Designed especially for 3 - 5 year olds and a favorite adult.
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Dress for the weather; we will be outside for at least part of the program.
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Weather permitting, the orchard is open for lunch after programs.
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Unless otherwise listed, Knee High Naturalist programs are from 10 - 11:30 am.
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Cost: $10/child with one adult in advance; $15 at the gate.
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Additional children or adults are $7/person in advance; $10 at the gate.
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Children two and under free; be prepared to remove fussy younger siblings from the program area.
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Knee High Naturalist: What is Wild?
Mon., Dec. 5 or Tues., Dec. 6
10-11:30 am
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Bring a favorite stuffed animal.
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Meet both wild and domestic animals.
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Consider what makes them different.
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Decide whether your stuffed animal is wild or domestic.
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Dress for the weather and plan for fun! Register
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Knee High Naturalist: Lunch for a Raccoon
Mon., Jan. 9 or Tues., Jan. 10
10-11:30 am
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Bring something you think a raccoon would like to eat.
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Look for things the raccoon might find in the wild.
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Set a woodland "table" for a raccoon.
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Make something to take home for raccoons and other wild animals to enjoy.
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Dress for the weather and hope for a dusting of snow! Register
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Knee High Naturalist: Where is the Groundhog?
Mon., Feb. 6 or Tues., Feb. 7
10-11:30 am
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Find out why we celebrate Groundhog Day.
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Do we want a sunny or cloudy Groundhog Day?
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Look for burrows of real Groundhogs.
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Listen to a story in the People Burrow.
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Dress for the weather and bring your sharpest eyes to look for Groundhog tracks! Register
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Knee High Naturalist: Hungry Birds!
Mon., March 5 or Tues., March 6
10-11:30 am
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What do birds eat?
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Where do birds live?
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Look for bird homes
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Make a treat for the birds at your house
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Dress for the weather and bring your listening ears to help find birds. Register
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Knee High Naturalist: Who lives in a Tree?
Mon., April 2 or Tues., April 3
10-11:30 am
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Bring a leaf or flower from your favorite tree.
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What is a tree?
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Who might live there?
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How many creatures could live in one tree?
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Do the homes go away when the tree dies?
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Dress for the weather and look up! Register
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Knee High Naturalist: Big and Little
Mon., May 7 or Tues., May 8
10-11:30 am
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Decide on a favorite big animal and small animal. We will share our favorites!
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Does big mean grown up?
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Does little mean a baby?
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Dress for the weather and bring a big smile!
Register
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Look for the list of summer sessions of Knee High Naturalists in the spring of 2012.
