I am thinking to take my two children (ages 2 and 4) somewhere this weekend. I was thinking of a u-pick apple orchard or a pumpkin farm or even a good fall festival. Help!
Thanks for all the ideas! We ended up going to Royal Oak Farm in woodstock. It was wonderful. The drive was a little over an hour but it was well worth it. We went apple picking and got pumpkins. They had a huge screened in barn with crafts for the kids, a place to sit down and eat, tons of picnic tables, a park and a petting zoo. Even the bathrooms were great!
Royal Oak Farm in Harvard is supposed to be awesome for apple picking, but it would have to be today because they are closed on Sunday.
Sorry didn't see that this was for this past weekend. There is Goebberts farm (near Route 72) Route 47 and Reinking Road in Hampshire ###-###-####(they charge for everything extra, though $4.00 per hay ride, etc.) or Didier's Farm on Route 83 and Aptakisic in Buffalo Grove.
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J.
Danada in Naperville (Part of the Forest Preserves of DuPage County) has their fall festival this Sunday. I cut and paste this from their website: Danada Fall Festival — Join a celebration of the horse during the annual Danada Fall Festival, which includes a parade of breeds, hayrides, face painting, grooming demonstrations, educational displays, food and more. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton. Free admission and parking. Fees for some activities. Call ###-###-####.
Have a great weekend!
We are heading to Wagner Farm in Glenview today. You can see their website at www.wagnerfarm.org. They have a Farmer's Market in the morning and today from 1-4 they are having a Build Your Own Scarecrow event. They have a few animals (cows, geese & chickens) and an educational barn. My son is 2 and he LOVES this place.
I second the idea for Goebbert's Farm in South Barrington
We LOVE both Sonny Acres in West Chicago and Bengston's (sp?) in Homer Glen. My girls are the same age as your kids and both places have fun things appropriate for their ages. Have fun!! (we are going to the Elmhurst Fall Festival today...never been before but we'll see)
I was at the Morton Arboretum yesterday and the fall colors were beautiful. They have a fall festival going on right now on the weekends (http://www.mortonarb.org/main.taf?p=1,3,15), and your children are the perfect ages to enjoy the children's garden (http://www.mortonarb.org/main.taf?p=2,3,1), which has a multitude of activities.
Another fall favorite of ours is the Scarecrow festival in St Charles, which is going on this weekend only (http://www.scarecrowfest.com/).
Have fun!
Danada Equestrian center has their fall festival today. Check it out at the link listed above. We've never been to the festival, but may be going today :)
Scarecrow fest in downtown St. Charles in Lincoln park. It is so much fun.
Goebberts Farm way out west I-90 7 Rt 47 is fun & you can go to the field & pick your own pumpkins......or Goebberts Farm in S. Barrington, they have an exotic zoo that includes zebras giraffes,& tigers that you can see very close up.....camel rides, pony rides
We love Didier Farms in Buffalo Grove. They have a pumpkin patch, petting zoo, pony rides, corn maze, and rides for the kids. It's great for younger kids. (Mine are 1 & 3). Here's their website:
http://www.didierfarms.com/pages/fall-halloween-pumpkinfe...
I highly recommend Goeberts Farm in South Barrington. Great.
What about Bengston's Pumpkin Farm
It is the best
Scare Crow Festival in St. Charles is fun. Also, Kuipers for an apple orchard etc. and Jonamac orchard in Malta has a corn maze.
I think the scarecrow festival is on this weekend in St. Charles. It's supposed to be pretty fun. I'm sure they have a website if you look it up.
S.
The Scarecrow Festival is going on in St. Charles this weekend. They have a lot for the kids to do - face painting, storytelling, make your own scarecrow, petting zoo, rides for the kids and of course, lots of cool and unique scarecrows, too!
I believe the fall festival has started at the morton arboretum. The arboretum is a great time! The childrens garden is amazing. Have fun!
For apple picking, pumpkin patch and corn maze, try Kuiper's near Maple Park. kind of pricy but alot of fun.
For Halloween fun, Sonny Acres, near West Chicago.
For festival fun, Scarecrow Festival is going on this weekend, St. Charles.
Morton Arboretum, (Lisle? on Rt. 53 just north of I-88) has some fun demonstrations etc going on every weekend this month.
We are taking our kids to Edward's Apple Orchard.
St. Charles Scarecrow Festival:
http://www.scarecrowfest.com/
