Pumpkin Patch!
This stroller was loaded with five pumpkins before we made it out.
Despite cold and rainy weather, the family ventured out to a pumpkin patch. We chose the Fun Farm which was located about 15 minutes northwest of Mcminnville between Centertown and Woodbury.
They hay slide.
It had relatively low costs at six dollars a person, and Maggie got in free becasue she was only one. The price of admission included a glow bracelet, a free pumpkin of your choosing, and marshamllowes. Not a bad price for what was offered.
Maggie really liked the rabbits at the petting zoo!
Among the attractions was a petting farm. While small and cramped, it did offer a few animlas that were very cute and people friendly. I was able to pick up the rabbits and allow my girls to pet them. The pigs, which reduced the wife to squeals of joy, came out of a dog house and were overly friendly to all. It also included some chickens, sheep, and a few other animals that one could see from a distance.
The friendly pigs!
The Fun Farm also offered various play areas for kids such as a hay jump, hay forts and tunnels, and if you come later at night you can take a hay ride for an additional dollar. The central reason, at least for us, was the hay maze that had a pumpkin patch in the middle. Once you made it to the center you could take a pumpkin of you choosing home with you to carve!
Hot food was served for very modest prices, and the cheese fries were pretty tasty. Still, we were dissapointed that seating was limited to a section of tables covered by a tarp about 50 yards away. Also, they were out of chili which was all my wife wanted to eat to being with.
All in all, it wasn’t a bad experience, but I would offer some advice to anyone going. When planning in advance, there is no planning for weather sometimes. Still, the mud and poor weather conditions did make for some issues with footing and messiness. We have two little girls, and the oldest is active, but is not big on mud and hay. Be warned, this is not for the prissy ones. The food was good, but as I said, seating was an issue.
Over all, I think this event could be greatly improved if they continue to do it the next few years by adding mulched walkways connecting the play areas, decent seating options for dining, a better petting zoo where the animals do not look so miserable, more options for the kids to play, and perhaps some general supervision for unruly kids.
I think this COULD be fun, if your kids are younger boys that like to get messy and play rough. Other than that, grab your pumpkin, cheese fries, and head on out.
