June 3 rd - July 26th 2024
Ages 5 and up only!
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Check out what's going on
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our different sessions this summer:
Week One
June 3 - June 7 th |
Pioneer Farmapalooza! Kids today find it hard to imagine a time before cellular phones, video games, and movies on-demand in every possible location. This week they'll get to experience something different -- excitingly different! Kids will get to make and sample delicious farm to table food that they harvested themselves, and play with fun toys crafted with their own hands, and they'll engage in play that ignites all the senses and their imagination to boot -- and they'll meet animal companions / co-workers who share this earth and our friendship.
Kids will have the chance to milk a goat, collect eggs, feed the animals, harvest from the garden, try some simple baking, make butter to slather on their fresh-baked goodies, and squeeze their own refreshing lemonade. They can also make mudpies in the outdoor play kitchen, dress up the baby dolls, pan for "gold", paint with squirt guns ("Hands up, pardner!"), brush out the ponies, learn to sew, put on a show in the outdoor puppet theater, ride the rope swing, relax in the tree fort, and even scrub some clothes on the washboard. This week will also feature lots of fun farm themed arts & crafts, games, stories, and of course outdoor play. Plus we'll also be busy in the garden learning, in a hands-on kid-friendly way, how things grow and where our food comes from.
On Friday June
7 th we'll
take a pioneer walk to the
nearby prairie reserve to have an old fashioned
picnic on the grass. Campers can take
turns pulling the wagon full of goodies and get
pony rides
in our mini covered wagon pulled by mini pony
Cookie. We will provide equipment for sack
races, ball play and frisbee play and a docent
guided exploration of the adjoining wild spaces.
Y'all come play! Walking field trip to the Soquel Prairie Reserve on Friday June 7 th. |
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Week
Two
June 10th – June 14th |
Where the Wild Things Are:
Animal Teamwork! For centuries, people believed that life in nature was only about competition and survival of the fittest. But scientists and wildlife observers of all kinds have discovered that there is much more kindness, caring, and cooperation going on in the natural world that we ever imagined. From monkeys to meerkats, crows to wolves, and honey bees to farm yard buddies we'll learn and pretend about the animals that live and work together as teams. We might even learn a few tips to make our own lives a bit happier. Children will also sample cooperative games, and chores, that help them explore the value of cooperation and teamwork in the human world. And of course we'll also make fun arts & crafts in a variety of mediums and play and pretend with costumes, face paint, puppets, and more. As always, we'll meet the farm animals, help with afternoon farm chores, and enjoy our beautiful outdoor play space.
Docent led walking field trip to the woods on Friday June 14th. |
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Week Three June 17 - June 21st |
Fairy Tale Fun
Fairy Tales come to life this week
as we celebrate childhood classics like Snow White,
Rapunzel, Red Riding Hood, Jack & the Beanstalk,
Alice in Wonderland and
the 3 Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf.
Play, pretend, create, and enjoy some magical
outdoor story time readings, dramatic performance on
our outdoor stage and of course puppet shows.
Don't forget to make your own puppets and props to
use here at the outdoor puppet theater and to take
home.
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Week Four
June 24th – June 28th |
Medieval Make Believe
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Little Garden Patch Farm is closed July 1st – 5th | ||||||||||||||
Week Five July 8th - July 12th |
Where the Wild Things Are
2:
Underground Animals! Summer is here! Let the wild rumpus begin! We’ll grab our magnifying glasses, our digging tools and our critter collecting jars as we explore the world under our feet and answer the following questions: What makes those little mounds popping up in the yard? Who lives in the mysterious holes and tunnels here on the farm and down at the meadow? We'll discover that many kinds of creatures live in our gardens, parks and open spaces -- some who annoy us, some who help us, and others who will just amaze us, including moles, badgers, burrowing owls, snakes and so much more. Plus we'll dig in the garden, feed our worm farm, and do fun hands on science . We'll also make fun arts & crafts in a variety of mediums and play and pretend with costumes, face paint, puppets, and more. And of course, we'll meet the farm animals, help with afternoon farm chores, and enjoy our beautiful outdoor play space.
Docent led walking field trip to the woods on Friday July 12th.
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Week Six July 15th- July 19th |
Ocean Week: Sharks
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Week Seven July 22nd- July 26th |
Tropical Island Adventures Get ready for a week of hands-on fun and learning with a tropical flare. With sand and water play, a bit of limbo and island dancing, arts & crafts, farm animal encounters, kids are sure to have a great time. We'll even try our hand at sushi making with fresh sushi rice and a selection of vegetarian ingredients plus tamago and cooked crab/pollack on Thursday. And on Friday we'll take our bug jars out for a little exploration of our own temperate "jungle", the lush redwood forest behind the farm.
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Little Garden Patch Farm is closed July 29th - August 2nd Our after school care program resumes thereafter.
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If you would like more information about signing up for Summer Farm Camp please send us some email! Please note, with Farm Camp, the more the merrier. So please tell family and friends about our program!
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