But also took a spin around the art museum as well! 
Boy, aren't we a cultured sort, eh?! Thanks to our docent Mimi, we had the chance to view farm-themed artwork as a way to carryover the Maymont experience. Too fun! The teacher in me was brimming with excitement--a multidisciplinary approach? Oh yes! :)
I'd have to say that we will probably NOT be doing the toddler program at the farm next year. It is poorly run (so sad) and I intend to offer constructive criticism and suggestions at the end of the course. Mimi and I have noticed there are ample things that could be done to spice it up (and make it worth the $$ I've spent on it!) The first lesson we had on Monday was less than a half hour. Have I mentioned I'm paying a pretty penny for us to be there? According to another mother, the children's programs at the town science museum are also expensive and poor in quality! Sounds like we need a change-up to make things happen!!! If only I had the time and energy... Maybe sometime down the road. :)
Have others found this to be the case? Are children's programs in your area "up to snuff" or seriously lacking like ours? In any event, hope this finds you well on a Thursday! God bless!
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We've never done any classes like that...too pricey! So we just do them ourselves with our homeschool friends. We each switch off teaching nature club, fine arts club, science class, field trips, etc. Sometimes we chip in a few bucks for a craft, but usually it's free. Thankfully we have a lot of families with little ones in our homeschool group so we can do this.
I'm thinking this may be the way to go, Blair. Great suggestion. Putting the heads together of the fantastic moms in the area would produce AMAZING results!! We would see MUCH better quality programs, for sure.
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