July & August Day Camps

We'd like to announce our next day camp dates for children ages 4+; come join us for fun on the farm on:

July 13

July 15

August 3

August 5

All camps are from 9 am to 1pm and feature:

Learning to feed & tack horses

Each child will be instructed on horseback riding basics and be given a ride with a one on one horseback riding coach

Feeding & learning about Cows

Feeding chickens & gathering eggs

Feed & interact with rabbits & goats

Creating a "cowboy craft" to take home as a memento from the day, participating in cowboy games (including learning how to use a lasso), and much more! Also, at the end of the activities lunch will be provided with a barbecue cook out!

Following the camp, all attendees will receive a digital copy of all photographs taken at Cowboy Camp, to print as they please!

All camps are $25 per child, due the morning of. If you are enrolling more than one child the fee is only $20 per child. If you are interesting in reserving your spot or if you have any questions, please email us at:

mickelsenfarm@gmail.com

We are offering limited camp sizes, so spots will be given on a first come first serve basis.

New Dates for Day-Camps -- June 22 & 24

Come join us for a day of fun down on the farm in June! We are offering educational day camps at Mickelsen Family farm on June 22 & June 24. These camps will run from 9 am until 1pm and host an array of fun & educational activities. Activities will include:
learning to feed, tack (saddle up), and care for horses.
each child will be instructed on horseback riding basics and be given a ride with a one on one horseback riding coach. (small ponies will be used for small children & large horses for older children)
feeding chickens & gathering eggs
interaction with goats & rabbits
feeding & learning about cows
creating a "cowboy craft" to take home as a memento from the day
participating in cowboy games (including learning how to use a lasso)
Also, at the end of the activities lunch will be provided with a dutch oven & barbecue cook out!

Here are the camps we are currently offering:

June 22nd -- Little Cowboys & Cowgirls (ages 4-8)
June 24th -- Cowboys & Cowgirls (ages 9-12)

All camps are $25 per child, due the morning of. If you are enrolling more than one child the fee is only $20 per child. If you are interesting in reserving your spot or if you have any questions, please email us at:

mickelsenfarm@gmail.com

We are offering limited camp sizes, so spots will be given on a first come first serve basis. If you are interested in attending a Down on the Farm Day Camp, but these dates do not work for you, we will be offering other camps later this summer. If you are interested, contact us and we will email you as new camps are announced or just check back on our website

Update on June 8,9, 10th Camps

We have been grateful for the wonderful response to our day-camps. As of this morning Monday is completely full, but I still have a couple spots available on Tuesday & Wednesday. To register for one our camps email us at: mickelsenfarm@gmail.com

Down on the Farm Day Camp --June 8th, 9th & 10th

Come join us for a day of fun down on the farm in June!  We are offering educational day camps at Mickelsen Family farm beginning on June 8th.  These camps will run from 9 am until 1pm and host an array of fun & educational activities.   Activities will include:

• learning to feed, tack (saddle up), and care for horses.
  
• each child will be instructed on horseback riding basics and be given a ride with a one on one horseback riding coach. (small ponies will be used for small children & large horses for older children)
  
• feeding chickens & gathering eggs
• rabbit races
• feeding & learning about cows
• creating a "cowboy craft" with horseshoes to take home as a memento from the day
• participating in cowboy games (including learning how to use a lasso)

Also, at the end of the activities lunch will be provided with a dutch oven & barbecue cook out!

Here are the camps we are currently offering:

June 8th -- Little Cowboys & Cowgirls (ages 5-8)

June 9th --  Intermediate Cowboys & Cowgirls (ages 9-11)

June 10th -- Advanced Cowboys & Cowgirls (ages 12-13)  *** advanced camp will be very horse intensive and may not include some of the other activities listed above.

All camps are $20 per child, due the morning of. If you are interesting in reserving your spot or if you have any questions, please email us at:

mickelsenfarm@gmail.com

We are offering limited camp sizes, so spots will be given on a first come first serve basis. If you are interested in attending a Down on the Farm Day Camp, but these dates do not work for you, we will be offering other camps later this summer. If you are interested, contact us and we will email you as new camps are announced or just check back on our website!

Meet JoDee Mickelsen

JoDee has been a farmer for life.  Growing up on a large farm in rural Idaho, she spent her days riding her favorite horse, Boots, herding cattle & moving pipe.  Upon moving to Utah, it was one of her dreams to raise her children on a functioning farm.  After graduating from BYU with a degree in Elementary Education and working shortly as a teacher, JoDee spent the next 15 years as a stay-at-home mom raising six children and many many animals (some of whom she almost regards as children).  

As her children have grown and all entered school, JoDee returned to teaching and currently teaches the 7th grade at Timpanogos Academy, where one of the electives she teaches is animal science.  During her summers she still enjoys spending time with the family on the farm and sharing her expert horsewoman skills as a horse-back riding instructor.  JoDee loves working with children and also volunteers as an instructor on all animal merit badges with the Boy Scouts 0f America organization.  Along with being a busy mother & grandmother (her kids & grandkids can't keep up with her), JoDee has numerous hobbies and especially enjoys traveling with her husband, Al.

Meet Jandee Jones

Growing up on the family farm, Jandee found life anything but predictable.  Outside of the ordinary chores caring for their 45 + animals and large garden, daily adventures like catching a mischievous runaway goat or as a 13  year old girl (home alone) helping to foal our horse Coleman, farm life kept Jandee on her toes.  As a life-long horse lover, Jandee spent almost every summer morning riding her horse with the local 4-H group and also enjoying long rides with her family.  

Looking back, Jandee has found it surprising how lessons learned on the farm would come in handy in college, career & starting her own family.  While farmer & ballerina aren't two words you usually associate together, they both describe Jandee, who has been dancing since the age of three and has enjoyed teaching ballet for the past seven years.   Since graduating from BYU & marrying her sweetheart, Jordan, Jandee is currently a new mom to baby Isaac.  She also enjoys teaching ballet and working as  freelance photographer.  Some of Jandee's favorite hobbies include:  reading, painting, sewing, cooking, photography & travel.     

Announcing "Down on the Farm Day Camps" 2009

This year we will begin hosting "Down on the Farm Day Camps," beginning on June 8,9, and 10th.  Additional details will follow.  To ask questions or reserve a spot at one of our day camps email us at:  mickelsenfarm@gmail.com.