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Stamford Museum and Nature Center

by Bethany

We recently visited this super fun farm and museum located just outside of Stamford, CT. We borrowed passes from our local library so the cost was free! Well, except for the tiny farm animal toys we just could not pass up at a stop at the gift shop before leaving.

When we first arrived, we walked up past the beautiful trees to the museum. Small, but nice. Quite a variety inside, from a model train to the bust of Abraham Lincoln to dinosaur footprints! They were running a special exhibit on ants at the time of our visit, so they had ant farms, molds to play with, and even the game Ants in Pants to play! The kids had the most fun in their children's room, though. Tons of Legos to play with. They could build for hours in there!

Just down from the Museum is an awesome playground. A treehouse leads to many different slides which no kid could pass up. They even have this cool pirate ship to play on! Imaginations can run wild on this playground.

Snacks are a must! All the play on the playground deserves a nice snack on a fun swinging bench! Almost everything in the playground is wooden (not the slides, of course), which makes you really feel like you are in a fun playland in the woods.

Most of Stamford Nature Center is made up of their farm. Every farm animal you can imagine is located here, such as donkeys, pigs, cows, horses, chickens, sheep, goats, and more. Kids can get up close (but not too personal!) with real farm animals. Watch those fingers, kids!

Just walking along the farm path makes you feel like you are somewhere else, on a real farm, far away from any city (remember, this is suburb of Stamford, CT!). A nice, wide open view on a beautiful, sunny day.