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Cherry Crest Adventure Farm (Lancaster County, PA)

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This is the second year the kids and I have gone to Cherry Crest Adventure Farm , near Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  It is AWESOME!  The kids love it and we stay from open to close (10 am - 5 pm!)  A farm has to be pretty amazing to keep us all happy for 7 hours, but this place is.  There are more than 50 fun activities and they are all really cool.  I literally took hundreds of pictures of my kids (and their cousins who met us there), but I'll try to narrow it down to a few collages so you can get an idea of all the place has to offer.  Without a doubt, I'd recommend it to anyone with kids who will be in the Lancaster area.  (Oh, and I'm not being paid to write this post and I didn't get anything for free ~ we just really like it!) First, a few of the really fun activities...     As you can see, the kids had a blast!  There are big slides down the hill and a giant slingshot (my son's favorite).  They jumped on a giant bouncy pillow, ro...

Herr's Snack Factory Tour (Nottingham, PA)

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Another trip we took over Spring Break was to the Herr's potato chip factory in Nottingham, Pennsylvania.  It's a real, working factory making all sorts of chips and snacks and the tours are FREE!  It's about an hour north of Baltimore and an hour south of Philadelphia, so it would be a fun side trip if you're near either of those cities. Nope, my son didn't suddenly turn into a girl.   We had a friend with us and my son wasn't feeling photogenic at picture taking time. The tours are free (woo hoo!) but they recommend calling ahead or registering online since they can only accommodate a certain number of people at a time.   Our tour started with a short movie about the history of the company and then we had a tour guide lead our group of about 25 people through the factory. Cameras aren't allowed inside the factory itself (you can see a few pictures here ) but on the day we went we were able to see them making pretzels, corn chips, popcorn and potato chip...