Pumpkin dropping day at Cox Farms has become an annual tradition for our family. Like most families in our area, we regularly visited Cox Farms prior to Halloween. Then one year, we weren't able to get there before Halloween and we tried the weekend after Halloween. On that weekend, staff members ride a crane high into the air every half hour and drop giant pumpkins. We loved it and have been choosing to go on pumpkin dropping weekend ever since.
This year was fun because my husband was able to join us for the first time. He had no idea what to expect and was horrified when he saw how many cars were in the parking lot. But once we entered the festivities, he decided Cox Farms was incredible value.
Because we have been to Cox Farms so often, the girls had our trip planned out before we even entered. They jumped on the stacks of hay at the entrance, which they do every year. We then headed to the Cornundrum corn maze. Rather than being a true maze, Cornundrum is a path through the corn that includes many optical illusions and fun buildings. The girls love the psychedelic school bus, the Egyptian tomb and the house of freakishly huge bugs.
This year was fun because my husband was able to join us for the first time. He had no idea what to expect and was horrified when he saw how many cars were in the parking lot. But once we entered the festivities, he decided Cox Farms was incredible value.
Because we have been to Cox Farms so often, the girls had our trip planned out before we even entered. They jumped on the stacks of hay at the entrance, which they do every year. We then headed to the Cornundrum corn maze. Rather than being a true maze, Cornundrum is a path through the corn that includes many optical illusions and fun buildings. The girls love the psychedelic school bus, the Egyptian tomb and the house of freakishly huge bugs.
After exiting Cornundrum, we headed towards the Imagination Forest. But before we headed into the forest, we walked through Foamhenge. What is Foamhenge? Well, it is Stonehenge made out of foam. I informed the girls this walk through Foamhenge would count towards their Ancient Studies. (Just kidding!)
We finally made it to the forest, which takes visitors through numerous fairy tales. Some our favorites are the Three Bears house and Alice in Wonderland.
We finally made it to the forest, which takes visitors through numerous fairy tales. Some our favorites are the Three Bears house and Alice in Wonderland.
A trip to Cox Farms would not be complete without a few runs down the giant slides. Clare and Anne tackled the caste slide first. They both stood in line for the Jack in the Bean Stock slide, but only Clare came down. She informed us that Anne became scared at the top and a worker was walking her down. A few minutes later she showed up with a kindly worker at the entrance to the slide. I thanked the worker repeatedly.
Finally it was time to go on the hayride. Admittedly the line for the hayride was long, but I assured my husband that the wait was worth it and that they kept the line moving. Thankfully, Cox Farms did not let me down and the line did move with incredible speed. Once on the hayride, we enjoyed it as we always do. We love the aliens running up to the hayride and the catapulting pumpkins. We love the troll stopping us at his bridge and the cowboys that ride up alongside the hayride and allow everyone to pet the horse. Perhaps our favorite is the dance party at the end of the hayride.
So once again we had a great trip to Cox Farms. If you haven't been and live in the area, make sure you go next year. Don't forget the apple cider doughnuts while you are there. No autumn is complete without them.
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