WAYNESBORO – Buttonwood Nature Center, home of The Institute, is offering a new fall EXPLORE! program series timed for after school. Designed for kids in grades K to 5, the programs will run on four Tuesdays: Oct. 7, 14, 21 and 28, from 4–5 p.m. at Buttonwood Nature Center. Participants may register for any or all of the four sessions.
All program activities are outside. Taught by Buttonwood educators, each program includes educational activities related to the season.
The four programs are:
Oct. 7: Gone Squirrelly!
Students will learn all about an often seen but little understood animal—the squirrel. The group will experience how squirrels prepare for winter by listening to a story, going for a hike, playing games, and getting squirrelly.
Oct. 14: Artful Arachnids
Come appreciate the world of arachnids with Buttonwood staff! Participants will learn all about arachnids, go for a hike to catch and observe spiders, and create some wonderful webby artwork.
Oct. 21: There’s FUN in Fungus
Participants will explore the hidden world of fungus during this program with the opportunity to get up close and personal with mushrooms under a microscope. The group will also enjoy a hike through the woods and complete their very own mushroom craft.
Oct. 28: A Peek Inside a Pumpkin
This program offers “hands-in-pumpkin” experience learning all about the life cycle of a pumpkin. Participants will have a chance to harvest their own pumpkin seeds and paint their own pumpkin to take home.
Pre-registration and payment in advance is required. Readers may register for any or all of the individual sessions. The fee is $6 for Buttonwood Nature Center/Institute members and $7 for the general public, per child, per program. Limit: 15 children per program.
Readers may egister online at: www.buttonwoodnaturecenter.org. For more information, they may email Buttonwood at [email protected] or call 717-762-0373.
EXPLORE! programs are sponsored by Buttonwood’s Today’s Horizon Fund Contributors: The Nora Roberts Foundation; Marge Kiersz; APX Enclosures; Don Gibe and Nancy Erlanson; and the family of the late Carolyn Terry Eddy, with daughters Connie Fleagle & Kim Larkin.
