Originally Posted by M_A:
I will only transport by foot which I'm lucky to live really close to the public pool but they do charge an entrance fee and the movie theater is walking distance with free summer movies but charge for drinks/snacks. I think charging them a field trip fee is a great idea. Thanks everyone for helping me.
Can you compile a list of fees for each activity and then either have the parent pay the fee upfront if the activity is planned in advance or add the fee to their invoice for that week.
I like the idea of offering the kids additional activities, especially in the summer months and parents seem to like the idea as well but rarely do any of them actually want to pay for it.
If this becomes the case in your situation, I'd consider getting an assistant or helper that can care for kids too and then taking only those kids that pay the additional fees on the field trips.
I'm like Cat Herder now days though and do not see the advantage vs the liability in taking kids on any type of field trips.