Free Fun Fridays!

Although our usual "Adventure Days" are on Saturdays, I just figured I'd let you guys know about Free Fun Fridays!
Check it out, Nothing beats FREE!

Belkin Family Lookout Farm

Today's adventure was Belkin Family Lookout Farm. Located in South Natick, Mass. it was only an hour ride, however the two tots decided to conk out 10 min before we arrived. We spent some time in the car before waking them up. Mainly because as we got to the parking area, there were cars.. but it looked like a ghost town. I wasn't impressed at that point and didn't get why would we would be paying to stay there. I checked out the website from my phone and saw they had a children's area, so at least there was that.. right? The farm is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10am-5pm. Right now the admission price is 8.00 per person, kids under 2 are free (yippee). For me, it was worth the 8.00 for the day today. Prices go up as the U-Pick season starts, so make sure you check the site for more info. To get around the place, there's a train that goes through the farm. It's free with your admission and the only way to get through. The train goes around every 15 min. Both kids LOVED the train. The farm is SUPER organized. I'd never seen such perfect rows of trees with labels and signs just about everywhere. They mean business! I'd like to go back in the fall for sure. For today though, we just visited the children's area. There is a petting zoo in the children's area, but the animals are only there from Sept-Oct. They did have a few goats out today, but the rest of the cages were empty. The big hit of the day was the catepillar ride. Adults aren't allowed on the ride, it's a 5 min loop around the children's area. We strapped Bre and Kaeden in, and hoped for the best.


They did make it back in one piece! There was a playground in the middle which had many ride ons, a seesaw, a double slide and some climbers for the bigger kids. There was a burlap maze and a hay pyramid one end, and a treehouse with a big slide on the other. There was also live entertainment in the form of a "Laurie Berkner"-esque type of performer. There was a moonbounce, but it wasn't open because of the wind. As we started to pack up they had a face painter starting. All these things were included with our admission.
We brought our own lunches, there were picnic tables set up and garbage cans so lunch was easy. They also had port-a-potty's around and they were VERY clean.

Mystic Aquarium

Mystic Aquarium also, another local favorite. I have a membership (another thanks to Uncle Jon) and added a +1 option and by far it's been worth it. Also this year I plan on taking advantage of their Mommy(or Daddy) and Me. Again it's another great place to get out and enjoy some fresh air with their outdoor exhibits (Did someone say Beluga Whales??), see some cool fish inside and catch the sea lion show! (all included with admission) They also have a dining area where you can bring your own lunch or buy lunch from their restaurant. Also a plus, they have highchairs!

It's only about 50 min from Providence. Plus you can make a day of it. There's plenty of restaurants around. Olde Mystic Village is right next door with plenty of cute shops. And you're just a hop, skip and a jump away from Mystic Pizza in downtown Mystic. Also, there's Mystic Seaport which we have YET to get to!

Roger Williams Park Zoo

RWPZ of course is our hometown zoo. It's always a win win place with the kids. They get to see all types of animals and it's a great place to tire them out! It's always one of our go to places when we are having an "off" day but still want to get out. We both have memberships now (I just got mine, thanks Uncle Jon!) so it's been far worth it! Even when they were babies it's still a great place to get out and enjoy some fresh air. Besides, who ISN'T impressed with 3 elephants and 4 giraffes? I could stare at them all day long (literally. the website has a new feature of a Giraffe-Cam. I dare you not to stare at it on off hours). It's a MUST see to experience!

And not just the zoo; there's a carousel, a boathouse (with boats to rent for paddling), and a playground! Plenty of places for picnics.. it really is an all around win win place.

Breaking this bad boy in..

This will be the tales of two fantastic traveling tots. Every Saturday (and sometimes week long vacas) are filled with Adventures!
We always get asked how we pick the places we go, so what a genius idea to set up a blog to let people know how places were, and who knows.. YOU could start your own adventures.

First, how we pick the places is usually by the state tourism websites, and from there it's usually a place we overheard someone talk about, or while on one adventure we'd see signs that we'd write down for another adventure. But we have learned not to expect anything.. as we have learned, some places aren't always as they seem!
I'm hoping to start with places we've already been to and give as much detail as I can on how the place was. So.. let's begin!