Mother's Farm, Chiba

A few weeks ago the husband was off work for a national holiday so we decided to rent a car for the day and head to Chiba to visit Mother's Farm. We used it as a field trip for homeschooling and ventured on our way, traveling through a very long tunnel that was built in the ocean! Needless to say, I was very quiet for those 20 minutes in the car as I contemplated being surrounded by water outside the tunnel. It was a beautiful day and the farm is on acres of land in the country. We had a lot of fun, petting animals, watching pigs race, eating tasty ice cream, and riding fair rides. It was hard to believe something like this even exists 80 minutes from Tokyo. It reminded us of a state fair type atmosphere. Probably the highlight of my day was when we came across some rams. We had read in school that the horns on rams are made from fingernails. When Miss M saw the ram, she remembered the book from school and said "Mama, look at his horns. It is made from fingernails. Remember when we read that book about the ram having the bad jam?" At the time, we were in our fourth week of homeschooling so this little tidbit that she remembered was used to encourage me...she is getting something from this school thing at home and is learning! I highly recommend visiting this farm for a fun family activity for those who live in the area.