For the Fuller Family, some of our favorite trips have included stops at our country's National Parks. We have driven thousands of miles to Yellowstone and Death Valley, hundreds of miles to Big Bend and The Great Smokey Mountains, and just over 50 miles to Little River Canyon and Russell Cave. If we are crossing the country or the state, we love checking out National Parks.
At most parks kids can become Junior Rangers. This is a program set up to help the kids learn more about the parks in a fun way. They have a booklet of activities to complete. When they finish the book, they turn it in to a ranger and get a patch or a pin. Our kids have done dozens of these programs, and they LOVE them!
We love the Parks even when we can't travel to them. We visit the website of individual parks and do research, play games, print activities, and more. There is an almost endless amount of historical and scientific information.
So whether you are planning a trip, or just looking for more information, check out
www.nps.gov
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And if you need something "to do" with your National Parks trips -- we have a National Parks Lapbook Kit, as well as a little flyer and booklet that Dee has put together about National Parks.
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