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Stamford Museum & Nature Center Celebrates Its Farm Families

STAMFORD, Conn. - The Stamford Museum & Nature Center celebrated Father's Day a week early Sunday, hosting its "Farm Families" day and allowing visitors to meet the farm's fathers as well as some of its newest arrivals.

A boy feeds a baby goat Sunday at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center's 'Farm Families' day.

A boy feeds a baby goat Sunday at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center's 'Farm Families' day.

Photo Credit: Skip Pearlman
Kids get to feed the baby goats Sunday at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center.

Kids get to feed the baby goats Sunday at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center.

Photo Credit: Skip Pearlman
A girl reacts to a baby goat looking for food.

A girl reacts to a baby goat looking for food.

Photo Credit: Skip Pearlman
Three boys check out the roadmap at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center.

Three boys check out the roadmap at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center.

Photo Credit: Skip Pearlman
A group waits to go inside the baby goat pen.

A group waits to go inside the baby goat pen.

Photo Credit: Skip Pearlman
A baby goat lounges in the shade Sunday at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center.

A baby goat lounges in the shade Sunday at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center.

Photo Credit: Skip Pearlman
A boy feeds a baby goat Sunday at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center's 'Farm Families' day.

A boy feeds a baby goat Sunday at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center's 'Farm Families' day.

Photo Credit: Skip Pearlman
Families check out the llamas Sunday at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center.

Families check out the llamas Sunday at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center.

Photo Credit: Skip Pearlman
A llama poses for a closeup photo Sunday at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center.

A llama poses for a closeup photo Sunday at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center.

Photo Credit: Skip Pearlman

Visitors also learned which dads are called bucks, drakes, and jacks, and which baby is a kid, a lamb or a cria.

Kids could complete a "farm families" scavenger hunt for a chance to win great prizes for dad, and decorate a picture frame for him as well.

For more info, check out: www.stamfordmuseum.org.

 

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