Patriot Camp

My kids attended Patriot Camp last week and not only learned a lot about U.S. history, but had a blast doing so.

Patriot Camp lasted 2.5 hours every morning Monday through Friday for one week. Special "guests" like Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and Benjamin Franklin came to talk to the kids. My kids learned how to make colonial candles, explored a ship while learning about Christopher Columbus, and learned cool songs.

Kids in red, volunteers in blue, Christopher Columbus in black.

One of my favorite songs they learned, besides the Star Spangled Banner, was one that was new to me. I don't know what the name of it was, it but helped them memorize the Bill of Rights.

Guys, do you know which amendment is which? I didn't and I'm so embarrassed to admit it. But now my kids do. And since I paid for my kids to attend this camp, I'm going to call it a win.

Patriot Camp is $45.00/kid and with three kids that was a liiiiitle more than what I wanted to spend. But then I realized there was a 45% discount per family if I volunteered. So guess what I did?

Yeah, I totally volunteered.

And the volunteering wasn't bad at all. They just needed me for 2 hours one day and that was it. I got a cool patriotic t-shirt I'm totally planning on wearing on Independence Day and 45% off my three kids' admission for just volunteering for 2 hours. Not bad at all!

Also, let's be honest here, I wanted to have a good excuse to hang out at Patriot Camp. I'd heard great things about it but it was run by people I wasn't familiar with and I wanted to make sure it was a place I felt comfortable leaving my kids for several hours each day. Fortunately, once I realized the caliber of people there, all my worries were appeased.

This year Patriot Camp will be held in ten different locations throughout Utah. While some of them have already happened (like the Kaysville one my kids went to), many of them haven't. Check them out if you want a fun learning experience for your kids.

Oh, and I didn't even have to bother with sending my kids with drinks or snacks. Those was provided as well, which was a good thing because I usually don't have my act together that early in the morning.