Papa's Pumpkin Patch

A Robin’s Egg on May Day!

It has to be spring! Last evening as Papa walked across Mrs. P’s back yard, he spied a sure-fire sign of spring: there on the ground was a baby blue robin’s egg. It seems mighty early and even a bit chilly for little fellas and gals to be busting out, but sometimes nature knows better…

It Has to Be Spring!

We’ve been waiting, maybe not so patiently, and this weekend it feels and looks like spring. Papa had to stop and notice there is more than a hint of green in the lawns at the pumpkin patch. Now is the time of year when we have serious conversations about what varieties of pumpkins, squash and…

Have you got a set of jenga blocks?

February certainly isn’t pumpkin season but that doesn’t stop Papa from planning for 2014. Recently he started visiting elementary classes to learn from the students and share some interesting ideas about Papa’s Pumpkin Patch. What he could really use is about another 500 jenga blocks for his classroom visits. If you happen to have a…

Papa’s Polar Patch Is Closed for the Weekend

Both the temperatures and the wind chills are in the negatives today so Papa’s Polar Patch will be closed Saturday, Jan. 4. The forecast looks the same (or colder) for Sunday as well. We’ve had requests to be open additional weekends this winter. We certainly have the snow for it; the winter weather is our…

WOOT! WOOT! Papa’s Polar Patch Is Open!!

It’s Friday, Jan. 3. It’s supposed to hit 40 degrees today. And Papa’s Polar Patch is (finally) open! There is a blizzard warning starting at 6 pm tonight so if there’s any chance to have some fun at the polar patch, it’s this afternoon. The warming house will be toasty; the horse-drawn sleigh rides will…

Closed Thursday; Gearing Up for Final Friday!

Papa’s Polar Patch is closed Thursday, Jan. 2 due to frigid temperatures that will change drastically overnight. Only in North Dakota can we go from -20 below one morning (today) to 20 degrees above zero 24 hours later! That’s right. The forecast is for 40 degrees above zero by Friday afternoon, and then it looks…