***This event was originally scheduled for Thursday October 4th, and has been rescheduled due to rain for Wednesday October 10th.

Oh, fall.  So many of us look forward to this season, and pumpkins and all things pumpkin-spiced is one of the reasons why.   Join us for one of my favorite field trips of the year – every year.  We are going to the McGrath Brothers Great Pacific Pumpkin Patch – this is the same place we went to last year.  It is in Ventura on Olivas Park Drive, it is not the one in Camarillo.

We will receive an educational pumpkin talk, a hay ride on their beautiful property while we learn a bit of the history of their farm, and then everyone can pick out their own pumpkins.  Children will get to pick out one small sugar pumpkin to take home (included in field trip fee), and the parents will get to pick out one medium sized pumpkin for free.  I was also told that they would open the hay maze for our kids at no additional charge.

Cost: $5 per child ages 3 and up.  (Children under 3 that do not pay the fee, will not be able to pick out a pumpkin unless you pay for that separately).  Parent chaperones are free.  Please bring cash with you for the field trip fees.

Time: Our tour starts at 10:45.  Please arrive at 10:30 so that I can collect cash from everyone and make payment before the tour starts.

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Additional Info: They have a wide and wonderful selection of pumpkins, squash, gourds, and colorful corn available for purchase.   We have been to a lot of pumpkin patches, and this is my favorite.  Below are a few pictures of some gourds that I purchased from the farm (already dried out) and we painted for Halloween. They should have a bunch of dried out gourds to choose from and they make a really fun art project for Halloween or Thanksgiving.