Children’s Museum Oro Valley: Nature Niños Activity
The Nature Niños open arts & craft activity opens at 10 am and is available until CMOV closure. This activity is related to the story time book of the day...
Free with Admission
19 events found.
Preschoolers (3 – 5 years)
Events for August 30, 2025
Ongoing
Arizona State Parks and Trails: Monsoon Magic
Did you know Arizona actually has five seasons? The thunderstorms of Tucson’s monsoon have the power to transform the Sonoran Desert during Arizona’s fifth season: the wet summer! Monsoon Magic is a mini-nature exhibit where you’ll learn about the wildlife and meteorology of the southwest’s summer rains. Come anytime between 7-9 a.m.! Follow signs for...
Free with Park Fee
The Arboretum at Flagstaff: Plateau Perspectives – Nature Through Art
Plateau Perspectives: Nature Through Art celebrates the profound and evolving relationship between art, ecology, and the unique landscape of the Colorado Plateau. Set amid the natural beauty of the Arboretum at Flagstaff, this exhibition invites artists to explore and amplify the stories of native plants and ecological processes that define this extraordinary region. The exhibition centers...
Free with Admission
National Park Service: Fossil Discovery Walk
This Summer, join a ranger at 9 am for a 45 to 60 minute fossil discovery walk. This is a fun, family-friendly activity. The program is a favorite of Junior rangers who are able to explore a fossil bed and discover brachiopods, sponges, and other marine creatures preserved here in limestone for millions of years....
Free with Park Fee
Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station – Venomous Creatures
Join Ranger Olivia to talk about venomous creatures such as rattlesnakes, gila monsters, scorpions, or any other desert dwellers you may encounter. Drop on by for this unstructured, informal come-and-go style ranger table, where you can have a look at some of the venomous creatures behind glass, examine some artifacts, and learn that maybe the...
Free with Park Fee
Children’s Museum Oro Valley: Nature Niños Activity
The Nature Niños open arts & craft activity opens at 10 am and is available until CMOV closure. This activity is related to the story time book of the day and is nature-focused. The indoor space includes exhibits from the original Oro Valley location: Airways, Peek-a-Boo Place, Farmers Market, Fun Mirrors and the Light Table....
Free with Admission
Children’s Museum Oro Valley: Wee Storytime
Listen along as we read a nature-themed story!
Free with Admission
Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary: ZooLittles Preschool Program
COME PLAY IN THE DIRT! ZooLittles is an exciting and dynamic program designed for pre-schoolers (ages 3 - 5) to help develop young children's’ physical, emotional, and intellectual growth through exciting hands-on experiences. This includes working in the zoo’s organic garden to understand soil, plant, and insect relationships. Children participate in worm composting & understanding its...
$18 – $20
Pima County Public Library: Homework Help – Math & Reading
Free, drop-in homework help for students in grades K-12 who need support, assistance, and encouragement with their homework. We also help students access library resources including online databases and online, one-to-one tutoring. Connect to online Homework Help (2–11 pm every day except major holidays). Ayuda gratuita con las tareas para los estudiantes en los grados K-12 que necesitan apoyo,...
Free
Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station – Venomous Creatures
he desert seems full of scary, venomous creatures, especially this time of year! Ranger Jacque’s here to talk about the real lives of rattlesnakes, gila monsters, scorpions, and other desert dwellers you may encounter. It can seem like everything in the desert is out to sting, bite, or poke you. Ranger Jacque will give you...
Free with Park Fee
Pima County Public Library: LEGO Club
LEGOs are fun for the whole family! You’ll build with LEGOs of all sizes. Free coloring sheets and bookmarks. LEGO Clubs helps improve math skills, science skills, literary skills, social...
Free
National Park Service: Guided Rim Walk
Learn about Grand Canyon's natural world on a one hour guided walk on a paved pathway along the canyon rim. Topics vary and may include: animals and plants adapting to changing seasons, man's impact on nature, how nature inspires writers and poets, rare and endangered species, or Indigenous people's use of plants and animals. Program duration:...
Free with Park Fee
Children’s Museum Tucson: Family Brain Boost
We are all Scientists! CMT’s educators lead hands-on experiments designed to inspire a love of science every weekend at Brain Boost. A STEM program designed for whole-family engagement, kids explore...
Free with Admission
Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Snake Feeding and Animal Encounters
Meet Ranger Jacque and our animal ambassadors at feeding time! Join us for an up- close look at some of the desert’s most fascinating creatures! Watch as our animal ambassadors, namely snakes (also tortoise, scorpion, and tarantula)- devour their juicy meals. This experience will give visitors the chance to pet our friendly gopher snake, learn...
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Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station – Meet the Critters
Stop by the Nature Center to learn about and meet San Tan’s animal ambassadors with Ranger Nikki during this drop-in session. Ranger Nikki will introduce you to San Tan’s animal ambassadors, including snakes, tortoises, a chuckwalla and a Gila monster. Learn about their life cycles, adaptations and what you should do if you encounter their...
Free with Park Fee
Phoenix Public Library: Happy Birthday Mary Shelley
Help the Saguaro Public Library Celebrate Mary Shelley's Birthday and create your own monster just like Dr. Frankenstein. Activities include building your own personalized toy out of miscellaneous parts. Creating...
Free
Pima County Public Library: LEGO Club | Club de LEGO
Let’s play with LEGOS! Every Saturday you can build something new. Show off your creativity and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) skills and have tons of fun! ¡Juguemos con LEGOS! Cada sábado puedes construir algo nuevo. ¡Demuestra tu creatividad y habilidades de STEAM (Ciencia, Tecnología, Ingeniería, Arte y Matemáticas) y diviertete muchísimo!
Free
Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station – Ask a Ranger!
Got a burning question about the Sonoran Desert? Looking for your next trail recommendation? Want to know more about our amazing park system? Ask Ranger Kevin! Come meet Ranger Kevin from 6:00pm to 7:30pm. Bring your burning desert questions! Try to stump the Ranger! Impress your friends and enemies alike with your new-found knowledge! We’ll...
Free with Park Fee
Arizona – Sonora Desert Museum: Cool Summer Nights – Desert Trails
Tonight’s Activities Signature Drink — Desert Elixir Throughout the Night Look for Museum Docents around the grounds interpreting celestial desert skies, fluorescent minerals, bats, kissing bugs, scorpions, rattlesnakes, and more! 6:00 - 9:30 p.m. Stingray Touch Exhibit Admission: $2 Members / $4 Non-members Visitors are able to create their own moments with these captivating creatures...
Free with Admission