Fruit and Berry Patch

Schedule: Sept. 25, 2012

Arrival time: 10:00 a.m.

– We will go on a hayride around the farm, and will see some farm animals.

– At the end of the hayride your child will get to pick a pumpkin.

– There is also a small corn maze that the we can all go through. It should only take 5 – 10min make it through.

– Then we will have lunch together.

– They also have other fruit to pick at the farm if you and your child are interested but this will be an extra expense.

Directions:

To reach The Fruit and Berry Patch…

– Go north on N. Broadway (US 441-TN 33) approximately 4.5 miles north of I-640 / Broadway interchange.

– Turn left on Andersonville Pk. (first street past Wal-Mart shopping center) – look for the sign. Go 0.7 miles on Andersonville Pk.

– Turn right onto McCloud Rd. (first street past Halls Elementary school) – look for the sign.

– The Fruit and Berry Patch is 0.7 mi. out McCloud Rd. on the left.

Please Bring:

– Exact amount of money in cash. (This will make it easier to pay the farm.) Lauren Perkins will collect all the money when you arrive.

– A blanket to eat lunch on. (You can leave this in your car until lunch)

– A sack lunch for you and your child.

– Extra money if you want to pick more fruit or by something at the gift shop.

– And don’t forget your camera!

– Suggestions: Farms can be muddy and yucky especially after a recent rain so if your child has rainboots it may be a good idea to wear those instead of new tennis shoes.

Cost: $7.50 per child.

– This cost covers the pumpkin the child will get to pick, an apple sipper drink cup with apple juice, and a coloring book.

– (If you have a child too young to for these things you do not have to pay for that child.)

Feel free to check out the  Fruit and Berry Patch Website!

See you tomorrow!!!

Ijams Nature Center Field Trip

This week for our Grow and Go week, we are going going to Ijams Nature Center.

Our schedule:

10:00a.m.- Arrive and let the kids play in the playground area. We will park at the visitor center. It’s the first large parking lot that you will see. There is a large open area with a playground that we can meet at when we first get there.

10:45 a.m.- Check out the visitor center. There are animals like frogs and other reptiles that the kids can see.

11:00a.m.- We will play a game or do some worship.

Game idea: Have the kids sit in a circle and pass around a ball. When a child gets the ball they have to name something that God created. (There will be lots of inspiration for answers all around them)  After the game we could have a prayer time where each kid could say a short prayer thanking God for something that He has created.

11:45a.m.– Lunch ( Mom’s will need to bring sack lunches for themselves and their kids) – There is a pavilion near the visitor center that I’m assuming we can eat under. But moms can bring blankets if they want to.

After lunch we could invite moms that could, to go on a short trail walk. There is one that is 0.1 mile.

Please Bring:

– A sack lunch

– A picnic blanket (optional)

Directions:

Ijams Nature Center is located at 2915 Island Home Avenue, Knoxville, TN, 37920

From Interstate 40W

– Take James White Pkwy Exit 388A

– Continue on two left lanes down James White Parkway

– Cross over the TN River and take the Sevier Ave./Hillwood Dr. exit

– Turn Left onto Sevier Ave. (turns into Hillwood Dr.)

– Turn Right onto Island Home Ave. (at bottom of hill)

– Ijams is approximately 1 mile on the Left

From Interstate 40E

– Take James White Pkwy Exit 388A

– Merge onto James White Pkwy.

– Cross over the TN River and take the Sevier Ave./Hillwood Dr. exit

– Turn Left onto Sevier Ave. (turns into Hillwood Dr.)

– Turn Right onto Island Home Ave. (at bottom of hill)

– Ijams is approximately 1 mile on the Left

Can’t wait to see you there!!!