Boyce Thompson Arboretum: Glass in Flight
What if the insects we often overlook could stop you in your tracks with beauty? Step into a world where dragonflies hover overhead, butterflies balance on petals, and bees shimmer...
What if the insects we often overlook could stop you in your tracks with beauty? Step into a world where dragonflies hover overhead, butterflies balance on petals, and bees shimmer...
Your first-time 'student' will experience an array of preschool activities. Join us on an adventure of colors, shapes, letters, and numbers to build basic skills in preparation for kindergarten. Activities include learning centers, arts and crafts, music, and physical activity. Special theme days will be included to enhance learning. This is NOT a Parent-Tot class....
Come explore the Children’s Garden every Tuesday and Thursday morning! Water the plants, discover vibrant flowers, observe buzzing insects, and check out the veggies and herbs—there’s always something new to see and learn!
Is your little Einstein ready for the school experience? This class is designed to help your little learner achieve academic success through hands-on and engaging activities that ready children for their kindergarten experience. We will work on name recognition, pre-writing skills, counting, ABC's, weather, the seasons, and so much more. Arts and crafts, music, and...
This Pre-K class provides a nurturing environment that encourages imagination and creativity through hands-on activities, play-based learning, and centers. It is centered on literature, using children's books as the fundamental learning instrument. With a focus on structured activities and hands-on experiences, the curriculum will cover essential topics such as letters, numbers, colors, shapes, and songs,...
Using recyclables plus a dash of imagination, construct a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. It’s also Transportation Month—so try designing your very own car, bus, rocket, or other creative vehicle and explore the STEAM power of motion, design, and invention!
Join us at Star Bar on the 2nd floor to celebrate Transportation Month in style! Create your own personalized road map and explore a variety of vehicles while experimenting with design, direction, and problem-solving. As you chart your course, you’ll practice spatial reasoning, sequencing, and early engineering skills—all through playful, hands-on exploration. It’s the perfect...
Follow the example of the great aviation pioneers, the Wright Brothers, and create your own popsicle stick plane in the Art Studio!
Today's Activity: Poppa Penguin Put your balance and problem-solving skills to the test! Participants will design a creative way to keep a “penguin egg” safely perched on top of their feet—just like real penguin parents do. Then waddle across our course to see if your design can survive the journey! A fun, hands-on STEM challenge...
Your first-time 'student' will experience an array of preschool activities. Join us on an adventure of colors, shapes, letters, and numbers to build basic skills in preparation for kindergarten. Activities include learning centers, arts and crafts, music, and physical activity. Special theme days will be included to enhance learning. This is NOT a Parent-Tot class....
Science! Technology! Engineering! Art! Math! This fun interactive storytime focuses on early literacy and STEAM based themes through stories and hands on activities.
Step into our sandbox as it transforms into a bustling construction zone! With toy trucks, shovels, and buckets in hand, little builders can dig, haul, and pave their own creations. From constructing roads to moving rocks, this sensory-rich play invites kids to explore cause and effect, practice teamwork, and discover the exciting world of construction...
Ready for a fun and engaging learning environment for your child to bloom? This class is designed to prepare your child for their kindergarten experience and create a lifelong love...
It’s Transportation Month! Park it by a Playologist friend every day at 1:30pm for a fun transportation-themed story time!