[Ad- gifted experience] Hatter’s Farm is one of those pumpkin patches we go to every year. It feels like a full day out, with so many fun activities, most of which are included in the ticket price. This year, we headed there right on day one for the daytime pumpkin patch! Hatter’s Farm has grown more and more each year, and this year, things were a little different than the last. This year, they also did a Tulip Festival that we went to, which was so much fun, so we were excited for this event as well.
First, we started by walking the main grounds. They’ve been adding more pumpkin art, and this year they had it as a section at the side. They had a big water fall, a giant Hatter’s Farm sign, a bridge that you could go on, the smaller pumpkin house (with the larger one right at the entrance) and a pumpkin tower. We do like seeing all of the pumpkin art and having it in one section, which had a dedicated walk around, felt really good. All of us very much liked exploring! We then went over to the food area for a bit of lunch.
Hatter’s Farm has good food stalls. They really do try to have quite a variety and this year was just as good. They have a taco stand that Dann and I absolutely love! We went for birria tacos. Kai and Robin went for burgers and loaded cheese fries, where as Amelia went to a different loaded fries (and mac n cheese) stand, getting the loaded fries from there. They also have donuts, chocolate covered strawberries, acai bowls and so much more – it’s just great.
When we were done eating, we stayed in this area to go on the spooky walk – which actually wasn’t spooky anymore. This year, they’ve themed this walk to be Alice in Wonderland themed. There was an actor inside that sat at the tea party, having a fantastic time. I found that the Hatter’s Farm Alice in Wonderland walk does very much need a Enter and Exit side, as people were coming in both sides which wasn’t ideal! The inside isn’t spooky, but it is well done. This is where we all had mixed feelings – Robin felt she liked the theme, but the rest of us really didn’t love the fact that it wasn’t very Halloween feeling.
Hatter’s Farm also has a corn maze, which is an additional fee per person. This year, it was on the shorter side, with a sort of hunt for a bunch of cut-outs that you could use to mark your card. As we went on opening day, we were surprised to see so many of these cut out things already falling off the wall – so we aren’t sure if this is going to change! The jokes in the maze were fun – Kai knew a few of them and was proud of himself – and in the end you get a candy.
We also had some toasted marshmallows, which you can purchase and toast over the fire, after we went into the field and picked our pumpkins. They have tons of great sizes for carving in orange, yellow and white. We ended up with one of each, as each of our children selected a different color. I do like going to pumpkin patches that grow some of their own pumpkins as you often get the long stems! Amelia and Robin also picked out some squashes and mini pumpkins from the entrance, before we got our stickers and headed home.
You can check out our other Days Out to see what else we’ve been up too!