November 15th

Hi All!

I hope you had a wonderful week last week!  I missed you all, but it was a nice retreat up north for me. 

In case you missed it last week, this is just a reminder that goats (and chickens) LOVE pumpkins. Feel free to save any pumpkins that you have and bring them to the farm to feed to the pasture animals. It will make them very happy... and as a bonus, it is fun! 

PLEASE NOTE, UPCOMING BREAK DAYS:

There will be NO CO-OP on the following days:

November 29th (Thanksgiving Friday)

December 20th (Christmas)

December 27th (Christmas)

Also, in case you missed this, I wanted to let you all know about an upcoming opportunity (non-farm related):

My daughter and I will be performing in the Queen Creek Performing Arts Center musical, "Beauty and the Beast" later this month (we're townspeople). If you have been wanting to take your kids to a live theatrical performance, I HIGHLY recommend this one. First of all, despite the high-quality cast/production, QCPAC keeps their ticket prices really low ($10-$16 a ticket). They do that on purpose because they want to keep theater available to the community. Second, they are going to have a lot of extras for the kiddos this time around, including photos with Belle/other cast members after the show.

Performances are: November 23, 29, 30th and December 2nd. Evening Performances at 7 PM; Saturday Matinees at 2 PM.

Here's the link to buy tickets:

https://www.etix.com/ticket/e/1043297/20242025-family-theatre-series-queen-creek-queen-creek-performing-arts-center

From 10-Noon(ish) we will break into group activities:

Group A-- Ages 5-8

You will be doing P.E. this week. 

Parents, if your little ones tend to wander, please stay close by. You are responsible for taking your child to the restroom or providing them with water if they get thirsty. Try to remind them that this is a group activity, and they should try to stick with their group as much as possible. That will really help keep things flowing smoothly for everyone. 

Materials Needed: 

Sunscreen if you so desire.

Water Bottles. (We do not have enough cups to provide water for all of the thirsty kiddos that come to the farm.) 

Clothes/shoes that you don't mind getting dirty.

Group B--Ages 9-12  

You will be doing Gardening this week. Ms. Paula is planning to do some painting this week. Please make sure you wear clothes/shoes that can get paint on them!

Materials Needed: 

Sunscreen and Water Bottles...if you so desire. 

Gardening gloves if you think you want them.

Clothes/shoes that you don't mind getting dirty and/or wet.

A great attitude!

Group C--Ages 13-18

You will be doing Project this week.  As I mentioned with Group A last time, I will be doing three "Bible and Animals" projects this year--chickens will be the first, followed by horses in January and goats/sheep in February/March. The Bible uses animals as examples in several verses (and we happen to have a lot of those animals on the farm), but if you do not know about those animals, some of the richness of God's Word will not be quite as apparent. Whether you trust the Bible as God's Word or not, feel free to come and learn all about chickens this week.  

Materials Needed: 

Sunscreen and Water Bottles...if you so desire. 

A willingness to learn

Those teenagers that do not feel like participating in the Project are welcome to volunteer with Group A. Please note, you WILL be put to work if you volunteer in that capacity! 

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Picnic Lunch

Everyone is welcome to stay and have a picnic lunch in the backyard area. You are responsible for bringing your own lunch. Please do not feed any animals with that lunch and please make sure all garbage is disposed of in the dumpster or garbage can.

Attendance 11/1 (at least attendance from those who signed in 😉 ):