Mrs. Heather's Pumpkin Patch

At Mrs. Heather's Pumpkin Patch, your students get more than just your ordinary field trip, they get a unique and memorable learning experience. 

For the past ten years, Heather Hughes has invited schools and individuals to tour her 4 acre pumpkin patch.  This is a chance for children to obtain hands-on knowledge in the production of Fall's Most Celebrated Fruit.  In the first part of your trip, Mrs. Heather explains how pumpkins grow, carves a jack-o-lantern, explains what is inside a pumpkin, shows how to preserve a pumpkin, teaches about the importance of burning candles safely, and much more..  In the second part of your trip, Mrs. Heather takes your group to the pumpkin field where you will learn about different kinds of pumpkins and then each child has the opportunity to select their own pumpkin to take home.  

Along with the Pumpkin Patch, story telling, face painting, a petting zoo, and more are also included in your trip.  The tour takes about 90 minutes.

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Mrs. Heather's Pumpkin Patch

Located in Baptist, Louisiana, 

Off I-55 Wardline Road/Southeastern Exit #32

Cost:  $7.00 per person

Telephone: (225) 567-3493 or (225) 567-9113 

Cell Phone:  (985) 974-0260 or (985)-320-0698

Email:  thelmah@charter.net

 

Dates Open:  October 1 to October 31

School Tour Times:  9am, 10:30am or 12noon
*Times Available After School and Weekends for birthday parties, children church parties, Brownies and Girl Scouts, Cub and Boy Scouts,  and groups of teenagers or adults to learn how to paint pumpkins for decorations.  

Activities Included:

  • Learn How A Pumpkin Grows - Children receive approximately 20 to 30 minutes of instruction on how pumpkins are grown

 
  • Pick Your Own Unique Pumpkin From the Pumpkin Patch - Children actually walk through the Pumpkin Patch and search out their own unique Pumpkin to take home with them.
 
  • Learn How A Pumpkin Is Carved - Children see a hands on demonstration on Pumpkin Carving and instructions on how to safely carve their pumpkins when they get home.

 

 

  • Face and Hand Painting 
  • Petting Zoo 

 

 Also Available
  • Picnic Area
 

 

 

 

 
 
  • Teaching Area

Teachers can integrate a math lesson into the Pumpkin Experience by weighing and measuring each child's pumpkin (scale and measure tape available).

 
 
Updated 8/24/05

 

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