One of the fun parks in my area is Kelsey Creek Park, home to Kelsey Creek Farm. This Saturday (11 to 3), they’re holding their annual sheep shearing event, a.k.a. Wild-n-Wooly. Along with the sheep shearing, there’s sheepdog demonstrations, pony rides, tractor/wagon rides, and more. Good, smelly fun.

Highlights: For this city gal, the highlight of the day is watching the sheepdog demonstrations. It’s amazing how the dogs never get close to the sheep, but still manage to push them around, like 2 magnets with the same poles, repelling each other. For the kids, it’s all about an opportunity to touch a lot of largish animals, and get dragged around on a wagon.

If you go: The event is free but food and some activities are not. They don’t accept credit cards, and there is no ATM in the park. Parking is at a premium, all side streets fill up fast, so park at the International middle school and catch the free shuttle.

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