Several months ago we signed up for a group tour to a local farm (Kelsey Creek Farm in Bellevue). Its a great little farm — mostly for educational & recreational purposes I think, and run by parks department. Its only 25 minutes or so from our house! We had our tour last week, and it was lots of fun!
We signed up for a "Babies in the Barnyard" tour with some friends, where we got a guided tour and got to pet and feed some animals. We even got there early (!) so we could do some exploring beforehand — there is a nice playground and a few trails to walk on.
The tour was for kids 2 years old and up, and it was manageable but took a lot of work to keep Elsie and Delia in the right places and doing the right things! There were rules about staying together, where we could stand at certain times, about putting hands through the fences and gates that they didn’t really get — and containing and corralling the both of them definitely kept me busy!
But it was fun and they did great. We saw a pig eat a banana, fed grass to the cows, and were able to pet a goat, a baby chick and a bunny. We also saw chickens, ducks, sheep and horses. And then got to plant a pumpkin seed in their pumpkin patch at the end.
After the tour, we had a picnic lunch. It was a great outing for my little crew. The public can visit and wander through parts of the farm anytime, so we will be back to check in and say hi to the animals we met, for sure!
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My goodness that looks like such a fun outing. I hope your pumpkin grows!