Country Kids Pumpkin Patch, Hoyleton, IL
Last Monday, our local homeschool group did a field trip to the Country Kids Pumpkin Patch located at 278 N Front St. in Hoyleton, IL (62803). It is operated by a homeschooling family, Carl and Charlene Herrmann and their 8 “Country Kids,” and they grow pumpkins, mums, gourds, Indian corn, pop corn, corn shocks.
They have 3 acres of pumpkins which come in many shapes, sizes, and colors. Prices start at $2 small, $3 medium, and $5 large. They also grow mums in 24 varieties which are sold both wholesale at $4 and retail at $7.
There are numerous activities for children, such as a corn maze, an abundance of baby animals, the “corn crib” (a play box filled with corn rather than sand), and several simple games while the adults pick out their produce. Also, during the Hoyleton Fall Festival they rent a bounce house for kids to have fun in.
You can find more information about the Country Kids Pumpkin Patch at their website, http://www.countrykidspumpkinpatch.com/3501.html .
Wayne