What an absolute gem of a farm and the family that owns it! My husband and I took our boys there…read moreto meet the Easter Bunny. They had such an adorable set up in a cute cabin and the photographer was really great with my boys. The bunny was friendly and had a kind face that was welcoming to my toddler twin boys! It was rainy and muddy, but the family that owns the farm was so kind and welcoming! They had baby chicks that the kids could pet and had set up a great egg hunt around the farm! My boys were very interested in the chickens and goats! I definitely hope to visit Godsell Farm in the future and would highly recommend to anyone else as well!

I think I learned about this farm with a Google search last year and stored it for a future pumpkin…read morepatch visit. You park in the lot and walk to the Welcome Center to pay the $5 per person admission, which includes the hayride with hay bales (not lame wooden benches with a few strands of straw on it like most places), haunted maze, bread for feeding the farm animals and touring the grounds. Pumpkins range in price from $3 to $6, and you pick them in patch. Animals include horses, ponies, pigs, a llama, a donkey, a cow, turkeys, goats, chickens, and ducks. The staff is extremely welcoming and friendly! Godsell Farm is my new favorite place for pumpkin picking and affordable Fall family fun! It is a MUST visit! You still have time this year yet!

Pricing is extremely fair considering all of the activities you can do & animals you can…read moresee/interact with. Staff is friendly. For a farm - well kept/clean. Multiple playground areas, corn play pit, miniature town that you can play inside, make shift basketball hoops, swings, tractor slides, tractor rides, water well play area, kittens / bunnies to pet, small horse rides for little ones. Then in the fall you can pumpkin pick - Honestly have a great time every time we go. No complaints.

I was there on a weekday. The place was not over crowded on that day. The place was fun for kids…read more Tortoise feeding was fun. At specific times of the day, they will hand lettuce to all the folks around to feed to the tortoise. Goat run was another fun event, which both kids and grown ups enjoyed. Essentially goats run from their enclosure to their home at 4 pm. When that happen kids run with the goats. There were several other animals and play equipments to keep kids entertained.

Recently, my employer set up a volunteer day with HTF and I was really happy to participate! My…read morereview pertains to that side of things, not using their services. We arrived for a 3 hour shift which was to pack food boxes for seniors. There were two other companies there as well, so we had a good number of people to get the job done! Overall, they were very organized, energetic and motivating and answered any questions we had. At first I thought, how will this work with everyone knowing what to do? But you know what, the way they do it everything just moved along like a well oiled machine. People helped each other without asking and we just kept on packing those boxes. At the end, I think we did 925! They do require everyone stop for a 20 minute break halfway through and encourage you to stay hydrated. I'd highly recommend this as a volunteer opportunity with an employer group or even solo or with your family. What they offer the community is well needed and it's an rewarding experience.

Such a great organization! The new facility is outstanding and large enough for all the help they…read moregive the community! I spent time volunteering, packing boxes, it was great to know that the work we were doing was going straight out to the community. The team is so dedicated and so helpful. You can see the care and focus to help the community.

Disappointed. They had a nice playroom that was open & STAFFED. They let the staff go and are now…read moreonly open a few days a week. And it's unstaffed. DO BETTER! HIRE NEW STAFF

Called to volunteer. Front desk person, Dana, I believe was her name. Very rude. Pretty much stated…read morethat it would take a long time to even be considered for volunteering. There are a lot of places that could use volunteers, I'll seek out those places and recommend other places to people who might be appreciated.

This was an incredible experience. Getting to hold the kangaroo made my entire weekend. The staff…read morewas very friendly. You can buy a bag of goodies to feed the animals for $5 which just elevates the experience so much. I appreciate this place, i definitely would love to visit this farm again.

Best petting zoo we have experienced so far. I have a 5 and 7 yo, they enjoyed cuddling with a baby…read morefox, armadillo, bunnies and kitten. There is a play area as well-little slides, swings. Our $12 admission fee was worth it. We bought food for the animals, there was a $5 and $2. The $5 was enough for the entire visit. There's a hayride that was included as well. We spent about 3 hrs in the zoo, kids wanted to stay longer but we need to go. We drove to Milwaukee Public Market for a late lunch, about 30 mins away.

Volunteered there in the past. People using Hope House were great people. They just needed a little…read morehelp.

I haven't been here in quite a while, but I wanted to give them a shout out and say what I know…read moreabout them. I cannot do them justice since they have many programs here to help members of our community that I haven't worked with. I have volunteered here a few times when I was a student through UW-Milwaukee. I helped bag groceries to be handed out to members of the community who needed help. They work very hard to create a balanced bag nutritionally each time such as protein, breakfast items, meat/ eggs, fruits/ veg, dessert (if they have any), soup, pasta/ rice, and a few other types of items I'm forgetting. When they have fresh fruits and vegetables they place them out for people to pick from. They also let people pick out bread items. The number of bags people receive depends on family size. They also have baby food items for those who need them. I also organized personal cleaning supplies (keep the good stuff, throw out the bad/ expired, put out the smaller stuff for people to pick out for free when they came to pick up food, etc). I thought this was really nice of them to have available, many people looked through the baskets once I started filling them. The staff is very kind to those who come in needing assistance and try to help. The area I worked in was basic but clean. They treat the community members that need help with respect (I've seen orgs where they don't treat people very well, this is not one of those orgs!). Great place to help the local community and for people to receive assistance. I've only scratched the surface as to what this nonprofit does for the community, check out their website. Time/ money/ personal donations brought here are not wasted!

The Fox River Sanctuary is just shy of a 100 acres of river front park land. On any given morning…read moreyou'll find a perfectly groomed dew adorned lawn sparkling in the sun's rays. This is one of the most peaceful parks in the Waukesha area despite being bounded on the south by an industrial park and on the north by INNIO Waukesha Gas Engines Inc. (previously occupied by GE Power & Water). The park serves as a flood plain for these areas and the Hamilton Ave Neighborhood to the east. Towards the east end of the sanctuary, wildlife enthusiasts can make use of high wooden stands/benches/tables (not entirely clear what these are) as they observe their surroundings, jotting the highlights down and taking snapshots. In fact the Fox River Sanctuary is home of the E.B. Shurts Environmental Education Center. A great place to visit and immerse one's self in the grandeur offered by the area. On the west end of the sanctuary is an old abandoned railroad trestle which you can get to by following the Glacial Drumlin Trail, cutting right when you hit the railroad bed. Follow the old rails though the thicket and you'll soon find yourself there. Great park to explore in all seasons.

In the category of educational, this is "Woohoo! As good as it gets!" However, I would never…read moreactually exclaim, "Woohoo!," I just would like to make this clear. This working farm is a little known MPS operation that is a good example of why we should be happy about paying taxes. It's a great destination for any children but especially edifying for those urban denizens who don't ever get to see where food comes from. Of course these farm animals are treated humanely so they 're not actually going to learn where their food comes from, so it might be more like a history lesson. There are dairy cows, calves, donkeys, horses, ducks, chickens, sheep, turkeys, farm dogs and farm cats. The classes are in an old farmhouse. The handful of underpaid and volunteer workers are friendly, enthusiastic, knowledgeable, patient and wonderful. Call ahead to make arrangements via MPS, it's a group outing sort of place. Don't rely on GPS take 67 off I-94 - Go South on 67 (8.5 miles),North East (left) on Hwy C (1.3 miles) - there's a little sign. It is a working farm so you shouldn't just drop in.