Pioneer Farm Museum & Ohop Indian Village, Washington, United States

4rootsandshoots 5:00 PM Aug 12, 2012

A real HANDS ON experience
This is a great place for kids who really want to get a hands-on experience at pioneer life. Two sections divide the experience. The first is the log homes where kids will grind corn or wheat into flour, washboard/wring/hang to dry, laundry, blend butter, explore shaving tools or their hair curled the old fashioned way, dress up, knead dough, etc. The second part is the barnyard, carpentry, and blacksmith shop. Kids will really use the black smith tools which means heating the horseshoes in a real fire and banging them into shape then drop them into a bucket of water. IN the barn, the kids can milk a dairy cow, pet the goats, sheep, and pigs as well as crawl into the chicken coop and hold the rooster. To top it off, there is a short horseback ride as well. This experience is best for kids 6-16. Toddlers and older teens might enjoy the NW Trek wildlife Park better if you had to choose.

4dantil156 5:00 PM Apr 11, 2010

Great fun for the family
I took my family of 6 here on Sunday and we had a great time (kids are 8, 5, 3, and infant). You get to use real pioneer tools like a working forge, milk a cow, ride a horse, pet farm animals, and jump in a haystack. Also, you get to go through a pioneer house and use the tools they had there like churning butter, grinding wheat, and washing laundry. Everyone had a blast and we were pleasantly surprised at how much there was to do. My one complaint is that there is so much to do and the tour is guided that we didn't have as much time as we wanted to interact with all the exhibits. Make sure you keep the kids moving if you want to see everything.