up for a Payback card and look for or redeem points.

Real Points Machine

I love that Real has self checkout!
Self Checkout

Real boasts having NO GMO produce! I love that!
No GMO Produce

Tip is the Real store brand and it’s great quality at better prices.
Tip Store Brand

The labels in the wine aisle show flags for country of origin, temperature recommended for serving, and color coding for sweetness. Yellow is trocken or dry and red is lieblich or sweet.
Wine Labels

Real has a great gluten free aisle with lots of options for prepared foods and mixes.
Gluten Free Food
The signage is easy to find for gluten free or lactose free items!
Laktosefrei
The lactose free items are in their own cooler.
Showing Labels

Aisles are labeled with numbers and items.

Pasta

Real provided us with a lovely lunch buffet!
Lunch Buffet

My kids got to make adorable Easter baskets – filled with lots of goodies!
Kids Making Baskets

It was super fun for my kids to have an activity while I walked around and learned what the store had to offer.

Here’s the super cute Easter baskets they made!
Paper Easter Basket

And this lamb cake is to die for!
Lamb Cake

We love shopping at Real!

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WAWI Chocolate Factory Tour

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March 3, 2016 By Jennifer Lambert Leave a Comment

It was fun touring the WAWI chocolate factory!

There was a vast variety of chocolate treats for sale.

Liz was impressed with the chocolate iPhone.

Chocolate iPhone

Great Chocolate Electronics!

Chocolate Technology

kids at factory
Our tour guide was super sweet!
Tour Guide

We learned how they “paint” the white chocolate on the ears, nose, and paws to make the two-tone chocolate bunnies.Painting Chocolate Bunnies

Chocolate bunnies

Chocolate artists work with melted chocolate to add details. The rejected molds go in the vat.Leftovers

There were lines and lines of chocolate bunnies.

The Bunny

Chocolate Things
We love the WAWI Coco Bear!

Kids with coco bear

Here’s our chocolate haul from the shop!

goodies

Here’s what a gummi pizza looks like.

gummy pizza

We loved learning about how a family chocolate company makes their treats!

WAWI is about 30 minutes from Ramstein and 1.5 hours from Spangdahlem.

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Barbarossa Bakery Tour

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February 24, 2016 By Jennifer Lambert Leave a Comment

We had a great time at our Barbarossa Bakery Field Trip!

We had to wear coverings on our hair and bodies.

Ready To Work

It was SO HOT on this walkway over the production line!

I was AMAZED we could just walk around on the production floor and look at everything!

Inside the Factory
These are some BIG mixers.
Making the Dough
We got to view and smell the sourdough mash.
Showing the Dough
I love these bread pans!
Bread Molds

The ovens were HUMONGOUS.


The cakes smelled amazing.

Cakes
The bakers use these paddles to remove the finished cakes and loaves.
Bread Paddle
The pastries are rolled out and cut on these conveyer belts.
Bread Roller

We each got to try a Brötchen fresh out of the oven.

BrötchenThe store room held humongous bags and jars!

Storeroom
We took a side door outside to see their pet goats.
Goats

We got to try some fun snacks and coffee and water were provided.

Yummy Snacks

We loved learning about how a big bakery works!

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Speyer Technik Museum

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February 16, 2016 By Jennifer Lambert Leave a Comment

We visited Technik Museum Speyer and admission next door to the Museum Wilhelmsbau is included!

We loved seeing cars, planes, space vehicles, and the train at the Technik Museum!

There are places throughout the museum where you can insert a coin and the machines actually move. It was very educational.

Antler Chair

Alex loved the big tires!

Big Tire

There’s a gorgeous antique carousel too!

Carousel

Outside are airplanes to explore and slides!

We stopped at the cafe and got ice cream and drinks.

The kids loved this fun sculpture in the courtyard.

Climbing Statue

We loved all the costumes and music machines next door at the Wilhelmsbau Museum.

Orchestrions

Admission:

9-5 every day!

Children under 5 years: Free
Children 6 to 14 years old: € 12
Adults: € 14

It’s about an hour from Ramstein and 2 hours from Spangdahlem.

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