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Visit A Pumpkin Patch
by Teresa, The CuteKid™ Staff
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Many families purchase pumpkins each year to decorate their front porch or carve into
jack-o-lanterns for Halloween. So why not add to the pumpkin carving experience and pick
out your own pumpkin. Many farms around the country sell pumpkins in the fall. Allowing
visitors to walk out into the field and pick their own pumpkin.
The last few years our family has made it a tradition to visit a pumpkin farm.
Our children do pumpkin hunting and each look forward to picking their very own pumpkin.
At the pumpkin farm we climb onto the back of a hay wagon and the farmer pulls us out to
the pumpkin patch on his tractor. Then our children jump out and walk through the fields
trying to select the perfect pumpkin. My son always tries to find the largest one possible
and my daughter chooses one that is "cute" and usually on the small side. My youngest daughter
was only two last year and wasn't very picky, although this year she probably will be.
Our annual trip to the pumpkin patch makes the fall season more memorable and is a tradition
that we always enjoy. Consider making a trip to a pumpkin farm a tradition in your family.
Here are some tips to make your pumpkin patch experience a memorable one.
1.
Dress for the occasion. Fall can be cool so make sure that you bring along a jacket.
Also wear tennis shoes instead of sandals. Fields tend to be a little muddy. Also have
your children wear long pants because pumpkin vines are scratchy.
2.
Make sure you take your camera, camcorder, or both. A pumpkin patch is a great place to
snap some precious photos of your kids.
3.
Choose the right time. Don't go on a day when it is raining or has just rained the day before.
The pumpkin fields will be a quagmire of mud. Go earlier in the season before the fields have
been picked over. Last year we went in late September and were able to find huge pumpkins that
we then set on the front porch as decoration. Our friends waited until just before Halloween
and were disappointed with the pumpkin choice.
4.
Scout out the best farm. Different pumpkin fields charge different amounts.
We have a number of farms that sell pumpkins by our house. One of the farms I looked at
charges by the pound. So if your child picks a big pumpkin you could be paying as much as
$15 to $20 for one pumpkin. Another farm charges a flat fee of $3 a pumpkin, no matter the
size. Plus they take you back in a hay-filled wagon to pick out your pumpkin.
Happy pumpkin hunting!
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