Summer time is fun time at Noah's Ark on Wheels Farm! Our 10 acre farm is the setting for the experience of a lifetime. Children 5-12 have been learning about the animals at our specialty camp for 12 years, (teens can apply as helpers). Farm camp runs May-Aug. and there are eight weeks to choose from. Sign up for one, or several weeks. Children stay from 9:30am-1:30pm, Mon-Thur. Every day we learn what makes a specific animal unique to the farm.
On Sheep day, we shear the sheep and make a project with it's wool.
On Pony day we all get rides and groom the ponies, donkeys and horses.
On chickens and ducks day, we feather paint with their feathers!
Arts and crafts, drama and hands on animal husbandry are all part of the thematic day. Children never want to leave!
Your camp hostess is the owner of Noah's Ark on Wheels. She is an educator and mother of four boys and has 20 years experience with children. Besides Farm Camp and Noah's Ark on Wheels, Marousa teaches workshops at a private school, co-owns Solid Rock Virtual School, and takes care of medically needy foster children.
All helpers and family members on farm are FBI background checked for medical foster care every year. The farm is USDA licensed/insured, as is our mobile petting zoo. (see credentials page). We are happy to be in our 12th season of farm camp with many satisfied parents and children year after year!
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ages: 5 years old to 12 years (13 and up can apply as farmers in training, same fee)
where: Noah's Ark Farm 12971 Tyler Run Ave Odessa 33556
cost: 99.00 for the four day week
Only 18 children per week accepted, so reserve early.
times: 9:30am-1:30pm Mon-Thur
what to bring: lunch, water bottle, change of clothes
2008 Schedule of camp weeks to choose from
Early Camp-May 5th-8th, May 26th-May 30th FULL
Summer camps-June 9th-12th, June 16-19, June 23rd-26th, July 7th-10th, July 21st-24th
August 4th-7th
Any week can be reserved for your private group with 10 or more children, even if it is not listed if available.
-registration papers will be emailed to you upon request and you may print and
mail back with your payment to reserve you child's spot.
''I TOLD MY MOM TO SIGN ME UP FOR MORE CAMPS" JOHN AGE 8
"WHEN I GROW UP I'M GOING TO HAVE A PLACE LIKE THIS AND BE AN ANIMAL DOCTOR" EMILY AGE 10
"FARM CAMP IS SO FUN, I WISH IT WAS EVERDAY ALL SUMMER LONG!" NICK AGE 9
"MY CHILD IS NOT OUTGOING. I WASN'T SURE HOW HE WOULD DO. MAROUSA IS SUCH A WARM PERSON, SHE MADE HIM FEEL LIKE HE WAS RIGHT AT HOME. BY THE END OF THE FIRST DAY, HE DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE. HE LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT ANIMALS. I'M SO THANKFUL FOR HIS EXPERIENCE AND WE ARE SIGNING UP AGAIN!" SHARON, MOM-TRINITY FL
"I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE CLEANLINESS AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TAKEN AT MAROUSA'S FARM. THE KIDS ARE CONSTANTLY WASHING THEIR HANDS. SHE DOESN'T LET THEM STRAY, AND BECAUSE SHE IS A MOM OF FOUR BOYS, SHE KNOWS HOW TO HANDLE THEM! MY CHILDREN ARE BACK EVERY YEAR!" MICHELLE MOM-TAMPA FL