A trip to the Arboretum
I meant to have written this quite some time ago but we have been making a lot of trips this summer to visit family and it got a little lost in the shuffle. About a month ago my little family made a trip to a beautiful arboretum at Penn State University that was filled with exotic and local flowers and spectacular sights.
When we first walked up the visitors building was completely surrounded by these beautiful flower beds and pots. I thought to myself this is going to be such a relaxing trip with amazing sights. As we walked through the entrance there was a field for children to play where I imagine they hold events on occasion. These surrounding the field were picturesque views of rose bush walls like you imagine seeing in castle or palace. After staring in awe for a few minutes we decided to checkout the kids section which offered so many interesting exhibits and activities.
I don’t want to bore you with too many details of our adventure but want to share some of the cool exhibits that were offered. There was this whole section of vegetable garden where kids could water everything with buckets that were provided. If you happened to catch my last #MySundayPhoto post then you might have seen the succulent kaleidoscope picture which was quite a inventive feat. There was also a section that included grapes growing on the vine, a small cave with a sandbox, some musical instruments, and supper cool frog lilly pond. Even though it has been weeks since we went I still think of the beautiful flowers and go back to look at the pictures on my phone. If you ever get the chance to visit Penn State I would definitely recommend taking an hour or so check it out; especially since it’s so family friendly 🙂
Have you ever been to an Arboretum? What is your favorite family friendly outing?
This looks like a lovely day out! Love the pic of the succulents #fortheloveofBLOG
Thank you it was a lot of fun! Thanks for reading and commenting 🙂
Wow, that looks like a lovely day out! #FortheloveofBLOG
I had a blast however my boy wanted to be held the entire time lol. Thanks for reading and commenting!
This looks like such a lovely day out 🙂 Fantastic photos! xx
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Just popping back from #KCACOLS – such beautiful pics of the flowers lovely. Thanks for linking up to #KCACOLS hope you come back again next Sunday! x
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This looks beautiful the flowers look so pretty. I think it’s fab that we have these sort of places that we can visit and let our imaginations run wild! The vegetable garden for kids sounds fab too. It looks like you had a wonderful day. Thanks so much for linking up at #fortheloveofBLOG. Claire x
Thanks for hosting Claire! I also love places like this to take the kids especially when they are free and can see nature.
I didn’t even know what was so no. We have something similar near us though and it was lovely. To be honest my tot was only interested in the Koi in the pond but perhaps he’s a little young 🙂
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To be honest my son spent the entire in my arms. Wouldn’t walk around lol.
Gorgeous plants and flowers! Love the idea of the veg garden for kids to go and water. xx
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I also thought the vegetable garden was really cool! Thanks for reading and commenting.
I had to google for the meaning of arboretum! The flowers are really pretty. Sounds like you had a terrific day.
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Beautiful day out! The pictures are so beautiful #KCACOLS
What a fun and different day out! My Grandfather would love it – plants are really his thing #kcacols
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I’ve never been, but I’m def having one of those days so far where I would love nothing more than to go and walk around some lovely plants and flowers outside! Might have to take the kiddies for a walk!! Thanks for linking up to #KCACOLS hope you can come back again next Sunday
I have never seen grapes growing on a vine! The flowers look so pretty with all the different colours! #EatSleepBlogRt
I haven’t been to one for a very long time. It looks really pretty and it’s nice that there were activities and things to interest the kids. #KCACOLS
Oh that looks like such a lovely day out with such pretty things to see. We haven’t visited one before but need to put one on my list now! #KCACOLS
This sounds a lovely place to take the children. #Whatevertheweather
There is an arboretum just up the road from us – your post has made me think we should go and check it out. Looks like a fun family day! #EatSleepBlogRT
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We love the Morris Arboretum, connected to and managed by Penn University. It’s like our own wonderful backyard, filled with fun and intrigue every time we go and explore. Every season is beautiful and every visit unearths some new amazing thing we didin’t see, find, or explore prior. Our membership there is worth every penny. It’s a beautiful safe haven in our neck of the woods. I’ve written about and shared many pictures from our outdoor wonderland! The kids love it as much as we do. #fartglitter #stayclassymama
I’ve never been to one but it looks beautiful! I’ll have to look into what we have locally.
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Your pictures are gorgeous and I love the sound of the aboretum, it seems like they’ve provided lots for children to do and keep them occupied. It’s great to be with nature. Our arboretum’s aren’t quite as exciting here! Thanks so much for linking up to #Whatevertheweather 🙂 xx
Looks like you had a great day – nice photos too ! #stayclassymama