Are you looking to have some FUN in your homeschool or homeschool co-op? You’ve come to the right place! I’ve got the ultimate list of homeschool field trip ideas for you – over 120, in fact!
Whether you are planning your homeschool year, are looking to break up a homeschool routine rut, or want to add in some real world experience to your current unit study, after you read this list you will have lots of ideas for homeschool field trips!
Homeschool History Field Trip ideas
History can be so much more than just textbooks! We do a lot of living books for our history studies, but we also LOVE historical field trips! And so many of these are FREE…yay!
Founder’s homes in your area
Nearby National Historic sites
Battlefields
Cemeteries
Pioneer Days
Renaissance Fairs
Local history museum
Historical Re-enactments
Bike/Walk/Drive to see local historical buildings
Community Service Ideas
Building sense of service, community, and compassion is so important. Our communities are only as strong as the people who live in and support them. Take some time to help out in your community with these homeschool field trip ideas!
Local Humane Society
Animal Rescue Centers
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Homeless Shelter
Food Bank
Soup Kitchen
Nursing Home
Outdoor Homeschool Field Trips
There is so much evidence that spending time outside in nature has so many benefits for our children (and us, too!). Do you find yourself wanting to get outside, but you aren’t sure what to do to make it fun? Here are some great outdoor field trip ideas for your to try!
Whitewater Rafting
Fishing
Trail Ride
Camping
Backpacking
Waterfall viewing
Geocaching
Botanical Gardens
Cave Tours
Arboretum
Nature Center
State Parks
Local Conservation Society
Master Gardeners Society
Canoeing
Bird Watching
Wildflower Hunt
Hiking
Visit a Greenhouse
National Park
Archaeological Site
Field Trips Just for Fun
Ok, sometimes you just need a brain break day, am I right?! These fun field trip ideas are perfect for those days when you just need to get out and have some fun together as a family!
Movie Theater
Park
Amusement Park
Zoo
Roller Skating Rink
Swimming Pool
Mountain Bike Trails
Rail Trail Ride
Paint Your Own Pottery Studio
Rock Climbing
Trail Ride
Professional, Minor League, or College Sports Games
Ice Skating
Skiing or Snowboarding
Bowling Alley
Fine Arts
Somehow fine arts places like museums get a wrap for being boring….but they are SO not! I think kids only decide their boring if their adults make them seem boring. We’ve had so much fun at museums. If you find museums boring or are afraid your kiddos will, call ahead or look online to see what some of the exhibits or artifacts are and make a quick scavenger hunt to do while you are there.
Art Museum
Music Concert
Musical
Play
Pottery Studio
Glass Blowing Studio
Local Craft Fair
Children’s Theater
Marionette Performance
Community Workers
These local field trips are important members of every community as well as potential careers!
Police Department
Fire Station
Road Department
Ambulance Service
Emergency Room
Post Office
Government Field Trips
Field trips are a great way to learn all about how our local (or national) governments work, how laws are passed, and what jobs there are in government or military service.
Jail
Courthouse
City Hall
City council meetings
Military bases nearby
State Capitol
Homeschool Field Trips for Animal Lovers
Ok, I think some of these field trips could also go under the “just for fun” category because they are so fun! A lot of zoos or animal facilities have “behind the scene” activities available for school groups, too.
Veterinary Office
Zoo
Wildlife Sanctuary
Animal Rescue Facility
Dairy Farm
Wildlife Viewing Hike
Aquarium
Working Farm
Goat Farm
Bird Sanctuary or Aviary
Horse Farm
Trail Ride
Animal Safari Drive (Some amusement parks have these nearby)
Field Trips for Learning About Careers
There are so many careers to do in every community! These career-based field trip ideas are a great way to introduce your kiddos to all sorts of career ideas.
Law Office
Dentist
Doctor’s Office
Bakery
Optometrist Office
Veterinarian
Post Office
Local Store Owner
Construction Company
Landscape Company
Manufacturing company nearby (some manufacturing facilities have age requirements)
Local Real Estate Office
Media Related Field Trips
Do your kids love TV or YouTube? Do they love to sing? Show them how these media types are made by going behind the scenes with these media field trips for your homeschool.
TV studio
Local Newspaper
Public Radio Station
Local Radio Station
Recording Studio
Local Film Company
More Miscellaneous Field Trip Ideas for Your Homeschool
These homeschool field trip ideas didn’t really fit into a certain category, but they are great ideas! Adding in a field trip every month or so is a great way to jazz up a boring homeschool routine.
Magician Performance
Local Pizza Parlor
Local Bank
Planetarium
Airport
Train Station (with a local train ride if available!)
Hospital
Pumpkin Patch
Apple Orchard
Community College
Jeweler or Jewelry repair shop
Library
Ghost Town
Recycling Center
Junkyard
Car Show
Water Treatment Plant
Air Show
Space Museum
Children’s Museum
Grocery Store
Lighthouse
Beach or tide pools
Science Center
There they are – over 120 fun homeschool field trip ideas! Is there something I forgot? A field trip idea that your family just loved? Tell me below and I’ll add it to the list! What field trip ideas are you most excited to try?