Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead

The Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead is an institution in the Kansas City area. This place is a fantastic way to spend a day with your kids. Admission to the farm is free on Monday through Thursday and only $2 on Friday through Sunday, making it one of the most affordable activities around. The farm features several fee-based activities to help generate income and has a general store and ice cream shop as well, but your kids will be entertained without spending a dime if need be.

Activities include pony rides, bottle-feeding baby goats, and fishing. Your child can also pedal around on a tractor or play on one of the playgrounds available both inside and outside the farm. Structures on the grounds include a dairy barn, schoolhouse, teepee, and bank, with plans to add more in the future.

The farm has several animals, not all of which are farm animals. The animals on display can change, but we've seen a bobcat, bald eagle, buffalo, and a great-horned owl. The farm animals include your standard pigs, goats, and cows, but they also have ducks and rabbits. There is a butterfly garden and working vegetable and flower garden plots, as well as a short nature trail area. In the Fall the farm offers hayrides and pumpkins, for a fee.

Location:
3800 Switzer Rd
Overland Park, KS 66221
913-897-2360

Hours: 

9am to 5pm

It's only open from April 1 - Oct. 31

I definitely recommend taking your kids here. My babies love this place! 

If you would like to do some of the paid activities, consider getting a combo ticket. Other things to note are that they do not allow outside food and drinks. This excludes water bottles and children's snacks (and therefore is sort of a vague rule) They offer birthday party packages but those seemed kind of pricey to me.

Strollers are certainly allowed and can go just about everywhere without too much trouble. The only problem is that, being a kids place, there are a lot of strollers, so expect some traffic jams! There are a few bathrooms scattered around the grounds. I've found the ones in the dairy barn often have lines.