This past Saturday, my son and I had the opportunity to experience another fun event at Vertuccio Farms in Mesa, Arizona. Vertuccio Farms is a family owned and operated farm that is well-known for its annual Fall Festival, as well as other events, including this Easter Egg-sperience event. Our family loves this farm and we try to attend all their events.
There is so much to do at the farm, so we tried to get in as early as we could to take advantage of the all the activities before the egg hunt started. My son is a night owl, so getting him up early and out the door isn't always easy, but we arrived about an hour and a half before the hunt. Admission this year was $11 for children, although there was an advanced ticket sale price of $9. It is free for adults and infants to attend. This is helpful if you have grandparents or other family members who want to join and spend time with your children. They do also have a pancake breakfast and some food vendors on site for an additional cost, but Elliot only wanted to play and had no time to stop and eat anything!
The farm offers a lot of fun activities for the whole family. There are two giant tube slides, a hay maze, peddle carts, tractor ride, a playground and farm animals to visit. Elliot's favorite activities, though, are the water pump duck races, the air pillow and the jump pad.
There is so much to do at the farm, so we tried to get in as early as we could to take advantage of the all the activities before the egg hunt started. My son is a night owl, so getting him up early and out the door isn't always easy, but we arrived about an hour and a half before the hunt. Admission this year was $11 for children, although there was an advanced ticket sale price of $9. It is free for adults and infants to attend. This is helpful if you have grandparents or other family members who want to join and spend time with your children. They do also have a pancake breakfast and some food vendors on site for an additional cost, but Elliot only wanted to play and had no time to stop and eat anything!
The farm offers a lot of fun activities for the whole family. There are two giant tube slides, a hay maze, peddle carts, tractor ride, a playground and farm animals to visit. Elliot's favorite activities, though, are the water pump duck races, the air pillow and the jump pad.
 Using an old-fashioned water pump to send plastic ducks down the track. The child on the other end sends the ducks back down to you and the cycle continues. |  |
 Climbing the giant tractor tires in the hay maze |  Just hanging around |
11 AM. Time to start the egg hunt. They have 3 sections set up by age group. The farm capped off the event to 400 children to find over 10,000 eggs, so there were plenty of eggs to go around for everyone. Yet, you can sense the anticipation from everyone (mostly parents), trying to make a game plan for when the hunt begins. It was pretty calm, though. Nothing like the out of control hunt hosted by the PEZ candy company that was recently canceled due to poor parent behavior. Elliot was pretty happy with his loot!
 Getting ready! |  He was so happy, with a big toothy grin! |
The event ended at 1 and we decided to stay to the very end. Elliot spent most of the time switching between the air pillow and jump pad. With more families leaving, he had the chance to spread his wings and enjoy himself. He didn't want to leave.
We had a great time at Vertuccio Farms. We are looking forward to going back again. They do host food trucks on Saturday nights through May and will have Peaches N Play at the end of May. I'm planning on going back for some good food and yummy peaches to make some pies soon. Make sure you visit their website and follow the farm on Facebook for more details on upcoming events. Thank you, Vertuccio family! We'll see you again soon!
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