Week of Events
METROPARK DISCOVERERS (Ages 7 to 9) ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS
Animals have incredible features that help them survive in all sorts of environments and situations. Come and learn about a few of my favorites. We’ll explore how birds fly, fish, swim and mammals crawl, climb or dig. We’ll test some of our own adaptions while we’re at it. Please bring a sack lunch and water …
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EARLY BIRDS
EARLY BIRDS
Come start your Sunday at Hermon Woodlands with a grab at that elusive worm. We will watch some birds, but will certainly enjoy the rest of the park as well. No experience necessary and a limited number of binoculars will be provided. Birder or not, this is a good opportunity enjoy the wonder of nature. …
CHILDREN’S TEA PARTY
CHILDREN’S TEA PARTY
Let’s go back in time to the 1940’s as we host a formal children’s tea party. Wear your best “Sunday clothes” as children and their adult companions will enjoy light refreshments, fun games and story about farm life in the 1940’s. Each child will also create a take-home craft. Cost is $15 per child and …
SUMMER MOTHS!
SUMMER MOTHS!
Moths are an incredibly diverse and fantastic group; some would even argue they are better than their cousin butterflies! Come decide for yourself and join a Naturalist to celebrate National Moth Week and observe these nocturnal beauties. We will set up blacklit sheets to attract moths, put out bait, and explore the woods at night! …
NATURE-BASED STORY TIME YOGA
NATURE-BASED STORY TIME YOGA
Children, ages 4 and up, will enjoy this new and unique program. A Park Naturalist will join Joanna Marie Walt, Local drama and yoga teacher and owner of Creative Dramatics, to offer a fun class combining nature, literacy, drama, and yoga. Learn about native wild animals while listening to and acting out the adventures found …
LITTLE HOG CREEK DULCIMERS
LITTLE HOG CREEK DULCIMERS
Always a crowd favorite, the “Gals with the Dulcimers” are back this year with their hammered and mountain dulcimers. They will be performing their favorite American folk songs, patriotic songs and hymns.
