Taves Family Farms Applebarn

Years ago I saw a picture of a bunch of kids sitting on `Mater' at a place called the Applebarn and I knew we would have to go one day!  Usually people go in the fall to visit the pumpkin patch but we decided to enjoy it on a summery day when it was a little less busy.  We went on Saturday for a couple of hours and we all had a great time.  It's located in Abbotsford and is known as an `Agritourism Attraction'.

The cost for a family is $25.50 (or $29.50 if you want the tractor hayride too).  You can also go to the U-pick area for free, you just need to pay for what you purchase ($1/pound for the appples we  picked!).  Is it worth it the $25-$30?  Yes, it has the Chapman Stamp of Approval! Oh man, I really want to make a badge for that :)  They also have a special during the teacher's strike where an adult can go for free with each child (a child is $7.25).

The big bouncy pillow was very fun.  You can see one of the slides in the background.

See, I tried it too!

There are a lot of animals to check out there. You can also feed the goats corn for 25 cents.

We then did the corn maze!  Check the map first so you know which direction to head in.  They have a kid maze area first where the kids need to collect 5 different colours on their finger.  The colour combination they choose will tell them what task they need to perform (act like a ninja, charge like a bull etc).  The kids loved that part. 

Many times we heard Nya say `Look! I have a bracelet!' (wristband).

We then continued on and did the rest of the maze.  It was dry, dusty and humid in there.  Just warning you!  Fun though. It ws my first corn maze!

We did the hayride which takes you around the farm.  Nya and Koen really enjoyed it.  Kai just wanted to pick all the plums we passed.

We ended in the apple orchard picking 10lbs of apples.  It takes about 2 minutes to pick that much. 

It was a great way to spend two hours and we recommend it.    

I had to make a badge. This is meant to be funny. 

If you go, let me know what you think.  Make sure you take a quarter to feed the goats some corn!

Love,
Louise

**Disclaimer: We were given a family pass to the Applebarn and these opinions are 100% our own.**