Pumpkin Picking at Schartner Farms
~ A Family Tradition in Exeter, RI ~
In October for the past four years since we’ve lived in Rhode Island, we’ve gone to Schartner Farms in Exeter, RI for pumpkin picking and the “not-so-haunted” hayride. The kids love it!
You start out getting loaded onto the trailers full of hay that the tractor pulls, and you are taken on a ride out to where the pumpkins and corn maze are. There is a fun scavenger hunt along the way where the kids look for fun items like sleds, spiders, and flowers in the trees and bushes along the way. At the end of the ride the kids turn in their scavenger hunt check sheets for a little prize.
Out in the field there are games, food, pumpkins, and of course the corn maze. The maze has questions along the way to answer and you need to get them correct to go the right way. We got really lost last year during the space-themed maze, but this year we made it out pretty quickly. The theme this year was the Wild West!
We went with our good friends from one town over, but also ran into other friends as well. It was a great time for all the families we saw! And of course you have to pick which pumpkin you want and take it back with you. Kendal and Drew picked out very different looking pumpkins! Now for the carving this week, our other fall family tradition!!!
What are your Fall Family Traditions?
I wish we had a pumpkin patch around here! I haven’t been able to go to one since I was a little girl in Indiana.
It’s so much more fun being able to pick your own pumpkins 🙂
That is SOOOO cool! I miss places that open up fields for pumpkin picking! They did that in kansas when we lived there. Here we just have to go to the store and pick out of the bins. Not as much fun. 🙁 But we did pick out our pumpkins tonight; and will hopefully be carving them on Saturday. That is definitely a family tradition every autumn. So excited.
So much fun! We are heading to the pumpkin patch this weekend!
How fun! We need to hit the pumpkin farm this weekend so we can get my daughter’s bday pumpkin. When’s she’s a bit older we’ll do hayrides and corn mazes. I loved hay rides as a kid.
What a great family tradition! Love doing things outdoors with our family!
looks like fun! great pictures!
great pictures we love to apple pick and get our pumpkins too
We love Shatner farm so much! Great pictures. My favorite fall activities!
Looks like fun, I LOVE picking out pumpkins and carving them!
Looks like a perfect fall day! We go to a pumpkin patch as well and a fall festival each year.
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What fun! We go pumpkin picking every year up here also. I love New England traditions because we didn’t have the same ones in Florida!
I haven’t been there since I was a kid! I love pumpkin picking, always a good time!
I remember going to the pumpkin farm every fall as a kid! Schartner Farms looks like a great family friendly and fun place to pick pumpkins!
Awesome, love family days like this, great memories & fun for everyone. Excellent time of year, 🙂
Wow that looks like a whole lot of fun! Pumpkin carving and fall hikes are on our fall to do lists
Awe! Looks like you guys had a great day! I love pumpkin picking!
Oh..what fun! I wish we had something like this here!
What a great looking family 🙂
Super fun!! I’ve never been to Schartner’s but I have heard it is great. I want to check it out for strawberry picking next year!
What a gorgeous day you had, the sky is so blue! Looks like everyone had a wonderful time. Have fun carving!
Fall is my favorite season and it officially kicks off with a pumpkin patch visit! Looks like you all had a blast!
How fun!!! Our State Fair is our family’s favorite fall activity. It’s the official kick-off to fall in our books. Fair food, rides, the exhibits, animals, love it 🙂
Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos. Of course, it makes me miss home, but in a good way. 🙂
This looks like so much fun! We always go pumpkin picking, too, but we’ve never done it Shartner. This makes me wanna go next year! Love it.
Great picture collages. How much fun… we need to get to a pumpkin patch.
Sounds like you had a great time, we are heading out to Hunsaders this weekend. I love this time of year and the outings like this.
We started going to the farms that do hayrides, etc last year. The kids have so much fun. We never did that when I was little that I remember.