Experience the Farm in Winter

December Vacation Program Details

2014

Owls, Stars, and Moon: Tuesday, December 30 An adventure into the night world albeit during the day! Look for signs of owl activity outside while enjoying our nature trail. Your attention will also be directed to the night stars and our moon while making an art project to share with friends and family!
Winter Wild Animals: Wednesday, December 31 Discover what animals are awake when the rest of our world is asleep and what animals are awake by day! Learn to walk like a fox and hear like a deer as we walk our frozen farm fields and surrounding woodlands to search for clues of animal activity. Play a scavenger hunt game searching for camouflaged animals. Listen to a story about our wild animal friends by the wood stove and make a craft to take home to show your family and friends.
Farm Animals: Thursday, January 1 Discover the magic of the farm in winter as we meet farm animal friends. A variety of barn yard friends call Soule home. Come walk the farm yard and visit the barn and chicken coop to meet our furry or feathered farm friends. Feed and pet while learning a little about their care. Play an old fashioned farm game or two. Create an animal craft to take home. Enjoy a ‘farmy’ story while eating your snack by wood stove.
Snow and Ice: Friday,January 2 Discover how snow and ice is formed! We will walk our farm looking for interesting ice formations and you will make one of our own to take home! Also, we will go outside for a winter hike weather permitting to slide and glide on the hill and make a snow man or two! Enjoy your snack by the wood burning stove while listening to a winter story.

GENERAL FARM BASED DECEMBER VACATION PROGRAM INFORMATION

Each day Vacation Programs start indoors discussing the theme of the day and making a theme related craft to take home before we venture outdoors to explore the grounds on a fun farm adventure. In the winter we return inside to take off the chill by cozying up to a fire by the wood burning stove while listening to a story and having our snack. We will play a game outside or inside depending on the theme and/or weather.

In the classroom, while children are gathering for the program or are finished with their craft or snack before the group is ready to move on, there are interactive tabletop activities that are farm and theme related. These stations usually include an art station, a hands–on feel and touch table with magnifiers, a bird station with binoculars to watch the birds at the feeders, a group puzzle and a book and joke station.

PROGRAM PRICING

Per Day:    $13 Member, $15 Non-member
Per 4 Day Week:    $50 Member, $58 Non-member

PROGRAM TIME AND MEETING

Tuesday thru Friday

9:30am – 12 noon

We meet in the classroom located on the lower right side of the barn. Parking is also available there and on the left of the barn.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

Please dress for winter weather in layers with thermal underwear or leggings, a warm jacket, mittens, hat and a scarf and waterproof boots/shoes with warm socks.

Bring a healthy snack or lunch and a drink. We highly recommend a Zero Waste snack or lunch using recyclable containers, cloth napkins, and reusable silverware in a lunch box. We do cover recycling and composting at our story/snack time

REGISTRATION AND CANCELLATION POLICY

Registration and payment is required the Friday before the start of the program week. A confirmation email or letter will be sent to you. Space is limited however you may call a day before the program to see if there is room. There is no guarantee of space availability.

Payment by cash or check (payable to Soule Homestead Education Center) can be dropped off or mailed to Soule Homestead Education Center 46 Soule Street, Middleboro, MA 02346.

If we cancel the program due to extreme weather or other circumstances we will refund any monies associated with the day the program is cancelled. In the event of a cancellation we will do our best to notify you the day before the program was to run. If you should miss a day in the program there are no refunds and the money is used to help sustain the Children’s Programs