Kackleberry Farm

Valentine Craft: Lollipop Lily

Farmer Vaughn — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:55:39 +0000

Our little Lily thought this craft was the cutest – especially because it shared her name!

Lollipop Lily

This is a cute, yummy and easy Valentine craft your kids can make!
These Valentines can be customized and decorated by your kids and make for a fun, personal gift.

Click here for the Printable Lily cut outs template to print your own!

Source: A special thanks to SkiptomyLou.com blog for sharing this idea and template!

End of season customer survey

Farmer Vaughn — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:18:48 +0000

Christmas times a-coming!

Farmer Vaughn — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:22:56 +0000

Christmas in the Country at Kackleberry Farm is
November 25 – December 18, 2011
Saturdays 12:00 – 9:00pm
Sundays 2:00 – 8:00pm

We have pre-cut Fraser Fir trees, fresh greenery and all the trimmings for you this season. We welcome you to bring the whole family and stay awhile to enjoy all the winter activities here on the farm…

Snow Sledding
Laser Tag in the corn field
Kiddie Zip Line
Camp fires
Caroling Hay Ride
60 ft. Snow Slide and play area
Laser Light Show

Then after you and the kids have a blast, you can head home for all the fun decorating your REALChristmas tree! Build a fire, make some hot cocoa, put on some Christmas tunes and enjoy a wonderful time with the family decorating your tree.

For more on Christmas in the Country, read on…

Christmas Fun!

Farmer Vaughn — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:59:13 +0000

The fun never stops here at Kackleberry Farm! We took a short break to clean up all the fall fun, and we are ready for the Christmas festivities!

The day after Thanksgiving, Friday, November 25th will kick off our very first Christmas season that we are open to the public. On ‘Black Friday’ we will be open 1:00 – 9:00pm. We will have freshly-cut *Fraser Fir Christmas trees from a fellow farm in North Carolina. We hope you will bring the family down spend the day with us – choose the ‘perfect’ Christmas tree right here, and then there’s all the fun, family-friendly activities we have for you to enjoy!

Our Christmas hours are
November 25 – December 18, 2011
Saturdays 12:00 – 9:00pm
Sundays 2:00 – 8:00pm

Visit and take pictures with Santa and the Elves. Sing carols around the farm on a Christmas Hayride and enjoy much more at Kackleberry Farm!

For admission and details, click here.

Turkey-day craft

Farmer Vaughn — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:51:31 +0000

For a lively turkey-day kids’ table, have each one make their own turkey placemat.

There’s all sorts of ways you and your kids can show that you’re thankful — for the many blessings each of us have. A constant reminder is by having the kids make a turkey-day craft. You can use materials you already have at home, such as brown paper bags, paper plates and a little creativity!

For the bird’s head and body, help youngsters cut large circles and tracings of their feet from a paper grocery bag. To make festive feathers, paint or color paper plates and cut them in half several times to get pie slice shapes. Tape them to the back of the body. Top the turkey with feet cut from an orange place and facial features (beak, gobbler) form from scraps of paper.

Get creative and make your own version! You can also have your child write what they are thankful for either on the turkey feathers, or somewhere on the placement.

Snow Days in the South

Farmer Vaughn — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:26:47 +0000

Southerners do not get to see very much of the white stuff, especially in central Georgia – so, we have created our very own Snow Hill here at Kackleberry Farm!

Yes – with the real white stuff! Snow Days will be open weekends November 5 – December 18th.

More details are coming soon! Find us on Facebook for other announcements on what’s going on here at the adventure farm!

Guided Tour of the Farm

Farmer Vaughn — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:33:39 +0000

Courtesy of our great sponsors, NBC!

Fuster Buskins visits us!

Farmer Vaughn — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:48:59 +0000

Fuster Buskins coming to a town near you!

Besides bringing a great hillbilly comedy and mountain music show for grown-ups, Fuster Buskins is also an award winning children’s character.

Receiving several special recognitions for his children’s entertainment from such world class family attractions as Dollywood and Stone Mountain Park, Fuster has brought fun and laughter to hundreds of thousands of children with his rib-tickeling performances. Through his humorous songs, stories and audience participation activities, Fuster makes childhood memories that last a lifetime!

Well, he’s coming to a town near you!

He will be right here at Kackleberry Farm on Saturday, October 22nd. Catch his family-friendly comedy shows at 1:00 and 4:00pm.

Best Pumpkin Pie

Farmer Vaughn — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:34:34 +0000

Cooking with Paula Deen is fun!
Let her help you make the Best Pumpkin Pie ever by watching this video!

PUMPKIN PIE

Ingredients

1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 cups canned pumpkin, mashed
1 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg plus 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 cup half-and-half
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, optional
1 piece pre-made pie dough
Whipped cream, for topping

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Place 1 piece of pre-made pie dough down into a (9-inch) pie pan and press down along the bottom and all sides. Pinch and crimp the edges together to make a pretty pattern. Put the pie shell back into the freezer for 1 hour to firm up. Fit a piece of aluminum foil to cover the inside of the shell completely. Fill the shell up to the edges with pie weights or dried beans (about 2 pounds) and place it in the oven. Bake for 10 minutes, remove the foil and pie weights and bake for another 10 minutes or until the crust is dried out and beginning to color.

For the filling, in a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese with a hand mixer. Add the pumpkin and beat until combined. Add the sugar and salt, and beat until combined. Add the eggs mixed with the yolks, half-and-half, and melted butter, and beat until combined. Finally, add the vanilla, cinnamon, and ginger, if using, and beat until incorporated.

Pour the filling into the warm prepared pie crust and bake for 50 minutes, or until the center is set. Place the pie on a wire rack and cool to room temperature. Cut into slices and top each piece with a generous amount of whipped cream.

Source: Recipe courtesy Paula Deen and the Food Network. Find this recipe and others, click here.

Photo & Video Contest

Farmer Vaughn — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:52:54 +0000

We just love seeing your photos and videos taken here at Kackleberry Farm! Enter them into our Fall Season Photo Contest!

2011 Fall Season Photo & Video Contest Prizes:

1st Place – One FREE ZIPLine Aerial Adventure Tour *must meet restrictions.
2nd Place – Two Free Season Passes for Fall 2012
3rd Place – Two Farm Admission Tickets for Fall 2012

Entries must be received by November 13, 2011. Winners will be announced by November 26, 2011.

HOW TO ENTER…

For photos, and short videos (90 seconds or less) simply upload the file to our Flickr Photostream.

Click here to directly submit photos via email.
Attach your favorite 3 photos or video clips.
In the subject link write ‘Contest entry by (your name)’
Then send the email.

By submitting your photos/videos in the contest, you agree to the following Contest Rules.

The contest is open to amateur photographers only. Photographers must be at least 18 yrs of age or have written permission of parent or guardian to enter contest.
Photos must be taken at Kackleberry Farm during the 2011 Fall Season.
A panel of judges will select the top photo based on relevance to Kackleberry Farm, originality and quality of the photos. Fall season winner will be announced by November 26, 2011 on our website.
Kackleberry Farm will display the top winners on their website and Facebook following the 2011 Fall Season. Photo entries may also be shown prior.
No more than three (3) entries per person.
Submission of an entry indicates agreement with this policy on the part of the photographer and any persons featured in the photo. It is the photographer’s responsibility to receive permission of any persons prior to submitting the photo.
All photo entries become property of Kackleberry Farm and may be used in any other media featuring the farm. Photos may be used online on the farm website, Facebook page just to mention a few.