Saturday, May 18, 2024

New Story Walk at Plumper Pumpkin

Plumper Pumpkin has added some new activities.

Initially I was thinking that this was the earliest we had gone there during the year, but in fact, when we went on the safari back in 2020, that was in May.

https://sporktogo.blogspot.com/2020/05/plumper-pumpkin-farm-safari.html

That was an innovation spawned by COVID. Normally a pumpkin patch and Christmas tree farm is for later in the year.

But there's no reason that more can't be done in the spring.

People are looking for things to plant and the world is full of baby animals.

Children may be interested in pumpkin planting and the Farmer For A Day bundle, but as adults we just checked out the new story walk.

 This was the third story walk we've checked out, but the other two were on trails in parks.

The part was a little hard to follow. It does seem like starting by a playground is a good idea...

... but then it cuts around more toward the house, which seem counterintuitive.

The signs themselves came through vividly and were easily legible, but the path could have been clearer.

Numbering the signs was helpful, but I know I never found page 8. (I guess I am going to have to check out the book now.)

This is a new for them, and I expect there will be some modifications. That is not a reason not to visit.

For one thing, there is no charge for looking around, and I love their decorations.

There are still slides and duck races and whimsical settings.

And along with baby animals there are some pretty impressive full-grown ones.

COVID: Some of the activities could put you in close quarters, but everything is outside and open.

The closest thing to "inside" is the farm store, and even that is pretty well-ventilated.

Accessibility: That part does not seem like it would be quite as good, at least for the story walk part and probably the slides. The store is navigable, and I think the animal loop should be, but I am not sure about all of the trails.



Staff is very friendly, so ask if there are concerns.



Check for details about their spring calendar at the web site:

https://plumperpumpkins.com/

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