Fritz Petting Farm

Friday morning we planned a family field trip to the Fritz Petting Farm. This is a FREE petting zoo located in Irving that has different types of farm animals that kids can pet. You can find all the information here.  Here is my quick review of the place before moving on to adorable photos of Eva with farm animals:
1. It was great for a toddler, I think elementary age kids would be bored quickly.
2. We were there about 30 minutes and that was plenty of time for Eva to see and do everything. This is definitely not a full days worth type of place. If you have little kids with slightly longer attention span and planned to eat lunch there you could probably spend an hour or so. With slightly older kids (3-5 years?) you could make up a fun scavenger  hunt before your trip of things for them to look for. Kids love being scientists!
3. Even though we went on a super hot day, we were fine walking around. Everything is nice and shaded so we weren't too hot. This place is only open in June and July so they planned the shaded areas very well.
4. When I looked up reviews some people mentioned that they would be scared to drive there because it is in Irving. We drove down a few streets that weren't fancy but nothing I felt was unsafe. The area we were in felt peaceful and I think it's totally awesome that the City of Irving designed this farm area for city kids to get to experience.
5. It was a 30 minute drive there for us. That is about as far of a drive as I would recommend making for this place. Don't get me wrong. We really enjoyed it! It's just not a full out zoo. If you live in Dallas or close to Irving, I would definitely say to give this place a visit :)

On to the animals...one of Eva's favorite animals right now is a cow. She loves to say "mooooo." She was so very happy to talk to the cow right away.

They had a gated area with goats, sheep, and a bunny that you could walk around in with the animals. Eve did a great job being gently when petting them although she needed lots of reminders not to kiss them. Yuck. I think she only scared one goat and that was purely by accident. Even I enjoyed petting the sheep with their blanket think fur on top. I can see why people make blankets from sheep fur.

The peacock did not want to face Eva. We would try to walk around to the pretty side and it would keep turning away. I think she got one good look at the beautiful side of the plumes. Fact: The male peafowl (the peacock) is the one with the beautiful feathers. The female peafowl is the lesser attractive of the species. #learnedsomethingnew

We went back to pet the donkey and pony many times. If I were a millionaire with lots of land and hired help I would absolutely buy Eva a pony. It was really cute and so soft. Of course I'm not a millionaire and don't plan on becoming one, so free trips to the petting zoo will have to suffice. 

Happy girl! I had to get at least one shot of her big happy grin. She really liked the place but was so seriously looking at all the animals that it was hard to capture her enthusiasm. I think I'd take her back again next summer. Maybe by then we can pack a picnic lunch and just sit quietly in the shade. #bigdreams

There was a nice park and playground right down the street from the petting zoo. We let her run and wiggle and shout before driving home. She is loving swings right now. And she always loves her Daddy!