Date/Time
10:00 AM until 12:00 PM
This event occurs weekly,
1 week(s) on Wednesday
Additional Information
- Website: https://www.heritagefarmstead.org
- Line/Box Office Phone: 972/881-0140
- Cost:
Admission is $10 per child and $5 per adult. Babies who aren’t old enough to participate but come along with a sibling are free. - Ages: 18 months to 5 years old
Description
Preschool Wednesday is a literacy-based program designed to meet the needs of preschoolers and their grown-ups, as well as to provide a safe, outdoor space for experiential learning. Most appropriate for children ages 18 months to 5 years old, our programs offer families the opportunity to participate in story-time, experience farm life and have fun outdoors on the 4.5 acre historic site.
Gates open at 10am. Students and their families are invited to be active participants in the educational activities stationed throughout the farm. Stations shut down promptly at noon. Participants are welcome to stay and enjoy the grounds with time for a picnic lunch until gates close at 2pm.
March 10: Miss Ammie’s Sheep
Have you ever seen a sheep? Learn about sheep-shearing, how wool becomes yarn, and meet the flock. Children will participate in story-time, take part in several sheep-themed activities and create a very ewe-nique craft to take home. Chicken feeding and wagon rides are also included.
March 17: “T” is for Tractor
Come learn about the letter T as well as the tractors on the farm. Children have the opportunity to take a photo atop the John Deere tractor, make a fun craft, feed the chickens and go on a wagon ride.
April 14: Chicken and the Egg
What came first, the chicken or the egg? Come learn all about the chickens on the farm. Children will participate in story time, get a chance to feed the chickens, gather eggs, create an “egg-cellent” craft and enjoy a wagon ride around the farm.
April 28: Teddy Bear Picnic
Bring your favorite bear or stuffed animal for a pretend picnic on the farm. Children will participate in story time, make a party hat for their special friend, and treat them to a pretend tea party. Children will also have the opportunity to feed the chickens and go on a wagon ride.
May 12: May Flowers
Learn about the tradition of May Day and celebrate it with your little one. Children will participate in storytime, visit our gardens to learn about flowers, do some planting and create their own May Day Basket. Chicken feeding and wagon rides are included.
May 26: Poncho’s Pals
Come to the farm to meet our donkey Poncho and his best friends, goats Smokey and Otis. Children will participate in storytime, meet our animals and learn about how we feed and care for them, as well as make a craft and play a fun game. Chicken feeding and wagon rides are included.