2022 Spring - Summer Program Guide - Flipbook - Page 15
Family Guide to Green Energy
Prairie Oak Nature Center
Ironwoods Park
All Ages • Saturday • 10-11 am
March 6 • May 8
Fee $6 / Resident Disc Fee $5 • Min 5 Max 20
One - 1 hour class.
Back by popular demand! Using interactive models,
demonstrations, and science experiments, we hope to
explore energy, and learn how to make it more sustainable
and environmentally friendly. Alternative sources will be
discussed for both the pros and cons in today’s world and
for the future. After completing this session we hope you
will be able to make more informed decisions about your
use and conservation of energy in your home. All children
12 years or younger must be accompanied by a registered
adult participant.
Build A Birdhouse
Prairie Oak Nature Center
Ironwoods Park
Ages 8 -12 • Saturday • 10-11:30 am
May 1 • September 25 • October 23
Fee $15 / Resident Disc Fee $12 • Min 4 Max 4
One - 90 minute class.
Learn about tools to fix and build, then build
your own cedar wood birdhouse for wrens or
chickadees. Meets part of the requirements for
Cub Scout Bear Badge Baloo the Builder.
Each participant must have an adult present.
Just Bug Me
Nature Center Activity Room • PONC
Ironwoods Park
Ages 4 & up
Friday, May 7 • 1-2 pm
Fee $6 / Resident Disc Fee $5 • Min 5 Max 7
One - 1 hour class.
Expand your knowledge of “bugs”. Where do they live?
What do they eat? How do they get around? Why do they
do that? How can you tell if it’s an insect?
Build A Birdhouse
- Virtual Program
Zoom Meeting
Ages 8 & up • Saturday • 10-11:30 am
March 13
Fee $15 / Resident Disc Fee $12 • Min 4 Max 10
One - 90 minute class.
This is a virtual class via Zoom. Learn about tools to
fix and build, then build your own cedar wood
birdhouse suitable for wrens or chickadees.
Meets part of the requirements for Cub Scout
Bear Badge Baloo the Builder.
Each participant must have an adult present.
Materials to complete the project must be picked up
at the Prairie Oak Nature Center at Ironwoods Park
no later than 2 days prior to program date. For
information call 913.696.7772.
Meet some of the Prairie Oak Nature Center “Bugs” and
be the first one in your group to help with the “Bug Farm”.
Besides the live bugs, enjoy the collections of bugs from
around the world. All children 10 years or younger must be
accompanied by an adult chaperone / participant.
Amphibian or Reptile
Nature Center Activity Room • PONC
Ironwoods Park
Ages 4 -12 • Friday, May • 14 • 1-2 pm
Fee $6 / Resident Disc Fee $5 • Min 5 Max 7
One - 1 hour class. Instructor is Mary Thompson.
Have you met an Axolotl? Do you know how long a tortoise
can live? Is it a snake or a lizard? Come to this hands-on
class and learn about our animals, both amphibious and
reptilian. Time and weather permitting, we will explore
the park for habitats towards the end of our program. All
children 10 years or younger must be accompanied by an
adult.
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