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Homeschool Trips & Classes Guide | January

Have you ever heard, as a homeschooling mom, that the BEST thing about homeschool is that you are with your children all the time, BUT the hardest thing about homeschooling is that you are with your children ALL the time!

I love that saying because its so true! I LOVE being with my children, learning with them and playing a major role in their growth and development. But sometimes, I just want them to be able to learn and grow from someone else!!! I love supporting homeschool moms by connecting them with fun and educational things to do with their kids.

Art / Music / Theater

DateActivity NameAgeLocation
01/01/2019Lancaster Library – The Man Behind the CurtainAllLancaster
01/07/2019Ephrata Library – Be An Artist for Homeschoolers8- 13Ephrata
01/11/2019Lancaster Symphony Orchestra – Open Rehersal’sAllLancaster
01/21/2019Ephrata Library – Be An Artist for Homeschoolers8- 13Ephrata
01/22/2019Manheim Library – Movie (Disney’s Up) & a CraftAllManheim
01/24/2019Lititz Library Monthly Free ConcertAllLititz
01/29/2019Rug Hooking8+Schaefferstown
01/29/2019 – 03/19/2019Pennsylvania College of Art and Design: Homeschool Art Studio Classes6 – 13Lancaster

Geography

DateActivity NameAgeLocation
01/10/2019Ten Thousand Villages Ephrata – Storytime on the CarpetAllEphrata
01/16/2019Reading Public Museum Homeschool Days5yrs – 6th gradeReading
01/17/2019Ten Thousand Villages Lancaster- Storytime on the CarpetAllLancaster

Gym

DateActivity NameAgeLocation
1/4Lancaster Archery – Free Friday’s6yrs age minimumLancaster
1/4Skyzone – Homeschool JumpAllLancaster
1/9Liberty Mountain Ski Resort Homeschool DaysAllCarroll Valley
1/11Skyzone – Homeschool JumpAllLancaster
1/11Lancaster Archery – Free Friday’s6yrs age minimumLancaster
1/16Liberty Mountain Ski Resort Homeschool DaysAllCarroll Valley
1/18Skyzone – Homeschool JumpAllLancaster
1/18Lancaster Archery – Free Friday’s6yrs age minimumLancaster
1/25Skyzone – Homeschool JumpAllLancaster
1/25Lancaster Archery – Free Friday’s6yrs age minimumLancaster
01/01/2019 – 05/31/2019Positive Fitness Gymnastics – Homeschool ClassesGrades 1 +Ephrata
01/07/2019 – 02/18/2019Homeschool Gym & SwimAges 6 – 14Harrisburg
01/07/2019 – 03/11/2019Daytime Learn to Skate – Winter Series3+Lancaster
01/16/2019 – 02/20/2019Homeschool PE Classes – Hanover YMCA5yrs – 17yrsHanover

History

DateActivity NameAgeLocation
01/05/2019 – 03/31/2019Ranger Winter Lectur Series – Saturday’s & SundaysAllGettysburg
1/12Rockford Plantation – Stories in the BarnPre K – 3rdLancaster
01/18/2019Penn Museum – Homeschool WorkshopHighschool StudentsPhiladelphia
01/21/2019YWCA – Celebrate Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Ages 3 – 12Lancaster
01/21/2019First State Heritage Park – Martin Luther King Jr. Day ToursAllDelaware
01/21/2019National Parks Entrance Fee-free DaysAllVarious
11/21/2019MLK Dare to Dream Day at American Visionary MuseumAllBaltimore
01/05/2019 – 02/23/2019Gettysburg Winter Reading Adventures – Saturday’sAllGettysburg

Other

01/01/2019Learn to Speak Pennsylvania German8yrs and olderSchaefferstown
01/22/2019Ephrata Library – Homeschool Indoor PicnicAllEphrata
01/24/2019Ephrata Libary – Pancake Art ChallangeAges 13 – 18Ephrata

Science

DateActivity NameAgeLocation
01/04/2019Animals in WinterAllLancaster
01/07/2019Winter Scavenger HuntAllLancaster
01/08/2019Lancaster Library – Homeschoolers Basil’s Book Club1st – 3rd gradeLancaster
01/08/2019Lancaster County Central Park: Munchkin Science – Science Play3yrs – 5yrsLancaster
1/9Blackrock Retreat – Homeschool Winter Dayz4yrs and upQuarryville
01/09/2019Lancaster County Central Park: Fun & Fascinations – Winter Birds6yrs – 10yrsLancaster
01/12/2019Live Birds of Prey Show @ Oregon DairyAllLancaster
01/14/2019National Aquarium – Homeschool ClassesK – 12thBaltimore
1/15Blackrock Retreat – Homeschool Winter Dayz4yrs and upQuarryville
1/16/2019Blackrock Retreat – Homeschool Winter Dayz4yrs and upQuarryville
01/17Oakes Museum Homeschool Classes – Animal Habitats5yrs – 4th grade and 5th – 10thHarrisburg
01/17Science & Lab Classes at the Oakes Museum k-10thHarrisburg
01/19/2019Lancaster County Central Park: Whooo’s Bones, Owl Pellet DissectionAllLancaster
01-19-2019Curator’s Club Oakes Museum – Cell & ScopesGrades 3 – 5 and Grades 6 – 8Harrisburg
01/21/2019Lancaster County Central Park: Cabin Fever HikeAllLancaster
01/21/2019Lititz Library Mystery ChallangeAges 6-9Lititz
01/22/19Blackrock Retreat – Homeschool Winter Dayz4yrs and upQuarryville
01/22Lancaster County Central Park: Munchkin Science – Snow3yrs – 5yrsLancaster
01/23/19Blackrock Retreat – Homeschool Winter Dayz4yrs and upQuarryville
01/23/2019Lancaster County Central Park: Fun & Fascination – Snow and Ice6yrs – 10yrsLancaster
01-26-2019Curator’s Club Oakes Museum – Tree of LifeGrades 3 – 5 and Grades 6 – 9Harrisburg
01/28/2019Lancaster Library – Stem EventAges 9-13Lancaster
01/28/2019National Aquarium – Homeschool ClassesK – 12thBaltimore
01/28/2019Homeschoolers Hour – Magic School Bus, Experiments & CraftsAges 5+Manheim
01/29/19Blackrock Retreat – Homeschool Winter Dayz4yrs and upQuarryville
01/30/19Blackrock Retreat – Homeschool Winter Dayz4yrs and upQuarryville
01/31/2019Ephrata Library – Foodie Lab for KidsAges 8-12Ephrata
01/08/2019 – 01/18/2019Maryland Science Center Homeschool DaysAllBaltimore
01/14/2019 – 01/18/2019Adventure Aquarium Homeschool WeekAllNew Jersey

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