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4 Types of Healthy Fun For Students On a School Trip

An educational excursion can be like a game of tug and war between students and teachers. On the one hand, students see it as an escape; they want to release themselves from the shackles of the everyday classroom routine, and, once set free, they want their time in a new and exciting place to be all about fun. Teachers, on the other hand, are a little more circumspect about fun. Of course they want students to enjoy themselves, but not excessively and certainly not at the expense of learning – after all, it is no holiday.

Fortunately, there are unique types of fun students can have on excursions that actually help them grow and learn.

The Fun of Exploration

The mood of a school trip can mirror that which springs up when the bell rings at the end of class. Freedom, relief, and the opportunity to explore life outside the confines of the classroom are paramount. Of course, a voyage to Rome, Brussels or Paris will magnify this feeling fourfold in comparison to the simple sense of exploration when class ends. This fun feeling is so useful for the growth and development of students because it can teach them skills in learning and processing new knowledge.

The Fun of Cultural Expansion

Even for the most cautious and conservative student, it is hard to resist the excitement of venturing into an exotic place on a school trip. The tastes of a Spanish market, the sights of Prague’s cathedrals, the sounds of Italian churches or the smells of the loam on the fields of Verdun will set hearts to race with fun. This fun actually educates, since through it students are learning the value of practices different to their own and thus are broadening their cultural horizons.

The Fun of Peer Bonding

A school trip can jangle the nerves of even the most hardened teacher when they consider the worst that can be born from frivolity and fun intensified amongst a large group of students. But the group dynamic of having fun in a strange and titillating new location is a fine way for students to learn new interpersonal skills. Not only must they relate to their peer group in a fresh new context outside of class, but they must also learn how to get along and trust one another when they have left comfortable and familiar surrounds.

The Fun of Self-Growth

The chance to leave the classroom, roam the world, and have a unique time of fun is also a chance to develop as an individual. The very fervour and enjoyment on a school trip can shape the way students feel when they return home. Whether they are shy or outgoing, introvert or extrovert, the expectations of fun they have when they leave, no doubt tinged with slivers of trepidation, will be alternatively met and dashed. In the process, students will learn how to face challenges, their skills and their limits, and so have a chance to learn about themselves.

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Buying Camping Canopies – What To Look For In A New Canopy

Don’t go on another outing without the shade and protection from the elements that camping canopies provide.

Buying a canopy can keep you and your family happy for years to come and is really no different than choosing any other piece of camping gear. With that in mind, you should consider things like size, materials, included features, shape, color, and what kind of options and replacement parts are available. Camping canopies to cover everything under the sun!

When buying a canopy, size is the first thing you should consider. Measure the area you would like to cover. Make sure to consider height as well if you intend to use your new canopy to shelter a tent, vehicle, atv, etc. Also, take into account how many people will be using the canopy and include room for additional pieces of gear like coolers, chairs, tables, etc. Cover all your bases when choosing a camping canopy.

You have figured out what size you need. Now its time to think about the many ways that you might use your new canopy. If you aren’t sure about all the ways a camping canopy can be used, be sure to check out our blog post titled “The Pros Of Camping Canopies“. As a general rule you should try to stick with a canopy with as many features as possible. Quality is key.

Make sure to select a camping canopy that uses quality materials. Many canopies use reinforced steel frames. Read product descriptions and check with the manufacturer to see what kind of warranty is offered and if replacement parts are available.

Dark colors absorb more of the sun’s heat, but do not show dirt and stains as easily. Light colored canopies help create a cooler space, but are harder to keep looking sharp. Choosing a shape and color is mostly just a matter of personal taste. Options, options, options.

Many camping canopies have options like UV protective coatings, waterproofing, wind screens, and more, making them highly adaptable to almost any situation. Find a canopy that best suits your immediate needs with a lot of available options and you can get the optional stuff when the need arises.

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Poisonous Dog Foods – Dogs Food Recipe Mistakes – Are You Making Them?

Do you know of people who have this strange notion that food that’s good for them, as a dog owner, is also automatically good for their dog?. While your dog may be your best friend and indeed, you may treat your dog like a member of your family, keep in mind that to keep your dog happy, healthy and strong you need to remember that some of the most poisonous dog foods are the scraps you feed your dog. As loving dog owners, we need to be very wary of the types and kinds of food we give our dogs to avoid feeding them poisonous dog foods at the dinner table.

You may not know this but many everyday “table foods” are indeed known to be poisonous dog foods — So the question is…are you poisoning your dog with the table foods?

The list of everyday table foods that are poisonous dog foods is quite extensive – the best way to avoid inadvertently poisoning your beloved baby is to avoid feeding table foods altogether. While this may sound a bit extreme, it’s probably the least you can do to avoid poisoning your dog, slowly but surely. Let’s have a quick look at some of the common table foods considered to be poisonous dog foods that you need to be aware of.

Chocolate, always irresistible, readily available, and the ‘comfort food’ of choice of many, many people. I do love chocolate and cocoa but would never give it to Bella or Chloe my two dogs. Why? Well theobromine that’s found in chocolate is a cardiac stimulant and diuretic. When consumed in large quantities, your dog will become hyperactive, and also pass large volumes of urine. After this, vomiting usually follows. It’s closely followed by your dog’s heart rate escalating and even death is a possibility if the dog is taken out for exercise. Cooking chocolate as well as cocoa are poisonous foods for your dog, so avoid them. Milk chocolate, on the other hand, has been found to contain lesser amounts of theobromine…but still avoid it. The truth is, if you allow your dog to merely lick the leftover icing on a cocoa cake, its potentially poisonous food right in front of your beloved dog. Obviously, there are other factors involved such as the age of your dog, its size and also its energy level. These will all come together to dictate how long your dog will survive or how badly it will be affected.

I do love Macademia nuts but guess what? Macademia nuts are among the poisonous dog foods you should avoid giving your dog if you want to keep them happy, healthy and strong. Macademia nuts may cause muscle tremors, weakness and in the end, paralysis.

Garlic and Onions are two other poisonous dog foods you should avoid giving your dog if you don’t want to inadvertently poison it are onions and garlic. Onions in particular are especially toxic-even some of us human beings find them hard to deal with. Onions are poisonous foods for dogs because they cause hemolytic anaemia. When this happens, the red blood cells burst as they go round and through the body. Consuming onions can cause your dog to have diarrhea and also vomit. Passing dark colored urine, weakness, confusion, dizziness and accelerated heart rate are other symptoms of onion poisoning as well. Do you like Pizza? If you do and you have a dog, you need to be very careful because left over pizza, most commercial baby foods that contain onions, and Chinese food are all poisonous foods for dogs.

Do you like Mushrooms? I don’t particularly like mushrooms but the rest of the family loves them. Mushrooms by the way, are also included in the list of poisonous dog foods. They have been known to lead to abdominal pain directly caused by liver or kidney damage. Vomiting and diarrhea usually follow and there could be convulsion, coma and possibly death. All of these are possible if you let your dog eat mushrooms.

These are just some of the some of the poisonous dog foods and the extended list contains things like seeds of fruits like apples, cherries and peaches, raisins and grapes. Feeding scraps to dogs at your dinnertime should be avoided at all costs because a large variety of what we can safely eat as humans are poisonous dog foods.

Preparing homemade (DIY) dog food for your beloved dog is actually easier than you might think and is the best way to keep your dog happy, healthy and strong. Its also the surest way to avoid feeding your little one with poisonous dog foods. You can have a meal or snack prepared in just minutes and extend the life of your dog by years.

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