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Travelling with children? Want a change of scene and a break from thenon-stop activity of the larger theme parks? Why not visit the Green MeadowsPetting Farm. Take a hay ride, milk a cow, hold a baby chick…it is a greatfamily day out and good value for money. We have visited this attraction on ourlast two trips to Orlando and plan on going back again. It has a relaxingatmosphere and the kids are kept busy, what more could you ask for? “Green Meadows Farm” is located at 1368 South Poinciana Blvd,Kissimmee. Don’t be put off by the fact that you have to join an organised tourfor the 2 to 2 ½ hour wander around the farm. The tour guides are veryknowledgeable and will happily answer questions from the children (and adults!).It also means that you get to experience absolutely everything on offer, and youcan get up close and personal with all the animals, as you are allowed to goinside the pens. Make sure you grab a “Little Red Wagon” to pull the kids aroundin, or even just to put all the “stuff” in that you always seem to end upcarrying. There is a good variety of farm animals on display. As you take your tour,you are offered the chance to chase and catch a chicken (good luck!!). You canfeed and stroke the goats and sheep. The opportunity to milk a cow was just toomuch for our 4 year old daughter, who looked quite astonished with therealisation of where milk actually came from! The children can have a pony ride.There are baby chicks and ducks to hold – as all the parents looked on hopingthat their child would not be the one to either drop it or squash it from anover enthusiastic hug! There are donkeys, pigs, turkeys, geese…in fact everytype of farm animal that you could think of! At the mid point of the tour, you get to experience a tractor-drawn hay ride.We had a very enthusiastic bunch of people on our wagon and so it did not takelong for a sing-song to start. “Old MacDonald’s Farm” seems to be a universalsong! Don’t worry, singing is not compulsory but it did add a lot of fun, forboth adults and children alike! Towards the end of our tour, we went on the “Green Meadows Express”train ride around the farm. This was the highlight of the day for our 2 year oldson…nothing beats a “choo-choo” train! We have yet to experience this, as we have not visited at that time of year,but apparently if you go in October, you get to pick a pumpkin from the farm’sown pumpkin patch. As your guided tour comes to an end, you are presented with a souvenir cup,and then you are free to wander around by yourselves. You can re-visit yourfavourite animals (don’t go inside the pens though), and there are several largeplay areas with climbing frames, slides, swings, and plenty of small ride-ontoys for the kids to enjoy. Dotted throughout the farm are old tractors andother farm machinery to climb on, and even a fire truck to explore. There is an undercover picnic area provided, if you want to take your ownlunch. But you can also buy snacks and drinks from the farm shop, if you prefer. Check out their website www.greenmeadowsfarm.com before you leave for Florida, or give them a callon (407) 846 0770 once you are there. The tours run from 9:30 am to 4:00pm. InApril 2004, it was $18 per person/$14 for the more senior members of our family– and under 2’s get in for free. These prices include all the activities thatare on offer, and you can easily spend a whole day there – we did! Page added on: 20 July 2004
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