Hay bale playground

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Yes, this is a straw bale. We use straw (and not hay) bales because they typically don’t have seeds in them. It is probably the neatest (and cheapest) loose part you could get that allows children to create their own spaces for play. We have seen children make seats and benches, forts, tunnels, mazes, jumps, bridges, buildings, and other structures requiring creativity and cooperation. If you also give them old sheets, or towels and blankets, they can create some really fun -- and shady…

Inspired by a Facebook advertisement that I found - and then a subsequent word-of-mouth recommendation of the same place to Michele, we decided to try a whole new venue for our annual harvest-time adventures. We were super impressed with the locale - the only thing we'd probably change is the weather for the day - but even that was just fine as the rain held off until we got in the cars to leave. Today was a no-school day for all 5 of our kiddos - (thank you state of Oregon education budget…

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Black Harvest Farms October 27, 2011 Grandma & Grandpa took us to Black Island Farms in Syracuse last Thursday…it was SO much FUN! We went right after school, so the sun was still shining…but BOY, was it COLD! There was a huge field area with great big slides supported by hay bales, some awesome, creatively shaped swings made out of old tires, a corn-launching game and of course, the maze. It was a-MAZE-ing! (Sorry, couldn’t help myself.) I’ll bet you can guess where we headed first. You got…

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