I love to hear about families who plan day trips. The trips don’t have to be far away. They don’t have to cost money, but the results are timeless memories.

Often the destinations become so close to the heart of the family that they are visited again and again.

The Laumeier Sculpture Park in St Louis, Missouri lends itself to a great family experience.

Things to Take to the Park

• Comfortable walking shoes (for the walking trails)
• Water
• A picnic meal or snack
• A quilt for sitting
• Books to read aloud or quietly as a group
• A camera

As soon as I saw Ricardo Cat by Niki de Saint Phalle and the glittery bench inside the sculpture, knew that little girls and boys would LOVE to read there. What fun to pack a few read aloud books for reading to others!

What about the older kids in the fam? Check out the Eye by Tony Tasset. What an awesome place to read a devotion about God’s creation!

As much as I love this park, a family reading outing can be any place that lends itself to family fun and sharing books and God’s Word.

Where has your family enjoyed a Read to Me Outing?