School Tours

Thousands of school children visit Pumpkin Works through school fieldtrips.
We offer an educational fun tour for classes from September 17th through November 2nd.

This year we are offering a choice of four 4 options. Each option will include visiting Petunia Pumpkin, exploring the Discovery Barn, and picking your own free pumpkin. We accommodate wheelchairs.

 

Option 1:

Take the hayride through the woods to Grandpa's Pumpkin Patch, learning about the crops, trees and wildlife along the way. Trek through three mazes - the corn maze, open-air pipe maze and a straw maze.
The cost of this two hour tour is $5 per person.

 

Option 2:

Take the hayride across Sugar Creek, learning about the wetlands. Then ride back to the main woods learning about the crops, trees and wildlife on the way to Grandpa's Pumpkin Patch. Trek through the corn maze.
The cost of this two hour tour is $5 per person.

 

Option 3:

Take the hayride across Sugar Creek, learning about the wetlands. After visiting Uncle Fred's Pumpkin Patch, hike the .7 mile trail through our Nature Preserve. This will help the students learn names of trees, as 34 species are identified. Trek through the corn maze.
The cost of this two hour tour is $5 per person.

 

Option 4:

Enjoy a trek through the corn maze, the open-air pipe maze, and straw maze. Pick your pumpkin from the pumpkin yard. The cost of this one hour tour is $4 per person.

 

As always, admission for teachers, aides, and bus drivers is free. For parents to receive the same special price as their child, their fee must be paid by the teacher. Please collect money prior to your arrival, so your tour will not be delayed. Please collect money prior to your arrival, so your tour will not be delayed. Plan to arrive a few minutes early. When your tour guide meets your bus, you should go to the General Store to pay for your group.

 

Our picnic area is on the west side of the parking lot if you wish to eat here. Buses can park close to the picnic area. Students may play in the silhouette yard before or after your tour time.

The General Store has several items ranging in price from 5¢ to $1.00. All of our prices include tax. Please have a 1-6 ratio when bringing your class into the store, so students will have the help they need.

Items needed for your trip: medical supplies for any students with allergies or asthma; a plastic shopping bag for each student's pumpkin, labeled with a name; and a camera.

 

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