A favourite place of ours to visit with the kids is the Agriculture Museum right here in Ottawa. Since I grew up on a farm (my grandfather was a farmer and we had a barn that he used beside his large one) I feel a special connection to it.
Having a farm for my children to visit (now that my grandfather doesn’t anymore) is especially important for me. I want them to see the hard work involved, how animals are raised, where milk and other foods come from and feel connected to all of that, as I did growing up.
The Agriculture Museum, or ‘Farm’ or ‘To see King’ as it’s called in our house (King is a Clysdale horse who lives there) is a frequent request. I started going when my son was less than a year. It was a perfect outing for the two of us during the day and we’d bring snacks as they got older and picnic. Now it remains a family favourite.
There are animals, tractors on display, special exhibitions and a play park. What’s not to love?
We buy the family membership each year and it’s well worth it (not to mention that our membership also gets us into the Aviation Museum and Museum of Science and Technology)
Coming up at the Farm: An Ice Cream Festival on August 7.
Have you been to the Agriculture Museum?
I went with my guys many times when they were younger. Love that they get to learn and understand where many foods come from — as opposed to the box or the can… : )
(The piggie pic is my fav!)
Thanks for the nice testimony. Much appreciated. I hope you had a chance to see the new Energy Park, our newest exhibition.
We love the Agriculture museum, too! We are so lucky to live in a city that has so many amazing museums, you know? My boys especially love the Children’s museum and the ‘dinosaur’ museum! We are there almost every weekend! Memberships to all the museums are a must-have!
Yup, we go there, too! Also with the year family pass.
Our little monkey loved the agility dogs they had earlier in the summer, and we’re likely to go back for general visiting at least another half dozen times throughout the year. 🙂