Field Trips
Field Trips
Factory Tours
Factory Tours have got to be one of our favorite field trips. Seeing how things are made really opens kids eyes to realize products don't just magically appear on the grocery store shelves. Donuts, candies, tea, ice cream, electronics, tiny houses, robotics, and sports tours are all offered.Field trips can be free or fee depending on who's offering. Check their websites to find out what days are free or visit SCFD Free Days to get a listing of qualifying venues.
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Tour the Welcome Center with either a self-guided tour or take a guided tour of the Administration building in which they show the Chapel as well as Studio A where the Daily Show with Jim Daly and John Fuller are recorded. They also offer a program called KYDS Radio were you can book a half-hour slot to take up to 4 people down to a recording studio to put their voices onto their very own Adventures In Odyssey CD.
Have fun with your children at Kid's Korner and try the ice cream at Whit's End Soda Shoppe. They also have a play area with a three-story slide and a large Christian bookstore.
Have fun with your children at Kid's Korner and try the ice cream at Whit's End Soda Shoppe. They also have a play area with a three-story slide and a large Christian bookstore.
Ages:
All Ages
Fee:
No
Free Day:
No
Homeschool Day:
No
Location:
Colorado Springs
SparkFun is an online retail store that is based in Niwot. It sells the bits and pieces to make electronics projects possible. They make the world of electronics more accessible to the average person. Their catalog boasts over 3,500 components and widgets designed to help you unleash your inner inventor.
Ages:
All Ages
Fee:
No
Free Day:
No
Homeschool Day:
No
Location:
Niwot
During an Amy's Donuts field trip, kids can decorate donuts to take home after they tour the kitchen and see donut making in action.
Ages:
All Ages
Fee:
No
Free Day:
No
Homeschool Day:
No
Location:
Colorado Springs
Take a tour of Boulder Organic Ice Cream made in Boulder, Colorado. Tours are available by appointment only.
Ages:
All Ages
Fee:
Yes
Free Day:
No
Homeschool Day:
No
Location:
Boulder
Take a tour of Celestial Seasonings to see how the tea is processed into individual tea bags. Visit the infamous mint tea room and smell the pungent smell of the leaves. Afterwards, you can sample selections of different tea in the visitor's center and stop by the gift shop to take home boxes of tea of sourveniers.
Ages:
All Ages
Fee:
No
Free Day:
No
Homeschool Day:
No
Location:
Boulder
Dion's offers an educational and fun opportunity for children to apply what they are learning to real-life experiences. The tour is composed of two facilitor-taught lessons along with a behind-the-scenes look at their restaurants. The children even get to help make pizza. After the tour is complete, the students eat pizza in the dining room.
Ages:
3+
Fee:
Yes
Free Day:
No
Homeschool Day:
No
Location:
Colorado Springs, Aurora, Commerce City
On a tour of Glacier Home Made Ice Cream & Gelato you will see how they make their vanilla ice cream. Then you will get to enjoy the ice cream made on the tour fresh from the machine with the toppings of your choice. Private tours offered for groups of 15 or more.
Ages:
All Ages
Fee:
Yes
Free Day:
No
Homeschool Day:
No
Location:
Boulder
During a Hammond's Candies factory tour, witness how they make handcrafted candy canes, ribbon candy, and lollipops. Follow along with the tour guide through the history of candy making. Afterwards, enjoy a Hammond's Candies candy cane as you take a walk through the gift shop for even more treats to choose from.
Ages:
All Ages
Fee:
No
Free Day:
No
Homeschool Day:
No
Location:
Denver
Wolf Robotics manufactures custom robotic metalworking solutions. Tour the Wolf Robotics facilies for an in-depth look at robotics and to learn about careers in the field.
Ages:
All Ages
Fee:
No
Free Day:
No
Homeschool Day:
No
Location:
Fort Collins
Take an All Access VIP Tour at the Pepsi Center to see where the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalance, and Colorado Mammoth teams call home. You can also see where the big names in music have performed. See how they convert from hockey ice to a basketball court and hold over 250 events each year.
Ages:
All Ages
Fee:
Yes
Free Day:
No
Homeschool Day:
No
Location:
Denver
Public tours of Empower Field at Mile High are professionally guided by knowledgable and friendly tour guides from the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Go behind the scenes to see into areas rarely seen by the public. Tour takes 75-90 minutes and approximately 1/2 mile walk.
Ages:
All Ages
Fee:
Yes
Free Day:
No
Homeschool Day:
No
Location:
Denver
See how tiny houses are made at the Tumbleweed Tiny House Factory. Tumbleweed Tiny House RVs are built in our Colorado Springs Tiny House Factory -a quality-controlled environment where consistency, stringent regulations, and the highest standards are the norm.
Ages:
All Ages
Fee:
No
Free Day:
No
Homeschool Day:
No
Location:
Colorado Springs
