If Halloween fever hasn’t struck your kids yet, it will. Which makes this week’s family nature challenge quite timely: Visit a pumpkin patch.
Pumpkin patches have come a long way since I was a kid. Even today’s most urban patches are likely to offer lots in the way of outdoor fun. While you’re there, you and the kids may have a chance to:
- See pumpkins in all kinds of shapes & sizes,
- Navigate a corn maze,
- Enjoy yummy fall foods,
- Take a hayride,
- Meet farm animals at a petting zoo,
- Pick your own pumpkin,
- And more!
If you need a little advice before you go, check out our tips for exploring pumpkin patches with kids.
Looking for more ways to get the kids outside and into nature this fall? Check out 50 ideas for your fall outdoor bucket list.
Hope you guys had fun!
We need to get to the pumpkin patch soon! I can't believe it's the middle of October already. Like you said, it's always a lot of fun with all the hay rides, food, corn mazes etc. We can spend several hours at our local patch. The downside is that it's kind of pricey. I guess you pay for all the other stuff in your pumpkin price.