February Vacation Fun
WOODSTOCK, VERMONT... Billings Farm & Museum, gateway to Vermont's rural heritage, will offer its annual February school vacation week programs that feature a hands-on experience of the farm during winter.
A Day at the Farm, designed for children ages 8 to 12 is set for Tuesday, February 16 or Wednesday, February 17, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Students will help feed the Jersey herd and churn butter, bake cookies in the farmhouse woodstove, sled with jack jumpers, and climb aboard the horse-drawn sleigh for a ride around the farm fields. Program Fee: $30/Farm & Museum members; $35/non-members.
Winter Warmth on the Farm, offered Thursday, February 18 or Friday, February 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. is designed for children ages 6 to 8. Children will visit the livestock barns to learn how farm animals adapt to winter conditions, bake cookies in the farmhouse woodstove, dip candles to take home, listen to stories by the fire, and enjoy a sleigh ride. Program Fee: $20 for Farm & Museum members; $25/non-members.
All programs require warm, comfortable clothing for indoor and outdoor activities, a bag lunch (milk is provided), and an appetite for farm work–and fun! To register or for additional information, please call the museum on weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at 802/457-2355 email us at reservations@billingsfarm.org. Each program has limited enrollment and advance registration is required.
