Going to the farm

Organised by MOPs (Mothers of Preschoolers) - a visit to a farm. I'm using farm in a loose sense of the word, but it contained everything that a farm experience should contain - a field of pumpkins, a corn maze, various farm produce (pumpkins, squash, corn, apple cider, cherry cider, chrysanthemums, bales of straw) for sale, a 'hay ride' - in a trailer behind a tractor, and an interesting addition, for a morning visit - a campfire. Imagine 15 or so 5 and unders trying to toast marshmallows and hot dogs over an open fire?! I suspect there are better farms out there, but this was the right size for a first visit, and for our young children (ie, maze only took about 2 mins to get through...). It is a seasonal thing here, to visit a farm and pick a pumpkin to carve for Halloween/Thanksgiving. Sometimes, I have been told, the hayrides are longer, and presumably, could end in the evening with a campfire consisting of pumpkin, cider, apples, corn, and some meat. And s'mores of course. I think it is a tradition borne out of the whole "yay, the harvest is over/in" party. (And, last fun before a cold, cold winter...)