2024-Fall-Guide

NATURE PROGRAMS

PUMPKIN SMASH-A-THON Get ready for some ultimate pumpkin destruction! Bring your old, leftover Halloween jack-o-lanterns and help us smash, bash and completely pulverize them in some wild and wacky ways and maybe even make a mini pumpkin slingshot. Don’t have any pumpkins, then helps us smash some of ours! Smashed pumpkins will then be added to our compost bin to help us make new soil for our garden. It’s a win-win! Dress to get messy and to be outdoors. This is a drop-off, youth-only program. Age: 6-13 Min/Max: 5/20 Fee: $15 William F Sherman Jr Interpretive Center - Lyman Woods Class # Date Day Time 4500P15-01 11/3 SU 11:00am-12:00pm GOBBLE, GOBBLE! NEW! Oh, no! Our turkey friends got lost and we need your help finding them! Uncover clues and follow the turkey tracks in the woods as we search for some goofy and silly birds. We’ll create special turkey feeders to lure them back and explore the captivating world of turkeys to aid in our quest. We aim to find them in time to share some delightful Thanksgiving treats together at the conclusion of our program, including mashed potatoes, carrots, green bean casserole, dinner rolls, cranberries, and, of course, delectable pie! This is a drop-off, youth only program. Age: 5-12 Min/Max: 5/20 Fee: $20 William F Sherman Jr Interpretive Center - Lyman Woods Class # Date Day Time 4500P28-01 11/17 SU 11:00am-12:30pm FORT NIGHT! NEW! Help us create the ultimate cardboard fortresses! Bring your own cardboard, or use some of our own. We’ll build various cardboard forts, towers and accessories, then have a fantastic ball battle with squishy balls to see which forts hold up the best! In between the building and games, we’ll settle around the campfire for some hot dogs and s’mores. This is a drop-off, youth only program. Age: 4-10 Min/Max: 5/20 Fee: $35 William F Sherman Jr Interpretive Center - Lyman Woods Class # Date Day Time 4500P06-01 12/7 SA 4:00-7:00pm

RACCOON PIZZA PARTY NEW! Everybody loves pizza! Even our raccoons! Help us plan a super-secret “pizza” party for our rascally raccoon neighbors. We’ll have all the special party extras: decorations, costumes, party favors, and, of course, a giant special “pizza”! While we plan and prepare, we’ll learn a bit about raccoons, play some raccoon and pizza-inspired games, and close out our evening of fun with some homemade pizza pockets and other yummy treats around the campfire. This is a drop-off, youth-only program. Age: 4-12 Min/Max: 6/20 Fee: $40 William F Sherman Jr Interpretive Center - Lyman Woods Class # Date Day Time 4500P02-01 12/6 F 4:30-7:30pm RUN, RUN RUDOLPH NEW! Hurry! Hurry! Santa’s gotta make it to town! Santa and the elves are behind on their Christmas preparations, so we need your help to get a few final presents ready and to get the reindeer in tip-top shape for their big night! We’ll make some special holiday crafts (a few extra to take home and share), wrap some gifts, load up our sleds, and take Rudolph and a couple other reindeer friends out on the trails for some exercise and to practice their flying. We’ll learn some fun facts about reindeer and other members of the deer family along the way, and end the evening with some yummy treats for both Rudolph and all the kids. Age: 4-11 Min/Max: 5/20 Fee: $20 William F Sherman Jr Interpretive Center - Lyman Woods Class # Date Day Time 4500P23-01 12/21 SA 4:00-6:00pm

Scout Programming AT LYMAN WOODS Looking to complete a badge for Girl, Cub, or Boy Scouts? Contact Lyman Woods at 630.963.9388 or email us at lymanwoods@dgparks.org for more information!

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