Monday April 17th Open House Spring Is Growing! Noon –1:30 P.M. All public school systems are closed on this day so we invite you to join us for this special program! Children will begin this program in our barn classroom where they will learn about the parts of a seed; germination; how seeds travel; and how seeds grow into plants. They will take a tour of our working greenhouses and observe plants at various stages of growth. The children will also learn about the farm animals and have an opportunity to feed them.

Friday, July 28th Open House Ponds, Puddles, & Creeks 10:30 A.M. to Noon Your guide will bring you by hayride to the Cattail Creek. Make sure you wear old tennis shoes or water shoes as we go into the creek to catch a variety of the critters that live there. After catching the critters, we take time to identify what we have found, and learn about their habitats and life cycles. After releasing the critters we head back to the barnyard to feed the farm animals!

Friday, July 14th Open House - Wonderful World of Worms 10:30 A.M. to Noon Your guide will teach the children about worms and their role in composting. Some questions that will be addressed are; what is vermi-composting? How does composting benefit the environment? How do you build a compost pile? What part do worms play in the composting process? Bring a baggie of food scraps as we will go through all the steps of how to make a compost pile! Everyone will pot a plant to take home! A hayride and feeding the farm animals is also included!

July 8th Second Saturday Farmer 9 A.M. to 11 A.M. Learn to be a farmer. It is a relaxed 2 hours of animal feeding and farm chores, learning to plant a garden and a scavenger hunt through the barnyard and farm museum to find old tools and heritage farm equipment. After your scavenger hunt, we’ll fill you in on all the use and history behind the tools and equipment you found. Each child receives his junior farmer graduation certificate. More information: www.Sharpfarm.com Cost: $8.00/person Ages: Adults, teen or family event, anyone under 14 yrs.

Friday, June 23 Open House Ponds, Puddles & Creeks 10:30 A.M. – Noon Your guide will bring you down by hayride to the Cattail Creek. Make sure to wear old tennis shoes or water shoes as we go into the creek to catch a variety of critters that live there. (Please no flip flops as the often end up floating downstream!) After spending some time catching the critters, we will take time to identify what we have found and learn about their habitats and life cycles. After releasing the critters back to the creek we head back to the barnyard to feed the farm animals. Tour time: 10:30 A.M.

June 10th Second Saturday Farmer: 9 A.M. – 11 A.M. Learn to be a farmer. It is a relaxed 2 hours of animal feeding and farm chores, learning to plant a garden and a scavenger hunt through the barnyard and farm museum to find old tools and heritage farm equipment. After your scavenger hunt, we’ll fill you in on all the uses and history behind the tools and equipment you found. Each child receives his junior farmer graduation certificate. For more information go to www.sharpfarm.com Cost: $8.00/person Ages: Adults, teen or family event.

Sunday, May 14th Alternative Mother’s Day 3P.M. to 5 P.M. – Join us down on the farm for Mother’s Day. Bring a favorite container or you can purchase one of ours and make an herb or flower container with up to 10 plugs! We’ll top it with cocoa bark mulch and a Happy Mother’s Day tag. The plugs, soil, tag and cocoa bark mulch are included in the fee. Our staff will help you create a memorable planter for mom! At 4 P.M. we will head down to feed the animals and at 4:30 we will go on a hayride through the farm and across the Cattail Creek!

During this special Open Play, the arena will be reserved for families affected by Autism. Meet new friends and enjoy a safe environment for the kids! Admission is $5+tax per child. Parents are always free and don't forget your socks!! A signed waiver is required to play.

We will be celebrating Fat Tuesday during Open Play! In typical Mardi Gras tradition, we will throw everyone beads halfway through Open Play and switch to a Glow party. Everyone will receive a Feathered Mask when they leave. February 28th 10am-12pm OR 3pm-6pm Admission is $10.00+tax per child. No coupons or discounts will be applied. Parents are always free and don't forget your socks!

Fluor Idaho, in conjunction with the Museum of Idaho and National Engineering Week, will hold an Engineering Day for area students on Saturday, Feb. 25, from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Activities will take place at the Museum of Idaho. Grades K- 6 will be meeting in the Education Center, grades 7- 12 will be meeting in the museum. Students from grades Kindergarten to 6th will have the chance to understand the engineering that goes into designing catapults, with contests for most accurate shot.