This year after missing the strawberry picking season I was certain that for the first time ever I would get to take Joshua pumpkin picking.
For me its important to teach Joshua about the foods that we eat and that food is grown and not just discovered in Tesco!
With previous years Joshua has had pre bought pumpkins from a shop and has throughly loved cutting them up with Daddy to make some lanterns while Daddy made soup afterwards so building on what was already a tradition really appealed to me.
On hearing that the Maxey’s Farm Shop a few villages over was open for pumpkin picking Joshua and I headed there last weekend to carefully select a pumpkin or 2!
On arriving early on the Sunday the field really was a sight to be seen with bright orange speckled all over and with excitement levels on a high from Joshua he selected his own wheelbarrow and was off on his selection mission!
Joshua decided that he needed 4 pumpkins 1 medium, 2 small and one baby one but the selection process was a tough one and 20+ were discounted when I pointed them out so I gave up and let him scout about looking!
He did decided that the illusive baby pumpkin was no longer worth searching for after 35 minutes but after accessing his 3 picked pumpkins on the way to pay he discovered a tiny baby pumpkin that fitted the bill so with 4 ‘perfect’ pumpkins we may our way to pay and Joshua filled me in on the faces he was going to create on these fine specimens of pumpkin he had very proudly picked!
And after carefully negotiating the rows in the mud with this wheelbarrow he proudly showed the staff his lovely pumpkins while we paid and then proceeded to tell me all the way home in the car about each pumpkin he had seen and disliked and why.
I think this will certainly make it into our traditions, as he throughly enjoyed it and in fairness so did I, it was nice to encourage him into seeing where food comes from and being able to encourage him being out int the fresh air too.
Now its down to Daddy to carve and cook Joshua’s proudly picked pumpkins!
What a lovely post (and photos!). Love that had such specific plans for each pumpkin and only a few would make the grade for him!
It’s inly very recently z has learnt milk comes from cows and not Sainsburys and I realised he thinks everything can be ordered online! He looks very cute With his wheel barrow!
I wish we had a pumpkin field near us, they are a lovely way to select your pumpkin and get in the Halloween spirit and as you say good to see them as a food too and understand how they grow. Hope you will join me for Country Kids with this one
Oh I am so jealous! I am struggling to find a pumpkin place to take Baby to and Ifear I am going to miss this year. Your pictures are so lovely, I am glad he had a fab time x
I’ve never been to a pumpkin patch but once Lexie is old enough we are totally going to go! Growing up we never did much for halloween but now I’ve got children of my own I definitely want to start a tradition. Looks like you had a fab time. Thanks for hosting #magicmoments
This looks like great fun. I have seen lots of photos of people on Instagram and thought I want to do this too! But unfortunately there is t anywhere near us. I am really disappointed. Enjoy your holiday, ours he just ended. #magicmoments
Our closest Pumpkin farm is about an hour and a half away and I don’t fancy travelling that far this year (again!) So we may have to wait until next year. Such lovely photos x
Ahh this looks fab! I have to say I have never been fruit or veg picking but as we are just starting to grow our own, we are becoming more interested in it as a family. Lovely pictures, looks like you had a great time! 🙂
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I love the idea of this, so much nicer than sticking one in with the weekly shop. I’ve bought this year’s but hopefully I’ll remember next year. I love your photo’s by the way, you’ve really captured the picking process perfectly (so many p’s!) #magicmoments