Caleb, Abby, Caleb's friend, and I visited a local farm today for a little fall fun! In addition to the typical corn maze and hayride, each weekend they have a
different special family-friendly event to enjoy. When we went, we made scarecrows. And when I say we, I actually mean me.
The kids jumped in the corn pit to their
hearts’ content while I sneezed and itched as I stuffed clothes full of hay.
After making scarecrows, we bought our tickets and hopped on
the hayride to tour around the beautiful farm country.
For some reason, barns and fields are symbols
of simplicity for me. I felt like we had
turned back time to the 1930s! There was even a small pond with resident
ducks to complete the picturesque setting.
After a 10 minute ride, the farmer stopped at the barn and
let us off to visit some of the animals they have on the farm. For 50 cents, the kids were able to feed the
goats, cows, and pigs. Of course, this
pleased them to no end. The goats
succeeded in getting a big belly laugh out of Abby as they gently
nibbled her hand for any extra crumbs they may have left!
Once the food ran out, the animals were no longer interested
in us! We climbed back onto the wagon to
ride back to the main building of the farm.
Because a small pumpkin was included in the ticket price, we each picked
out one to become the “head” of our scarecrows.
I let the kids draw faces on them once we got home to complete our creations.
Of course, we had to run through the corn maze a few times
before we left! The cool thing about
this corn maze is that it is actually Sorghum, which is much shorter and easier
to see through. This makes it much nicer
for younger children…and the parents who are worried they might get lost in the
corn maze!
Caleb and his
friend were quite adventurous and probably would have stayed in for another
hour, but Abs was about ready to lose it from exhaustion at that
point. It was time to head home!
Fun afternoon! Both age groups had fun, and I was
successful in pulling them away from the electronics and getting them outdoors
in the fresh air for a few hours. Mom
for the win!
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