Patterson’s Family Fun Fest

Great place to take the kids and unplug the phones. Prices are kinda reasonable. The smell of fresh made kettle corn in the air. Tons of stuff for the kids to do– corn field maze, horse carriage rides, pumpkin painting, apple picking, etc. We loved it.

Bring your wallet and your grandkids and have a riot doing the the very things you did as child. Home made slides, balance beams, climbing devices, plus stilts, giant tractors, corn mazes and push carts will tire those little beggars out and they will sleep all the way home. Plus food for sale, horsey rides and horse drawn hay rides. I can’t remember the last time so many had so much fun doing such simple things.

It’s no surprise that NE Ohio provides tons of family fun options for the summer months, but what about when the cooler, fall season approaches?
Patterson’s Family Fun Fest, that’s what!
To be honest with you, I’d come here even if I didn’t have any kids to go with. I’d be in line with these little munchkins waiting to go down the big slides in the middle of the forest and climbing up the tree house jungle gym. I’d be soaring high on the tire swings, rolling in the hay and sipping on fresh apple cider.
What’s wrong with that? Some people are just kids at heart, and I’m one of them.
This is where I spent my Sweetest Day this year – that’s a Midwestern, American Greetings-​made holiday for those who are not from Ohio. My parents met my boyfriend, his little boy and I out at Patterson’s on a beautiful fall Saturday. Sunny skies, crisp autumn air and gorgeous fall colors. It was like a dream.
We drove up and hoped on the tractor ride over to the the play area for $ 6. Seriously, with all the activities they have, that price tag is small. Trust me. As you pull up you see a fall-​farm wonderland of happy children running and playing. It just warms your heart. A hay filled playground, tire swings, stilts, sand-​filled canoes, tee pees, corn mazes, slides into the woods and a jungle gym deep in the woods that looked like a tree house. Oh there was more, but I can’t remember!
If you’d like to take the kiddies on a horse-​drawn carriage, you can buy tickets for $ 4. Hungry? They’ve got fresh kettle corn, apple friters, hot dogs and more. Hot and cold apple cider to wash it all down. This place is the definition of fall. And hey, if you didn’t bring a lot of cash on you, there are free apples for the munching.
Just take the kids, take your significant other, take yourself. This little piece of autumn nostalgia will take you right back to childhood.