Adventure Schooling & Family Travel for Curious Families

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Seeing the wonder wherever we wander.

Adventure schooling and family travel, homeschool resources, and educational experiences for families who want to explore the world with curiosity and confidence.

What you’ll find here.

Hi, I’m Nichole! I’m a longtime homeschool mom, traveler, and storyteller who believes learning happens everywhere, not just at a desk. After years of exploring with my kids, I created Luckey Wanderers to encourage families to embrace curiosity, adventure, and their own unique path.

Luckey Wanderers is home to adventure schooling, family travel, and real-life learning beyond the classroom, and a little bit within. With over 10 years of experience in adventure schooling, travel, and homeschool, there are resources here to help you jump start your journey, or find inspiration for where you’re at.

Adventure Schooling

Learn how to turn everyday experiences: travel, museums, hikes, and conversations into meaningful education without replicating school at home.

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Family Travel

From national parks to city adventures, discover destinations, itineraries, and ideas designed for traveling with kids and teens, plus ideas for solo travels and couples getaways.

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Practical Resources

Digital guides, courses, and tools created from lived experience to help families explore with confidence.

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Recent Posts

  • Texarkana Adventure Guide

    Hey, hi! I’m Nichole. Adventures are a big part of our life and our homeschool and I’m thrilled to share this brand new, family-friendly, Texarkana adventure guide with you! I get questions every year about what to do with kids in the Texarkana area, and I have a long list of answers. I’ve put together a five day itinerary, all within Texarkana area. These activities will keep you busy for…

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  • Momentum: My one word for 2023

    Every year at the end of December, I choose my one word for the year. I’m not the first person to do this, but it’s a habit that has stuck with me for the past five years. Sometimes it’s easy and pops into my mind as soon as I start thinking about the upcoming year. At other times, that word comes on slowly. Having one word to focus on as…

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  • Winter School Term 2022

    This post contains affiliate links and sponsored content, but the opinions expressed are my own. Our winter school term. Generally speaking, we school year round. However this year we’ve been following more of a traditional school schedule. Our next term begins this week and I’m so excited to dive back in. Between travels, holidays, and sickness, it’s been a bit of a wild and unorganized few weeks. This term we…

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  • Canoe Camping with Kids

    contains affiliate links Taking a canoe camping trip with kids. Canoe camping with kids, by myself. Yup, you read that right. I started canoe camping with my kids two years ago. I have taken them on all kinds of adventures since they were babies, but two years ago we decided to level up our camping by taking it to the canoe. While we already had most of the gear, it…

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  • Little Maumelle River

    An all new adventure on a water trail near Little Rock, Arkansas.  This post contains affiliate links.  A water trail like no other. What is a water trail anyway? Well, it’s essentially a GPS marked trail through a body of water that can be paddled (canoe, kayak, paddle board, etc.).  These trails are often created by volunteers, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Nature Conservancy, the Game and Fish Commission,…

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  • Review: Gather ‘Round Homeschool Oceans

    This is NOT a sponsored post, just a wrap up of one of our studies for this past summer and fall. I have a feeling we will be extending it because we loved studying the ocean and all of it’s amazing creatures. This post contains affiliate links.  Year round schooling. Our term technically started back in July. Why? Well, it’s really hot in southern Arkansas in July. The kind of…

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