It’s no surprise ALL things FALL has been long awaited to bring some cheer to us ALL! Thats why I prioritized sharing this post about our experience , incase any of you were thinking of visiting Dewberry Farm. Plus, I have highlighted some thoughtful tips to make your visit smoother!
I’ll start by saying if you’re contemplating on going to Dewberry Farm, stop now and order your tickets! They sale out quick and you’ll be grateful you didn’t wait any longer. We purchased our tickets a few days in advance and still ended up with a later time slot. However, it worked out in our favor since Houston is still warm during prime hours of the day. Do keep in mind, daylight savings is approaching which means it gets darker sooner and less opportunities for pictures. We managed to make it work.
We visited Dewberry Farm on Saturday evening from 5:30pm-8pm. The weather was perfect, 83 degrees F when we arrived and 75 degrees F when we departed. Parking was free, in a spacious grass field. At the entrance are greeters who assure you’re wearing a mask and direct you to associates for check-in and wrist bands. There wasn’t a line so after presenting our tickets we were in fairly quick! And then, the fun began!
Upon entering the festival, we were taken away by a gorgeous barn house covered in pumpkins! I felt like I was in pumpkin land! I would say we spent almost 30-45 minutes there capturing pictures and allowing Isaiah to admire the plentiful pumpkins. He lit up just like a carved pumpkin glistening with a bright light! My husband and I also lit up watching and listening to our 18 month old say “pumpkin” over and over again!
Once we pulled ourselves away from the pumpkin-filled barn house, we met up with a few family members and saw that there was A TON more fun things to partake in! BUT, not A TON of time! Click here to view offered activities.
Our first noted attraction was “The Rope Bridge“ looked very neat and had an interesting slide attached to it. There were a couple of other slides to choose from. We went with “The Giant Roller Slide” which was very fun and bumpy! Isaiah and I slid down first and Tony followed behind us. I was sort of worried I would slide down unsafely because the heavier you are the faster you go but it was quite easy to control using my feet.
Speaking of feet, ours landed at two massive swinging logs made out of what seemed like plastic. Sounds very basic, and it was lol. It reminded me of our days at Gymboree when the infants were learning to stand, pull up on a log to push them, and then us parents would sit our infants on the log rocking them back and forth. This was the same concept and Isaiah could not stop giggling!
Our next adventure was at the “Hay Mountain”! I tried this alone first to practice gripping with one hand before I added Isaiah. This was by far my favorite! Ha! I didn’t think I could do it while holding Isaiah. We repeated this activity several times as he loved this one too!
The “Car Carousel” was toddler friendly, however, if you’re more than 75 lbs you can’t get on with your kid. Luckily, McKinley was sweet enough to ride with Isaiah. We stood as close to them as possible just incase. Once they began spinning which wasn’t very fast at all, Isaiah maintained a tight grip. He seemed most fascinated with the spinning motion and somewhat puzzled as to why we were just standing there and not aboard! After one go-round we split for the “Paintball Gallery” and “Apple Cannons”. Both were gifted on our wrist bands for one entry.
Isaiah and I went for the “Apple Cannons”! Since everyone who could hold him high enough to see the apples being tossed was next door, I allowed him to load the apples into the hole before I shot them. He was content with that! 3 apples and we were on to our next activity.
Isaiah could NOT get enough of the “Hoppy Balls” which was exactly what they sound like! I think this was his favorite of them all! He didn’t bounce much on the balls. Instead, he ran around naming every inflated animal in sight. He was so drawn to this station that when it was time to go to the next, he tried to take one of the animals with him.
Our last activity, not knowing it would be at the time, was the pedal carts! Although these aren’t toddler-friendly, Isaiah gravitated to these quick! So much so, he found a smaller one he was able to explore off the track. Tony eventually took Isaiah for several spins! Watching them bond was probably my most cherish-able moment to witness!
We planned to visit the pumpkin patch, pet the goats, and ride the Ferris wheel but we didn’t make it to those areas. Well, we did but the mosquitoes became unbearable after being in the corn maze so we decided to grab funnel cakes and depart.
Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed our visit at Dewberry Farm and plan to return during Christmas season! If time permits, we may return before then to explore the areas we missed. We had that much fun!
Before you head out, I’ve listed recommendations that are worth taking note of. If you have any tips, please feel free to share in the comments!
:: Recommendations ::
I recommend checking the website for any updates and/or modifications that may no longer permit some of the below mentioned.
- Purchase Tickets at least 1 week in advance.
- Plan to be there for at least 2- 4 hours.
- Bring mosquito repellent. There’s none available for purchase.
- Bring sunblock.
- Bring a lot of water. There’s plenty to purchase otherwise.
- Bring your mask.
- Bring snacks for yourself and the kiddos.
- Bring lunch or dinner unless you want to pay a fortune (kidding, kinda) for food. $7.50 for ONE taco! No thanks!
- Visit the pumpkin patch early during your visit.
- No extra fee for parking.
- If you have a toddler like we do, bring your stroller or wagon. There’s a lot of ground to cover.
- Arrive no earlier than 15 mins and no later than 60 minutes than that of your reservation time.
- Don’t forget to utilize the gifted items on your wrist band.
What an adventure! This looks like so much fun. Beautiful family btw 🖤
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It was an eventful one! Thank you!