May is where homeschooling starts to feel a little magical again 🌸☀️

The days are longer. The weather invites you outside. And learning naturally shifts from worksheets to real-world experiences—field trips, hands-on discovery, and curiosity-led adventures.

This is the season to:
✔ Take learning outside
✔ Say yes to field trips
✔ Lean into community
✔ Let curiosity lead

Because homeschooling in May?
It’s less about structure… and more about exploration 💛

🌼 WEEK 1

May 1
📖 Homeschool Art Show Exhibit
⏰ All Day
📍 East Library – 5550 N Union Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80918
💲 FREE
👉 Ongoing homeschool art exhibit through early May

May 2
🌄 Outdoor Learning Day
⏰ Morning
📍 Garden of the Gods – 1805 N 30th St, Colorado Springs, CO 80904
💲 FREE

May 5
📚 Homeschool Meetup / Study Time
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 Library 21c – 1175 Chapel Hills Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
💲 FREE

🌸 WEEK 2

May 6
🎨 Makerspace Open Lab
⏰ 1:00 PM
📍 Library 21c – 1175 Chapel Hills Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
💲 FREE

May 7
📖 Homeschool Reading Circle
⏰ 10:30 AM
📍 East Library – 5550 N Union Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80918
💲 FREE

May 8
🌊 Homeschool Swim Time
⏰ Midday
📍 Southeast YMCA – 2190 Jet Wing Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80916
💲 $–$$

🌷 WEEK 3

May 12
🔬 STEM Learning Day
⏰ 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
📍 Space Foundation Discovery Center – 4425 Arrowswest Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
💲 $–$$

May 13
⛏️ Homeschool Day (Rotating Topics)
⏰ 1:00–2:30 PM
📍 Western Museum of Mining & Industry – 225 North Gate Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80921
💲 ~$5–$10

May 14
📖 Sensory Storytime (Homeschool Friendly)
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 Library 21c – 1175 Chapel Hills Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
💲 FREE

May 15
🎲 Homeschool Game Day
⏰ 1:00 PM
📍 Penrose Library – 20 N Cascade Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
💲 FREE

🌻 WEEK 4

May 18
📚 Homeschool Meetup
⏰ 11:00 AM
📍 Palmer Lake Library – 66 Lower Glenway St, Palmer Lake, CO 80133
💲 FREE

May 19
🎨 Art Studio Day
⏰ Afternoon
📍 Brush Crazy – 7660 N Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
💲 $

May 20
🔬 Makerspace STEM Day
⏰ 1:00 PM
📍 Sand Creek Library – 1821 S Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80916
💲 FREE

May 21
🏃 Homeschool PE Day
⏰ Morning
📍 John Venezia Park – 3555 Briargate Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
💲 FREE

May 22
🌲 Nature Walk + Journaling
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 Black Forest Regional Park – 12730 Black Forest Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80908
💲 FREE

🌺 WEEK 5

May 25
📖 Library Homeschool Day
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 Monument Library – 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr, Monument, CO 80132
💲 FREE

May 26
🧪 STEM Build Challenge
⏰ 1:00 PM
📍 Library 21c – 1175 Chapel Hills Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
💲 FREE

May 27
🧸 Inclusive Play Day
⏰ Morning
📍 We Rock The Spectrum – 4412 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80918
💲 $

May 28
🌊 Homeschool Swim
⏰ Midday
📍 Cottonwood Creek YMCA – 3920 Dublin Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80918
💲 $

May 29
📖 Writing Workshop
⏰ 1:00 PM
📍 East Library – 5550 N Union Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80918
💲 FREE

May 30
🎉 Homeschool Park Meetup
⏰ 10:00 AM
📍 Fox Run Regional Park – 2110 Stella Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80921
💲 FREE

May 31
🌅 Nature Reflection Day
⏰ Evening
📍 Palmer Lake – 199 County Line Rd, Palmer Lake, CO 80133
💲 FREE

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🧠 CORE HOMESCHOOL RESOURCES  

🔬 SCIENCE + STEM FIELD TRIPS

• Space Foundation Discovery Center
  ✔ Homeschool days
  ✔ STEM workshops
  ✔ Ongoing programs

• Denver Museum of Nature & Science
  ✔ FREE homeschool days
  ✔ Hands-on exhibits
  ✔ Science, space, and nature learning

• Butterfly Pavilion
  ✔ Themed homeschool days
  ✔ Classes + habitat learning
  ✔ Group discounts

🐾 ANIMAL + NATURE LEARNING

• Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
  ✔ Hands-on homeschool programs
  ✔ Animal ambassador experiences
  ✔ Guided learning sessions

• Cave of the Winds
  ✔ Group tours
  ✔ Geology learning
  ✔ Gemstone activities

🚂 FIELD TRIP ORGANIZERS 

🌟 True North Homeschool Group

✔ Organized field trips
✔ Discounted experiences
✔ Adventure Pass (BIG savings)
✔ Covers things like:

• Trains

• Outdoor adventures

• History trips

👉 This is one of the BEST hidden gems for homeschool families

🎨 ART + CREATIVE LEARNING

• Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
  ✔ Custom homeschool tours
  ✔ Workshops
  ✔ Hands-on art learning

📚 LIBRARY POWER 

Pikes Peak Library District

✔ Homeschool programs
✔ Makerspaces
✔ Reading + STEM activities
✔ Free events ALL month

📖 LIBRARY PASS PROGRAMS (THIS IS 🔥)

From your doc 👇

✔ Free/discount access to:

• Museums

• Cultural centers

• Parks

Includes:

• Arapahoe County Libraries

• Douglas County Libraries

• Jefferson County Culture Pass

👉 This can literally save families hundreds of dollars

👩‍👩‍👧‍👦 COMMUNITY + CO-OPS

• Colorado Homeschool Enrichment (CHE)
  ✔ Classes
  ✔ Field trip connections
  ✔ Community learning

👉 Plus:
✔ Facebook homeschool groups
✔ Co-ops
✔ Park meetups

💡 These are where friendships + consistency happen