2024-Summer-Guide

NATURE PROGRAMS

BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES Butterflies are some of the coolest insects out there! Join us as we play some games, do some crafts, and go on a butterfly hunt in the preserve! Children must be accompanied by a registered adult. Please register everyone attending. Age: 2+ Min/Max: 5/48 Fee: $12 William F Sherman Jr Interpretive Center - Lyman Woods Class # Date Day Time 3500P14-01 8/4 SU 10:00-11:00am DIGGIN’ INDOWNERS GROVE Shake up your weekend routine with a fun family- focused archaeological dig! We’ll go off trail at Lyman Woods to get hands-on experience using archaeological tools and techniques to excavate the ruins of early 20th Century buildings around the preserve. Children must be accompanied by a registered adult. Please register everyone attending. Age: 6+ Min/Max: 8/30 Fee: $18 William F Sherman Jr Interpretive Center - Lyman Woods Class # Date Day Time 3500P21-01 6/15 SAT 9:00-11:00am JUG BANDJAMBOREE NEW! Help us celebrate America’s homegrown brand of fun folk music: the jug band! We’ll learn the history of jug bands and other folk music traditions, make some simple hand-crafted instruments that you can later take home, then sing and play away, all while enjoying some tasty snacks! Children must be accompanied by a registered adult. Please register everyone attending. Age: 2+ Min/Max: 10/40 Fee: $14 William F Sherman Jr Interpretive Center - Lyman Woods Class # Date Day Time 3500P26-01 8/18 SU 4:00-5:00pm

EARLY CHILDHOOD DINOSAURADVENTURES This summer we invite you on epic dinosaur adventures! Each class we will read a dinosaur-themed story, play dinosaur games, and learn a new skill! Come prepared to have fun and be outside. Fee is per child; an adult must accompany their child(ren) during this program. Infant siblings under 12 months are welcome to attend, but do not need to register. Stories by Jane Yolen, Sierra Barela, Jonathan Stutzman, and Linda Bailey. Age: 1-5 Min/Max: 5/25 Fee: $15 William F Sherman Jr Interpretive Center - Lyman Woods Class # Date Day Time Theme 3500H18-01 6/8 SA 10:00-11:00am ‘How do Dinosaurs Say I Love You’ 3500H18-02 6/30 SU 10:00-11:00am ‘Five Dancing Dino- saurs’ 3500H18-03 7/27 SA 10:00-11:00am ‘Tiny T-Rex and the Very Dark Dark’ 3500H18-04 8/18 SU 10:00-11:00am ‘If you Happen to Have a Dinosaur’ NATURETOTWORKSHOP Have a crafty tot? Bring them to our nature workshop! Each month we will head outdoors for nature discovery time and make a project to take home that will encourage kids to interact with nature. Dress for the weather and to get messy! Fee is per child. An adult must accompany their child(ren) during this program. Infant siblings under 12 months are welcome to attend but do not need to register. Age: 2-4 Min/Max: 5/20 Fee: $15 William F Sherman Jr Interpretive Center - Lyman Woods Class # Date Day Time Theme 3500H04-01 6/1 SA 9:30-10:30am Bird Binoculars 3500H04-02 7/13 SA 9:30-10:30am Stained Glass Flowers 3500H04-03 8/10 SA 9:30-10:30am Firefly Catchers

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