Sever's Corn Maze

Every year we have taken the boys out to Emma Krumbees to see the scarecrows.  While I really enjoy the experience, it is always fun to switch things up.  Especially since I feel like we pay a lot of money to look at a few scarecrows and then leave.  It is getting difficult to justify.  This year we decided to do something different with our friends, the Hoppe's, suggest we go to Sever's Corn Maze in Shakopee.  I have always heard wonderful things about this place and have seen quite a few pictures of what I could only assume to be the hugest corn pit ever.  

We were not disappointed.

We went on a breezy afternoon in October. It was actually very nice out, looking back as I am freezing right now.  There was a cost to get into the activities, but it seemed reasonable at the time.  They even had printable coupons online.  

We took some time to walk around in the beginning and play on the big tires and look at some of the scarecrows. We watched some pumpkins being chucked and headed on down toward the corn maze.

They had two big pits of corn.  Everyone took their socks off (some their wedding bands) and jumped right in.  I love it when the activity is both fun for the kids and for the adults.  They had a few pieces of playground equipment to climb on and Sam & Eva raced through the corn pit.  The boys enjoyed the feeling of the corn and the amount of effort it took to get through the corn.  

After the corn pit, we headed down to the petting zoo.  You could buy some food to feed the animals.  They had giraffes, lamas, and other animals. One of the animals ripped the spoon right out of Alex's hand.  I am glad that he eventually let go of the spoon.  We were all laughing while Alex was laughing and bordering on tears.  

The corn maze was fun too.  It was cut into the shape of MN.  We didn't go too far into the maze, but the kids thought we did.  They had fun chasing us and running in and out trying to scare us.  Little did they know they were already scaring me by accidentally walking into a number of mud puddles.  Geez, Mom, relax. 

The kids played on a playground, went through the kids maze, listened to some music, walked by all the food, and went through the toy train before finally, finally, finding one of the best "events" they had...the giant trampolines.  The people working managed them so there were not too many people on them at one time.  Eva and I took the kids up to the top of the "Kid" one.  Alex did really well on his own, jumping around, falling down, and climbing back up again. Aiden was quite wobbly.  He needed help to reach the top and then couldn't seem to find a balance.  I think we were all laughing almost the entire time. The Dad's were "too cool" for this one...

After leaving, we headed out for dinner at Chili's where the kids each were given their own electronic game (the restaurant has them) to play with.  It was a peaceful dinner and a wonderful family filled day.