WAYNESBORO — Area families are invited to register their children for a walk along the story trail from 1:30 to 3 p.m., on Sunday, Sept. 8, at Pine Hill Recreation Area, hosted by Buttonwood Nature Center, home of The Institute.
Children may join a guided walk and activities along the story trail as they read a story book, then make a special craft project to take home.
The book for September is “Pick a Circle, Gather Squares: A Fall Harvest of Shapes” by Felicia Sanzari Chernesky, with illustrations by Susan Swan.
“This book celebrates the visual delights―not just colors, but shapes—of the fall season,” said Pam Rowland, Buttonwood’s director of education. “Children love the lyrical verses, which are enhanced by colorful, collage-inspired art.”
This book follows a family on a trip to a pumpkin patch and invites children to pick out shapes from the seasonal scenery―apple bushel circles, square hay bales, diamond kites in the autumn sky.
The event is free, but pre-registration is required by Sept. 6. Registration is online at: www.buttonwoodnaturecenter.org.
For more information, people may contact Buttonwood at 717-762-0373 or via email: [email protected]. The event is limited to 20 children.
All families are welcome, but activities are geared for preschool and elementary age youngsters.
Buttonwood/Institute story walks are supported by lead sponsor, Julia S. Dawson. Other sponsors include Kathy Helfrick, with additional support from Today’s Horizon Fund contributors: The Nora Roberts Foundation; Marge Kiersz; and the family of the late Carolyn Terry Eddy, with daughters Connie Fleagle & Kim Larkin. Facility support is courtesy of Washington Township.
Pine Hill’s StoryWalk® trail was an Institute/Buttonwood Nature Center project, funded in part by WellSpan Summit Endowment, Marge Kiersz and Rouzerville Business Association, with in-kind support from Washington Township, Hopewell Manufacturing, Waynesboro Area School District “Be the Village,” and Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library.
The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, Vt., and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. StoryWalk® is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson.
