Ages 3-5
Ages 5-12
Ages 5-12
November 27 - December 22
4 week session
Mornings 9-11:30 am - or-
Afternoons 12:30-3:00 pm
Ages 3-5
Drop off
Physician's letter and immunization document required.
Tiered Pricing Available.
For 4 weeks, children (ages 3-5) will experience how the farm and the natural world around it prepares for winter. Not only will they learn about, care, and harvest (and even plant) seasonal vegetables and fruits and what helps them grow into healthy, organic food, they will also explore the connections every garden has with the rest of nature and even ourselves.
Explorations, activities, and experiences may include:
- Putting gardens to bed
- Animal shelters and shelter building
- Fairy houses
- Farm animal care
- Light and darkness
- Perform farm chores like watering, weeding, and sifting compost
- Explore the seasons
- Create, play, and experiment
Each age group will be led by 2 experienced farm educators through a fluid, yet structured schedule that may include reading a story, hands-on learning, farming, ecological experiences, games, crafts, and more. Of course, there is always room for diversion, allowing educators to follow the children’s interests.
Ages 5-12
Ages 5-12
Ages 5-12
November 29 - December 21
ONE -DAY
Sign up for one day, a few, or all of them!
Afterschool 4:00-5:30 or 4:00-6:00 depending on program
Ages 5-12
Drop off
Tiered pricing available
Shelter Building
Tuesday - November 28
Tuesday - December 19
4:00-5:30
Children will learn different primitive techniques for building shelters in the woods and then put those techniques to use as they build their own versions out of branches, vines, reeds, leaves, and more.
Holiday Gift Crafts
Monday - December 4
Wednesday - December 13
4:00-6:00
Using natural materials, children will make a variety of crafts that they can give as gifts for the holidays or other special days. Crafts may include
Wreath Creation
Wednesday- December 6
4:00-5:30
Being on Holly Hill Farm means being surrounded by holly trees. And when you think of wreaths, it is hard to imagine them without holly leaves and berries, as well as pine boughs and cones and other decorations. Children will learn how to use these materials to make beautiful wreaths for the winter months.
Fairy & Gnome Houses
Wednesday - December 20
4:00-5:30
Not only are the animals getting ready for the winter, but so are the local fairies and gnomes. Children will help build cozy homes for these creatures, as well as other magical beings and cryptids.
Games Around the Farm
Thursday - November 30
Thursday - December 7
4:00-5:30
Children will learn and play many outdoor and barn games, including camouflage, fairy tag, Dragon Ball, Insect Bingo, and more.
STEAM
Tuesday - December 5
Thursday - December 14
4:00-5:30
Children will explore the farm and its surroundings through the lens of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math). Explorations, activities, and experiments may include astronomy, sound waves, weather, and geology.
Farm Night Mysteries
Wednesday - November 29
Tuesday - December 12
4:00-5:30
Children will explore the nighttime wonders of the farm, from owls and other nocturnal creatures to the moon and stars in the near-winter sky.
Healthy Cooking
Monday - November 27
Monday - December 11
Monday - December 18
4:00-6:00
Children will explore about the microsystems within their bodies and how they connect to both what we do to make ourselves and the farm healthy. A major part of this exploration is learning how to prepare healthy recipes. Children will learn how to follow recipes, use proper knife skills, cook in the brick over, and much more, all while tasting what they prepare.
Tomtem Quest
Thursday - December 21
4:00-5:30
Children will use written and visual clues provided in the form of riddles to find the elusive, gnome-like creature, the Tomtem, who watches over the animals on and off the farm. Flickering lights around the farm, fields, and woods will draw them toward each clue.
Ages 5-12 (homeschool)
Ages 5-12 (homeschool)
Ages 5-12 (homeschool)
November 30 - December 21
4 week session
Thursdays 1:00-3:00 pm
Homeschool ages 5-12
Drop Off
Membership required
Tiered pricing available.
Children will explore the farm and its surroundings through a variety of lenses.
Explorations, activities, and experiments may include:
- Animals on and off the Farm
- Climate
- Magical Creatures
- Shelter
Each age group will be led by 2 experienced farm educators through a fluid, yet structured schedule that may include reading a story, hands-on learning, farming, ecological experiences, games, crafts, and more. Of course, there is always room for diversion, allowing educators to follow the children’s interests.
How to register
Ages 5-12 (homeschool)
Ages 5-12 (homeschool)
- Family level membership is required to register and must be active through the entire session you are registering for. Join or renew here now.
- If you are not sure when your membership expires email us at programs@hollyhillfarm.org**
- Review our programming here and information about tiered pricing.
- Register! (Note new families will need to set up their household account first)
- You will need to upload your child's physician's letter & immunizations to their profile*
- You will be prompted and required to complete our 5 question Medical Form in order to register. This information helps our educators so that they can best prepare for your child. *
** One day programs do note require family-level membership or physician's letter.
Did you know that our farming and education programs only cover 65% of the costs to operate Friends of Holly Hill Farm? The rest comes from community supporters like you!