Today we had 17 farm visitors!  A mom's group had contacted me earlier this Spring to set up a tour.  The children ranged in age from infants to school age.  I was a little concerned at first that I maybe biting off more than I could chew.  We had never had a group this large at the farm, although, I had taken the animals to a career day at an Elementary School and a Daycare center. 

Well, everything went off without a hitch and I could not have asked for a better group.  The children and parents were so engaged and gentle with the animals.  These children were so well behaved.  I told them they have spoiled me with their awesome behavior.  The children were very smart and inquisitive as well.  I just hope any future farm visits I have go half this well.  We were also blessed with a sunny, but cool morning so the alpacas did not mind hanging outside of their barn areas.

We decided to set it up so the animals were in a small enclosure, but could move away if they wanted to.  The front of the barn seemed the perfect place for this.  The children listened to an alpaca story, saw the animals, feed the animals alfalfa, and made their own alpaca pictures with alpaca fiber.