Near the end of the school year in June it was apparently field trip time. Callie and Carter both had field trips on the same day. Wherever possible I try to go since Kerry typically can't since she's a teacher at the same school and can't really 'call in sick'. I of course didn't want to choose so I left it up to their teachers and based it on who needed chaperones. Carter was going by bus to Science World and there were already quite a few parents while Callie's class was driving and needed drivers. This made the decision pretty easy.
Admittedly I was leaning towards Fort Langley as a destination anyways. It had been several years since Kerry and I had last gone and I knew there would be lot's of traditional woodworking displays. The highlight was the barrel making shop which showed lot's of tools and various barrels in different stages of construction. I'm pretty sure I know where I would have worked if I was born 150 years ago.
I liked how they structured the activities for the kids. There were various stations set up including barrel making, gold panning and re-enactment of a play that covered the creation of BC as a province. After each station they headed back to the camp fire where they were quizzed on what they had learned. Each correct answer resulted in points that were totalled up at the end. The winning team each got a wooden coin stamped with the fort logo though after some discussion it was decided that everyone would get one. The kids had a lot of fun and so did I.
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