Warm & Fuzzy
Small Animal Experience
Clover Brooke Farm, Hyde Park NY (not Pawling NY) provides an opportunity for hands-on experiences with a variety of our friendly animals.
Are you looking for a small animal farm in NY that can provide fun experiences for you and your family? At Clover Brooke Farm, we want to provide educational and fun experiences for kids of all ages. That's why we have the little animal farm experience catered to doing just that.
What is a Small Animal Experience?
A small animal farm experience is similar to a kid's petting zoo, where children ages one and older can interact with small, friendly animals and learn about their behavior. It is one of the many fun experiences for kids, as petting and caring for a smaller, cuter animal delights children and kids at heart.
Why is a Small Animal Experience Great for Children?
A small animal farm is something that makes children feel great. Children see animals they know nothing about but want to meet daily in books, television, and movies. A small animal farm experience helps children interact with llamas, goats, chickens, rabbits, see alpacas and more.
Animal farms in NY are often hotspots for spring and summer visits, allowing children to see animals reinvigorated after a long winter. Due to their calm and welcoming nature, small, furry animals can also help children with shyness, anxiety, and more.
What Skills Will Children Learn?
By interacting with small animals, children will learn how to be gentle with animals, how they behave in certain situations, and how to interact with them. Children can learn what animals like and don't like, as well as how to identify one animal from another (llamas and alpacas, for instance.)
Plus, the social interactions with the educators and animals will help open children to socialization. They will grow accustomed to interacting with others and animals simultaneously, leading to a more rounded and beneficial skill set in the future.
Finally, children love animals. Who doesn't want to pet a small rabbit and gently caress its fuzzy back until it wiggles its nose along your side?
How Does the Experience Work?
The small animal farm is designed for participants ages one and older to bridge friendships and practice kindness with our farm animals. Most of these animals are harmless and defenseless, and we must take care of them.
We will introduce children to the animal with a knowledgeable educator guiding them through touching and interacting with them. We have several unique animals for children to interact with including visiting with our llamas,alpacas, goats and sheep during your pasture walk. When you engage in the experience, you will be able to learn and interact with our domesticated llamas and alpacas with your children, which most places cannot provide.
Benefits of Llamas and Alpacas
With fur that is hypoallergenic and soft to the touch, children will be delighted to run their fingers through that wool and experience something no one else can provide.
If visiting animal farms in NY is an experience you think you and your child would love, we encourage you to contact us! We are a proud participant of New York State- Grow and Certified For Farm Safe Food Handling and Environmentally Responsible Practices, and we cannot wait to see you at our farm!
