September 19th and 20th - Farmer Days
Wear your bib overalls, grab your straw hat and get ready to work. We'll have fun for the whole family and a good time for all.
- Join in the hay bale carrying contest
- Flex your muscles while hauling water buckets
- See how many corn cobs you can throw into a bucket
- Explore the farm during the scavenger hunt
- Toddler Train rides for the little ones (Saturday only)
September 26 - The Amazing Chemistry Show
4 shows (30 minutes each) at 11:30, 1:00, 2:30, 4:00
October 3rd and 4th - Country Celebration
Great family fun on a beautiful fall weekend!
- Live music on the Welcome Porch with "Paul Lasley and The Guys" from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday
- Toddler Train rides for the little ones
- Balloon artist (tentative)
- Face painting
- The Amazing Chemistry Show - 30-minute shows: Saturday at 11:30, 1:00, 2:30 and 4:00 and Sunday at 1:30 and 3:00
- and more!
October 10 - The Amazing Chemistry Show
4 shows (30 minutes each) at 11:30, 1:00, 2:30, 4:00
October 10 - Professional portraits, 9 a.m. - noon
Crane Creations Photography will offer portraits in a beautiful setting and with prices to fall for! You're welcome to come on a first-come, first-served basis; no appointment needed or accepted. For just $25, you'll receive 1-8x10, 2-5x7's, and 8 wallet-sized photos. (A savings of $65!) You'll also have the option of buying individual or additional prints.
A drawing for five free children's or family sessions with a free 11x14 portrait will be open to all orchard visitors. No purchase necessary. Winners will be notified by phone by October 24, 2009.
October 11 - The Amazing Chemistry Show
2 shows (30 minutes each) at 1:30, 3:00
October 11 - Professional portraits, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Crane Creations Photography will offer portraits in a beautiful setting and with prices to fall for! You're welcome to come on a first-come, first-served basis; no appointment needed or accepted. For just $25, you'll receive 1-8x10, 2-5x7's, and 8 wallet-sized photos. (A savings of $65!) You'll also have the option of buying individual or additional prints.
A drawing for five free children's or family sessions with a free 11x14 portrait will be open to all orchard visitors. No purchase necessary. Winners will be notified by phone by October 24, 2009.
October 17th - Evening Corn Maze
Try to find your way through the corn maze after dark! Our corn maze, Jumping Pillow, and corn pool will be open into the evening hours. We'll have an evening hayride to the corn maze, and s'mores will be available at the Jumping Pillow. Admission after 7:00 p.m. is just $5.95 with last admission taken at 9:00 p.m.
October 17th and 18th - Pumpkin Fest
So many pumpkins, so much fun!
- Pumpkin carving and decorating (Saturday 11-5, Sunday 1-5)
- Pumpkin roll
- Guess-a-weight of a pumpkin
- Ring-a-round a pumpkin
- Toddler Train rides for the little ones (tentative)
- The Amazing Chemistry Show
- On Saturday, our corn maze will be open into the evening hours. (Details above.)
- On Sunday, "Light the Night"--carve a pumpkin here or bring one to display. At dusk, the pumpkins will be illuminated for a striking view. (We will be open until 8:30 on Sunday for this event.)
- Evening hayride, weather permitting.
October 17 - Professional portraits, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Crane Creations Photography will offer portraits in a beautiful setting and with prices to fall for! You're welcome to come on a first-come, first-served basis; no appointment needed or accepted. For just $25, you'll receive 1-8x10, 2-5x7's, and 8 wallet-sized photos. (A savings of $65!) You'll also have the option of buying individual or additional prints.
A drawing for five free children's or family sessions with a free 11x14 portrait will be open to all orchard visitors. No purchase necessary. Winners will be notified by phone by October 24, 2009.
October 18 - Professional portraits, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Crane Creations Photography will offer portraits in a beautiful setting and with prices to fall for! You're welcome to come on a first-come, first-served basis; no appointment needed or accepted. For just $25, you'll receive 1-8x10, 2-5x7's, and 8 wallet-sized photos. (A savings of $65!) You'll also have the option of buying individual or additional prints.
A drawing for five free children's or family sessions with a free 11x14 portrait will be open to all orchard visitors. No purchase necessary. Winners will be notified by phone by October 24, 2009.
October 31st - Costume Day & Evening Corn Maze
Wear your Halloween costumes and come for a treat. Don't forget your trick (joke or riddle).
Try to find your way through the corn maze after dark! Our corn maze, Jumping Pillow, and corn pool will be open into the evening hours. We'll have an evening hayride to the corn maze, and s'mores will be available at the Jumping Pillow. Admission after 7:00 p.m. is just $5.95 with last admission taken at 9:00 p.m.
About The Amazing Chemistry Show
Josh Denhart is the founder and creator of “The Amazing Chemistry Show”, an educationally entertaining stage production filled with explosions, colored foam, liquid nitrogen, and glow-in-the-dark solutions, all set to up-beat music. As former Valley High School chemistry teacher, Josh created the show to reach out to elementary schools, camps and churches in central Iowa. Josh holds a Bachelors Degree in Chemistry Education, a Masters Degree in Effective Instruction, and earned National Board Certification in Young Adult and Adolescent Science. Josh currently serves as the Director of Children's Ministry at Valley Church in West Des Moines, Iowa. Learn more at
http://chemistryshow.blogspot.com/
