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Tabatha Pasqua
This was a day we'll never forget. Thank you for attending to every single detail so that everyone had the best time. The property was stunning, we felt welcomed and involved in every aspect. Above all else, it was so good to see that the love & care that everyone has for these goldies is undeniable.
It was best day ever!!! We had a blast. It was so well organized. Will do it again for sure. They did not rush you. Was longer than they said it would be and took tons of pics that you are allowed to share on social media and enjoy showing to all your friends and family ?
Such a great experience! The hosts do a nice job making you feel welcome at the farm and making sure you have a great time playing with and watching the dogs run. They tell you about each dog and their personality. Not to mention the beautiful VT scenery! We did this as part of a weekend getaway to Stowe. Definitely recommended!
Nature Play is our outdoor, natural playground at Coastal Roots Farm. Nature Play is open to children and their families. The Nature Play space has been designed to fit the needs of children ages 0-10.
Nature-based learning inspires creativity, curiosity, and innovation. Our 17-acre "classroom" provides tactile opportunities to learn, explore, and build real-world STEM skills. At Coastal Roots Farm, children learn where food comes from, why it matters, and discover the importance of taking care of themselves, the environment, and their communities.
Nature Play operates rain or shine! We suggest dressing in layers to ensure you are prepared for the changing weather on the Farm. It is warm in the sun and cool in the shade. Additionally, we always recommend wearing close-toed shoes to ensure safety.
Only service animals are allowed on the Coastal Roots Farm property. Please do not bring any pets to the facility. We will ask you or your guests to take them home. Emotional support, therapy, comfort, or companion animals are not considered service animals under the ADA.
In addition to providing a safe, outdoor place to play and explore, the Nature Play program provides hourly educational programs. Hourly programs are hands-on and interactive and include Music and Movement, Storytime, Art, Garden Exploration, Chicken Chats and MORE!
Enjoy a hot and fresh funnel cake during your visit to Play Day Farm! We have a variety of food concessions and refreshments available daily. Grab a fresh lemonade, soft drink, or a cup of hot coffee.
Play Day Farm is located in High Hill Missouri, off Interstate 70 at Exit 179. Play Day Farm is a fall family fun center with a variety of attractions including a corn maze, family amusement rides, a train, barnyard animals, and food concessions. The farm has been a life long dream of amusement operator Richard Tinsley and in 2020, Mr. Tinsley's dream finally becomes reality. See you at the farm, open October 13 - October 29, 2023.
I began by placing the farm in one corner so I could figure out where everything else would fit. I knew I wanted 6 vegetable/fruit beds, 2 flower beds, and a pond. Lila helped decide where everything would go on the large green mat (about 3ft square).
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Join us for fun on the farm! Explore our farm with hands-on-activities, stories, songs and a wagon ride (weather permitting) and visit the animals. Each session has been designed to accentuate the child/caregiver learning experience. We will be outside as much as possible, indoor space will be used if necessary. Dress for the weather!
You will feel like you are at home with friends and family as you truly experience what farm life is all about. From gathering farm fresh eggs, peeking into the gardens, to the beautiful sounds of the barnyard symphony...Roosters crowing, Goats and Sheep bleating, while Donkeys and horses belt out some equine melodies.
The farm offers many learning opportunities for groups of every size. From small family gatherings to farm-tastic field trips for schools of any size. With Barnyard Meet & Greets to Farm to Table workshops. Come create some egg-cellent memories.
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This plastic tub has been recycled into all sorts of play scenes. For our farm, we put in toy cows, pigs, and horses, a toy tractor, and some Playmobil figures. A bag of unpopped popcorn was the perfect sensory material. (Obviously this is for kids who would not be tempted to put things in their mouths. Jonathan is 2.5 and did not attempt to taste any.)
He folded the cardboard back toward the back of the container. It made too steep of a slope that way, so he added some cardboard from a cereal box and duct taped it in like this at the angle we wanted:
I love your idea of using the orange juice container for the silo, especially how your hubby cut the box so the will slide out, so very SMART! We are doing a farm theme next week and this will be in our sensory table, thank you so much!
I'm mom to four boys and one little girl. Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls is a place to find fun activities that kids will LOVE! We specialize in LEGO building ideas, STEM activities, and play ideas for active kids!
Many farm animal words such as pig or duck, contain sounds that are easy for young children to replicate and learn. The reason for this is that these words have consonants that we pronounce at the front of our mouths so children can actually see our lips moving as we say them making them even more easily detectable for language acquisition. Also, animal sounds use many of the common sounds from the English language, otherwise known as phonemes. A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound and they help us distinguish words. So moo and baa are actually not just a cow and a sheep talking, they are common phonemes that help prepare children to talk, read, and write.
As your child learns how each animal talks, they will begin to combine those sounds and start to create early sentences as they combine words. Joining words like Moo cow or Horse neigh, are actually the building blocks of a sentence. Because farm animal words are fun to say and engaging, this process is easy for young children that are between the ages of one and two and will encourage them to try longer combinations. By introducing your child to a variety of nouns and verbs, they will begin to add these words to their sentences and more connections will begin to occur.
Around age 3, children begin to create groupings and categories within their world. Whether they sort things by size, color, or shape, this early categorization is enhanced by farm play. Big horses and smaller horses form a horse pile or different colored dogs create a dog category. To extend this categorization instinct and awareness of characteristics, point out animals that you encounter in real life or through books and magazines. As you notice the different animals, talk about the sounds they make, the color of their coat, and what they eat.
By recreating life at the farm and telling stories about animals and how they live, eat, play, and sleep, young children begin to understand the importance of loving and caring for the creatures of our world. Which translates into the need to care about others, which in turn builds empathy. Empathy is one of the most important skills we can share with our children and this time is the perfect time for this lesson as research shows that the second year of life is the most critical period for the development of empathy.
It all started seven generations ago, when George Davis, a farmer from Westford MA, moved to Redstone Hill Road in 1846. In 1990, the Davis Family built a simple petting zoo, which has since grown to be the largest sanctuary of endangered or heritage livestock in North America and houses over 100 breeds of farm animals, including Highland Cattle, Poitou Donkeys, Nigerian Dwarf Goats, plus alpacas, camels, and many more!
Your interactive experience will include petting and feeding chickens, Miniature Cow and Steer, Donkeys, Goats, a Holstein Steer and Angus Cow, Grooming a Shetland Pony, loving on Doodle the Gypsy Vanner horse, Peppa the mini potbelly pig, Peanut Butter the billy goat, baby goats, and bunnies.
Your homeschooler will love attending one of our farm tours. We will open up time slots for your specific group and provide the homeschool parent with a discounted rate. Ask About any classes that are planned.
Peanut Butter is our male Nigerian Dwarf goat and daddy to the baby goats born on the farm. He is super sweet and loves attention so much that he cries if he is not getting it from humans or his girlfriends.
Gus is a Shetland Pony Gelding. He came to us from a farm where he was an escape artist (What can he say? He loves green grass!) and has been with us since 2020. He is a very sweet little pony and has an amazing calming influence on children with special needs. On special occasions, Gus has been known to transform into his Supernatural Persona known as Agustus the Unicorn.
Reese is a female Nigerian Dwarf goat and the sweetest goat we have. She loves to snuggle and is a great sport about getting dressed up for our events. Reese was "free" to our farm after we spent two days cleaning stalls for her. LOL! We loved her so much that we ended up buying her sister to keep the pair together on our farm. Both have blue eyes.
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