Directions for a perfect fall afternoon

1) Begin with a hand cart. Watch your smallest child climb in the back while the two older children attempt to pull. Soon the older two will release the handle and the back will drop to the ground and the youngest will land with a thud a roll out. Strangers may come running.





2) Storm the barricades! Or summit the hay fort and be the first to dare to jump.





p.s. It always helps when an uncle says he'll catch you and then he doesn't.



3) Don't worry if the train ride is out of commission for the day. There's always this old farm equipment to pose by.



4) The secret to having fun in a corn maze (with or without kids) is to control the map. Periodically show your children the progress you are making. But really you've gone in about 1/5 of the way, turned around and exited at the entrance. Win/win for everyone!



5) The final requirement for a perfect fall afternoon: getting buried in hay and then bursting out like Frankenstein awakening.



And there you have it! A perfect fall afternoon. Thank you American West Historical Farm.