Little Farm Hands
2025-05-12 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-16 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-17 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-18 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-19 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-23 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-24 10:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
Little Farm Hands is a playful, hands-on exhibit space designed for children ages 0–4 and their caregivers. While farms are full of big animals and big tools, this exhibit invites little hands to explore farm life in a way that’s just their size. In a warm and welcoming indoor setting, perfect for those unpredictable spring days, children can build a home for the chickens, sort eggs, or step into the role of a farmer at the farmstand. This touch-friendly exhibit connects children to agriculture in a way that sparks curiosity, builds confidence, and brings joy. Through interactive play, caregivers will find fun and meaningful ways to support their child’s growth and development.

Today's Schedule
2025-05-12 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-16 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-17 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-18 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-19 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-23 10:00 - 16:00

Closed
2025-05-13, 2025-05-14, 2025-05-15, 2025-05-20, 2025-05-21, 2025-05-22

Sensory Story Time: Little Gardeners
2025-05-14 09:30 - 10:30
Wednesday, May 14th, 9:30AM – 10:30AM
Get ready to dig in and get messy! In this hands-on session, little learners will explore gardening tools, plant seeds, and help decorate a PK Garden sign. Families will also receive a free child admission ticket to visit the farm and watch their garden grow!

Please dress for outdoor fun—little hands will be busy in the soil!

Sensory Story Hour is a movement-rich, interactive experience designed for children ages 3-5 and their caregivers. Through stories, song, poetry, rhymes, sensory exploration, and farm-themed activities, children will build early literacy skills while engaging with the sights, sounds, and textures of the farm. A local Vermont snack will be provided, and advance registration is recommended.

Member Family Picnic 2025
2025-05-15 16:30 - 18:30
Member Family Picnic
Date: Thursday, May 15
Time: 4:30PM – 6:30PM
Price: Complimentary for Billings Farm Members
Reserve Tickets
Bring a blanket and your favorite picnic dinner for a fun, family-friendly after-hours event for members.
Dessert is on us! Every attendee gets one free scoop of ice cream from the Farmhouse Scoop Shop.
~ Meet our animal ambassadors
~ Play lawn games & try out the obstacle course
~ Tour the colorful Art on the Barns Exhibition
~ Explore the Little Farm Hands play space and hear a story at 5:00PM
~ Wander the Farmstead Gardens
~ Sample Billings Farm cheese
In gratitude for your support, this event is complimentary for members.
Walk-ins welcome or reserve your tickets in advance.You must be a current member to attend.
Not yet a member? Need to renew your membership? Join or Renew Now! or call 802-457-2355.
We hope to see you there!

Art on the Barns
2025-05-16 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-17 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-18 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-19 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-23 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-24 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-25 10:00 - 16:00
Art on the Barns is an annual outdoor contemporary art exhibition that explores the connection between art, place, and history, inviting visitors to experience contemporary works within the rhythms of a working dairy farm. Thoughtfully placed on the historic barns, each piece interacts with its surroundings, evolving with the changing seasons. From budding trees in spring to the quiet stillness of winter, the artwork offers a dynamic and ever-shifting perspective.

Featuring Vermont artists Elise Whittemore and Will Gebhard in collaboration with Soapbox Arts, Art on the Barns creates a striking dialogue between tradition and modern creativity, ensuring a fresh and immersive experience with every visit.

Discovery Days: Homemade on the Farm
2025-05-20 09:30 - 12:30
For Ages 6 – 13
$20/child (+ one caregiver), $15/member child (+one caregiver)

Join us for a hands-on day of creativity where learners will discover how farming and crafting nourish both body and mind. This session explores the connection between agriculture and artistry, inviting learners to engage in traditional skills like butter churning, ice cream making, felting, and candle making. Participants will also create nature-inspired art and meet the farm’s Jersey herd.
Designed for curiosity-led learners and their caregivers, this program offers an immersive, interactive experience filled with movement, play, and hands-on exploration. Themed stations encourage skill-building, farm-based activities, and community connection to create meaningful learning beyond the classroom. Sibling discounts are available.
Cancellation Policy: There are often waitlists for our courses, so please let us know in advance if you are unable to attend. Refunds are available up to 7 days before the class is held. There are no refunds within 7 days.

Family Sheep and Wool 2025
2025-05-24 10:00 - 17:00
We celebrated all things sheep and wool with a weekend of family fun on Saturday May 24th, 10:00AM – 5:00PM!
Guests caught an exciting glimpse of Vermont’s sheep farming history.
From fleece to fiber wonders, visitors of all ages followed the steps of wool processing and collected stamps on their Sheep-to-Yarn Passport along the way to earn a prize. Guests were guided through interactive stations, from cleaning fleeces at the Skirting and Washing Stations to aligning fibers at the Carding Station. A colorful display of dyed skeins of yarn showcased the final transformation of raw wool.
Visitors saw drop spindle and wheel spinning demonstrations, spun their own woolen bracelet to take home, and discovered fiber arts like felting, knitting, and crocheting, and watch live weaving on a loom. Plus, there was Story Time with a Sheep and Sheep Education Programs.
Visitors marveled at live demonstrations with Morse Brook Farm’s Shepherdess Liz Shaw and her team of border collies, as they herded their sheep with precision and grace.
Everyone enjoyed Vermont-made ice cream and snacks at the Farmhouse Scoop Shop, and delicious food from the Sustainable Eats Food Truck and the Vermont Snack Shack, available for purchase.
EVENT SCHEDULE:
10:30AM & 4:00PM Sheep Education Programs
11:00AM, 1:00PM & 3:00PM Border Collie Herding Demonstrations
12:00PM & 2:00PM Story Time with a Sheep
Members enjoy free admission to this event and all year long! Not yet a member? Join today! billingsfarm.org/join/
Purchase advance tickets online to expedite the check-in process.

Volunteer opportunities available! Have fun, get benefits and be part of the action! Shifts available from 9:00AM – 1:00PM or 1:00PM – 5:00PM on both days! Contact volunteer@billingsfarm.org or call 802-457-2355.
