All participants in our children's programs in 2010 will help us to
plant, water, tend and harvest our 'Giving Garden', a small planting we
will raise together of vegetables and flowers for our local Holley
'Loaf and Ladle' soup kitchen. A small portion of each children's day
will focus on the production of these rows in hope to build a better
understanding in each of us about how important food is to us all!
All children's programs include a farm fresh lunch, many parts of which
the children will have made with their own harvest gatherings!
Peter
Rabbit Tea - Thursday, May 27th, 10:00
a.m. -12:00 p.m. and 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
One of our favorite events for wee ones. Especially planned for
toddlers through grade three, our day includes the reading of the
Beatrix Potter favorite, a lunch from Mr. McGregor's garden. We'll
plant seeds, rake and hoe, and spend time with Peter himself and at
least one sister!
Strawberry
Shortcake Children's Day - Wed., June 16th,
10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
A charming beginning to summer! Come pick berries in
old fashioned strawberry crates and have a short farming lesson. Cook
up a delicious strawberry shortcake in our bakery and a pot of
strawberry jam in our jam kitchen. Take a wildflower walk gathering the
June meadow's daisies for daisy chains and centerpieces and relax over
a lovely lunch.
Ladybugs,
Bunnies and Blueberries; Children's Farm Life Workshop (ages
5-12) - Tuesday,
July 20th, 10:30 a.m. - 2:30
p.m.
This program is Amelia's idea and we are so excited! Explore with us
the varied parts of our farm life - fruits and furry friends, the
discoveries of the meadow, fresh eggs from our chickens and bread from
the bakery. Did you know that our native Ladybug has not been seen in
years? Margo Bowerman of our Orleans County Cornell Cooperative
Extension will help us all make a Ladybug wand and swish the meadow in
discovery. Come discover the other treats we have in store!
Little
House on the Farm - Tuesday,
August 3rd, 10:30 a.m.
- 2:30 p.m.
Board our antique truck for a trip to the blueberry
patch; hike along the banks of Sandy Creek gathering wild flowers and
butterflies; pick a ripe peach right off the tree in our baby orchard.
We'll do a little cooking, and have a literary moment as well. We
invite you to join us for a whole day of fun, including a very tasty
lunch.
Sunflower
Children's Day - Tuesday,
August 17th, 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
August is a month of golden hue.
Put on your straw hat and walk with us in our glorious sunflower
fields. Learn about how we keep things watered in the hot summer sun.
Make a painting of summer gardens on the farm and a bouquet of your
favorite smiling sunflowers. Enjoy an old fashioned picnic in the
orchard with corn on the cob...summer salad...freshly squeezed lemonade
.... and other delicious, sunny, homespun treats!
Butterfly
Garden Children's Day- Tuesday,
August 24th, 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
As butterflies flutter by...during this delightful day we will
investigate those who inhabit our farm world with us...catch a
butterfly with a net, dig deep and watch the earthworms work, pick the
first of fall's apples. Have a great lunch, complete with beautiful
butterfly cookies, make a butterfly bouquet and painting!
