We have a toddler. So her outings are usually short and are best if age appropriate. The Museum of Science is great for indoor running around but not interactive enough for a two year old. For our two year old.
Recently we went to David Farmland in Massachusetts. Wow. This place impressed me and quite honestly, I can be a bit difficult to impress when I’ve spent that much money. For about $16/adult, under 2 is free, you get to feed a whole bunch of baby animals. I mean, a whole bunch: baby goats, piglets, even a steer (which I suppose isn’t a baby, but he did enjoy the grain). You get to ride on a hay ride, purchase not-too-expensive foods or bring in your own, they have swings and play areas for little ones… in the summer they have a little water/spray park.
This destination is a drive for us with a two year old: a bit over a good hour’s drive (we’re spoiled: we have great places, indoor, outdoor, fast, slow, structured, unstructured, all very nearby). So this was a day trip for us, the last of the warm(er) weather. A family trip. We saw lots of families there. Lots of mommies, lots of daddies, lots of kids. Lots of aunties, lots of uncles, lots of grandparents.
Ah, the grandparents. The multi-generational family. They looked so happy. The kids playing with the grands. The grands helping the kids to feed the baby goats. The grands consoling the kids when the goats turned away their eager tiny open-handed offerings, the goats’ bellies too full to eat another bite of grain. The grands’ laps being prime seats for the bumpy hay ride and the protector of kids when the big cows would saunter up to the hay for a quick nibble.
We had a blast, my husband, daughter and I. Our last late Summer/early Fall outing. But we both looked on silently, wistfully, wishing and hoping for more one day. For our daughter. For us.
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