Isabella Emma Julian
Last Friday I got to go to Sinkland Farms with the girls Kindergarten class! These three were in my group and we had a blast!
We started our adventure with a Hay ride out to the pumpkin patch!
The girls were very picky when picking out their pumpkins, but eventually they found one that was just right! The best pumpkins were dry, not too dirty, plump with lots of lines and not too heavy! (oh and the vines couldn't be too prickly!) ^^^^-- that was very important...if it pricked them back it went...lol
On the hay ride back from the pumpkin patch we took some fun pictures...
...and some fun selfies too!
Then we got to learn about how pumpkins grow and take some group pictures of the class. The lady that talked to the kids about growing pumpkins did a great job of keeping the kids involved in the lesson by becoming the sunshine and rain that the pumpkins needed to grow. She also had great pictures and real examples of the different stages of growing pumpkins! I love how they had the side of the barn decorated for Halloween. It really made an awesome backdrop!
Looking back on our day, we really covered a lot in a couple of hours! After the group picture we learned that Sinkland Farms started as a Dairy Farm. When the kids were asked what kind of cows the black and white spotted one's were they guessed: Milk cows, Dairy cows and Chick-fil-a cows! Then even after being told several times that they are Holstein cows, when they were asked again they concurred that they were the Chick-fil-a breed...LoL! Since the farm is no longer a dairy farm most of the cows are wooden or metal, but they are a tribute to how the farm started!
We did get to see and pet some real animals in the barn! There was a peacock, some turkey, pigs, brown quail, rabbits, a huge brown cow, a horse, some donkeys and a couple of other types of animals. There were hand sanitizer and hand washing stations provided right outside the barn to wash up after making friends with the friendly animals in the barn!
Before we went into the Corn Maze we learned all about corn from a gentleman that specializes in horticulture. He talked to the kids about corn being in food, drinks, gasoline, different types of corn and so much more. It was a very interesting lesson and he had some good visual aides to show the kids and keep their interest. Then he went over the rules of the maze, gave us a map and wished us luck!
There were 12 pumpkins to find in the maze....
...and we took a few wrong turns...
...but we worked together to read the map...
...and although we may not have quite gone in order...
...we found all 12 of them and we made it out of the maze after all! The girls were sad that they had to go back to school after their trip, but their teacher was excited to talk to them about their morning and to see each of their pumpkins...so they went back to school and I took advantage of the time I had to run some errands!
I am so grateful that I am getting the opportunity to be around for my kids and go on field trips with them. It's so much fun to see them really enjoying themselves and I love getting to know their friends too...On Monday, Halloween, I am going to help with the girls class Halloween stations! ....Even though I will be going back to an office job when we move I hope that I am still able to schedule some vacation days for field trips and class parties!
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