The Farm Preschool is an innovative preschool program in Fairfax County that provides a safe and nurturing environment where children can grow emotionally, socially and intellectually through developmentally appropriate experiences on an active farm.
Take a peak into our programs http://www.ebmcdn.net/fairfax/fairfax-cable-viewer.php?w=768&h=432&viewnode=parks_plus_aug_16 Learn about the park or jump to the 6 minute mark to learn specifically about our programs!
Operating as usual
We are so happy to be planning for the new preschool year! Along with a new school year comes the return of our Parent & Child Tiny Tot classes! Get more details and register today! Www.katydidkids.com/tinytots
We are so happy to be planning for the new preschool year! Along with a new school year comes the return of our Parent & Child Tiny Tot classes! Get more details and register today! Www.katydidkids.com/tinytots
Looking for a little something to add to your day? How about a part-time job!! Farm School is seeking applicants for teachers and assistant teachers for the fall. Teachers, moms, nannies, students, all welcome to apply! Download our application - Www.katydidkids.com/jobs.
Looking for a little something to add to your day? How about a part-time job!! Farm School is seeking applicants for teachers and assistant teachers for the fall. Teachers, moms, nannies, students, all welcome to apply! Download our application - Www.katydidkids.com/jobs.
Beautiful weekend to be outside on the farm! Bring the family and enjoy the day!
Frying Pan Farm Park will be open all holiday weekend, July 2-5! As you enjoy our beautiful farm animals, please do not offer them anything to eat -- not even hay or grass.
Human hands carry lots of germs. Even clean hands have residue from soap, sanitizer, sunscreen and other chemicals. Imagine THOUSANDS of people handing our animals things to eat -- and passing along the chemicals or germs on their hands. Imagine those toxins building up inside the animals over time.
Please respect the farm animals and help keep them safe and healthy. Thanks!
📸C. Cardosi
First weeks of summer camp...here we come!! Welcome campers! #summercamp #katydidkids #fryingpanfarmpark #adventuresonthefarm #allaboutanimals
First weeks of summer camp...here we come!! Welcome campers! #summercamp #katydidkids #fryingpanfarmpark #adventuresonthefarm #allaboutanimals
Can’t wait for these newcomers to arrive!!
If you've ever given birth, you know that the last month of pregnancy can be the hardest. This is Florence, and she's in her last month of pregnancy now. She's set to deliver some time between now and June 20. She's belly buddies with two of our pigs, who are also pregnant and expected to deliver any day now.
Their offspring will join almost 100 other animals on the farm. That's a lot of hungry mouths to feed! If you can give any amount to help feed all our new moms and their babies and support the farm, please go to Bit.ly/3adfLyx. Thanks!
📸@Lizschr8er
Today’s a beautiful day to be at Frying Pan Farm Park! Buttercups, wagon rides and farm animal babies! What more could you ask for?!
Cicadas! Today our pre-k class learned about cicadas and found some while playing outside! #cicadas #17yearcicadas #farmschoolpreschool #summercamp #summerjobs
Now hiring Summer Camp Counselors! Download Summer Job Application www.katydidkids.com/jobs. Send completed app to [email protected] Must be 18+. #summerjobs #campcounselors #fryingpanpark #summercamp #jobs
Now hiring Summer Camp Counselors! Download Summer Job Application www.katydidkids.com/jobs. Send completed app to [email protected] Must be 18+. #summerjobs #campcounselors #fryingpanpark #summercamp #jobs
Awww...so cute!
Move over, "hungry, hungry hippos!" We've got a passel o' piglets to feed! Our Hampshire mama pig named Pattie has had another litter! Our pregnant Yorkshire pigs have due dates coming up in mid-May.
It takes about $30,000 to feed all our farm animals. Please help support the farm with a donation of any amount: bit.ly/3wSwOzJ
A few photos from Art Week at our preschool - Jackson Pollack style!
Welcome Polly! Our preschool students will love seeing you!
Hey everybody! Please join us in welcoming Polly to Frying Pan Farm Park! Her mom, Hokie, delivered the Angus heifer on Tuesday, March 23, at 2:30 p.m. You can see Polly and Hokie out in the field together when you visit. Please note that it's against Park policy for the public to offer food to any of our animals. Just admire them!
So why is the baby cow named Polly? Well, a few years ago we bought Hokie from Virginia Tech, and we gave Hokie's two older calves Tech-inspired names in honor of her alma mater. For Hokie's newest baby, we continued the theme and named her Polly, short for Polytechnic. Let us know in the comments if you went to VT!
Thank you!!
If you ride the carousel at Frying Pan Farm Park this spring, say thanks to mechanic Eric Sumner. He noticed that paint on the poles holding the horses was flaking due to COVID cleaning practices. He took on the extra task of sanding all the poles, repainting them, and then reconstructing the carousel to be ready for operation. A step beyond his regular duties put kids on the carousel this spring. https://bit.ly/3cF9RGU
Farm Preschool updated their website address.
Weather looks great this weekend...come on out!!
The carousel is all spiffed up and ready to go! Come out for a ride between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and 10:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. You can ride a stationary seat, or one that goes up and down. Buy your tickets at the Country Store, or online at http://ow.ly/q5Ct50DXdyV.
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Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you Fluffette and her new triplets! The babies were born last week and weigh nine or 10 pounds each.
When can you see them? Well, temperatures are supposed to be near 60 degrees today, so the farm staff plan to allow the lambs to say hi to the public for a little while. Temps will also be high this Saturday and Monday, so those might be options also. Good time to visit Frying Pan Farm Park either way!
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The year was 1961. Gas cost 31 cents per gallon, Patsy Cline’s “I Fall to Pieces” was a Billboard hit single, and millions of fans thronged movie theaters to see “West Side Story.” It was also the year Frying Pan Farm Park was born.
In Fairfax County, farms had been slowly losing ground to suburbs. A movement took root in Herndon to preserve farm life for educational and historical purposes.
The Fairfax County School Board had given the Floris schoolhouse to the Fairfax County Park Authority the year before, and in 1961 the Park Authority Board bought 37 acres of the Kidwell Farm property to create Frying Pan Farm Park.
2021 marks Frying Pan Farm Park’s 60th anniversary, and we’re celebrating all year long. Stay tuned for announcements about how you can participate!
We are pleased to announce that we will be adding a new afternoon preschool class for 3-year-olds. The class will meet on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons! There is still space for your child! Register today - Get more details and Registration Packet https://www.katydidkids.com/news/new-3-year-old-class-beginning-soon/
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It was a week ago today that our Guernsey cow Marybelle won the NASCOW race! Here she is giving Farmer Paul a hug after the race.
If you didn't get to be a sponsor before the race, you can still do it now. Your sponsorship will help care for our animals and support the farm. To get in on the action, go here:
TinyURL.com/FP-NASCOW
We have just a few afternoon openings! We are hoping to add a few classes, so are accepting registrations for a future start date! Download our registration packet at https://www.katydidkids.com/preschool/ click on Registration & Forms! Join us today!
Whether indoors or outdoors, kids in the Katydid Preschool at Frying Pan Farm Park in Herndon are social distancing! There's still room in the afternoons for 4 & 5 year-olds. Call 703-689-3104 or go to Katydidkids.com/preschool.
Outdoor class space takes advantage of fresh air on the farm, and inside the building, there's a special air filtration system. Masks and temperature checks are required, and the school is sanitized twice a day.
Katydid is licensed by the Virginia Department of Social Services and has a positive, upbeat approach to learning and play. Enroll your child in this unique preschool!
Farm School Preschool! We are ready for your children! Our school year begins this week and we are so glad to be back...a few spaces remain. Contact us for details! #fryingpanpark #fryingpanfarmpark #farmschool #preschool #outdoorclassrooms
Looking forward to the start of a new school year! Farm School Preschool has a morning opening for 3 & 4 year olds. Email for info [email protected] #farmschool #preschool #fryingpanpark
Hey parents.....here is a fun lesson with our own Farmer Paul!
OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM: Join us for another hour as teacher and ABC7 Meteorologist Ryan Miller shares some fun lessons for students while they're home from school.
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The impact of the pandemic has left Frying Pan Farm Park with limited staff, but this has not discouraged Farm Manager Paul Nicholson. He continues to give exemplary care, including returning to the park at all hours of the night to check on sick or pregnant animals, or to ensure that bottle-fed babies get their nightly milk before bed.
Join the Fairfax County Park Authority and the National Recreation and Park Association to celebrate the good work of park and recreation professionals during Park and Recreation Month! #WeAreParksAndRec
We have officially closed out the 2019-2020 preschool year! We thank everyone that came to our "Drive-Thru" this week - you helped make it a success! We will miss all of our Farm School families this summer. Here are a few photos of the event...Have a great summer!
Farm Preschool's cover photo
Farm School teachers miss all our friends. Hoping you have a ball this summer.
Did you make any guesses? Know which teacher is yours? Here are your answers ....
Ever wonder what your teachers looked like when they were little? Can you spot your teacher?
Awww...cute little piggies!
This is our Yorkshire sow Hazel and her babies, who were born on April 18! Hard to resist chanting the nursery rhyme "This Little Piggy" when you have exactly five piglets! Maybe we should name them Market, Home, Roast Beef, None and Wee Wee. 😁
Farmer Paul took the goats on a parade through the farm yard last week.
Did you make any guesses? Here are our Farm School Teachers and their pets.
In PreK and 4’s we normally have a Pet Week. Since we can’t do that we have decided to make a game.
Farm School teachers miss their classes and all the children.
Hey farm school families! Try this fun activity with your kids! Let us know how you do!!
Taking your kids on a stroll along Frying Pan Farm Park's nature trail this weekend? If you can't walk to Frying Pan check out a park or trail near your home. Make it a game! Bingo and scavenger hunt printables are available here:
👉 Nature Bingo: https://bit.ly/2XD0kKt
👉 Scavenger Hunt: https://bit.ly/3coRKmC
👉 Explore more: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/virtual
The teachers miss all the children from Farm School. We made a video for you. Enjoy!
2709 W Ox Rd
Herndon, VA
20171
| Monday | 9am - 4pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 4pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 4pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 4pm |
| Friday | 9am - 4pm |
Camps - for Preschool and Elementary Aged Children
Preschool for 3-Year-Olds through Pre-Kindergarten
Tiny Tot Classes (Parent-Child)
STEM/STEAM Classes
Before/After School Program
Teacher Workday Camps
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Farmer Paul took the goats on a parade through the farm yard last week.
The teachers miss all the children from Farm School. We made a video for you. Enjoy!
We are ready to play! Are you?! Preschool begins next week September 9th! Tiny tots and Music & Movement classes begin the week of September 16th! See you then! Www.katydidkids.com.
Testing our egg drop project in STEAM Camp this week! Join us for more fun in our Rocks & Minerals Camp next week! http://www.katydidkids.com/news/summer-camp-update-july-2/
One of our eggs hatching.
Three chicks that were hatched in the Pre-K room. The children learned about the life cycle of the chicken. They can now be visited on the farm. We hope to hatch more soon. Video is time lapse.
Fun with piglets and slow mo camera
Providing camps, preschool, and children’s programs for preschool and elementary ages in Fairfax, Virginia since 1991! Take a peak into our programs http://www.ebmcdn.net/fairfax/fairfax-cable-viewer.php?w=768&h=432&viewnode=parks_plus_aug_16 Learn about the park or jump to the 6 minute mark to learn specifically about our programs!
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