Are you looking for a fun summer activity for your kids? Tye-Dyed Iguana offers a one week summer camp in house! During our camp, your child will be immersed in a world of exotic reptiles and bugs through hands-on education and demonstrations. They will spend five days in our store doing crafts and learning about animals. They will also receive a Tye-Dyed Iguana T-shirt that the entire class will Tie-Dye during one of their afternoons. Summer camp is for Kindergarten - 6th grade.

For families with children ages 3 to 10 with an accompanying adult. Join us for an adventure and get hands-on with nature! Each class includes activities for your family to learn together about the plants and animals of the Nature Reserve. We’ll walk around the Whitmire Wildflower Garden to look for frogs in the water gardens, stop at the boardwalk pond to net for polliwogs, and finish with a popsicle treat.

Are you looking for a fun summer activity for your kids? Tye-Dyed Iguana offers a one week summer camp in house! During our camp, your child will be immersed in a world of exotic reptiles and bugs through hands-on education and demonstrations. They will spend five days in our store doing crafts and learning about animals. They will also receive a Tye-Dyed Iguana T-shirt that the entire class will Tie-Dye during one of their afternoons. Summer camp is for Kindergarten - 6th grade.

At Touch of Nature, campers become emerging Naturalists, exploring the enchanting forests of Southern Illinois through hands-on discovery and adventure. With magnifying glasses in hand and curiosity as their guide, they’ll search for fascinating critters, uncover forest mysteries, and experience the magic of the natural world. Through interactive lessons, free play, and engaging activities, campers will ask questions, learn together, and develop a deeper connection with nature. Every trail leads to a new adventure, what wonders will they find?

Let's grow even more fun this summer! We have plenty of dirt, compost, insects, and plants... we just need to know how they all work to make something beautiful, and often tasty! Come garden with Mr. Gruszka as you learn how to work, weed, and use and care for a garden, big or small. Direct hands-in-dirt experience and projects that will allow you to take your "sprouting" skills to harvest!

Are you looking for a fun summer activity for your kids? Tye-Dyed Iguana offers a one week summer camp in house! During our camp, your child will be immersed in a world of exotic reptiles and bugs through hands-on education and demonstrations. They will spend five days in our store doing crafts and learning about animals. They will also receive a Tye-Dyed Iguana T-shirt that the entire class will Tie-Dye during one of their afternoons. Summer camp is for Kindergarten - 6th grade.

For ages 2 to 6 with an adult, younger siblings may attend. Each session includes hands-on activities, stories, snacks, and a walk in the Garden. Join us as we explore the plants and animals of the Garden each month. Price per child.

For ages 2 to 6 with an adult, younger siblings may attend. Each session includes hands-on activities, stories, snacks, and a walk in the Garden. Join us as we explore the plants and animals of the Garden each month. Price per child.

For families with children ages 3 to 10 with an accompanying adult. Join us for an adventure and get hands-on with nature! Each class includes activities for your family to learn together about the plants and animals of the Nature Reserve. Grab your creek shoes and come explore Brush Creek with us! We will see what kinds of critters live in the creek. Come prepared for a 1-mile walk on hilly terrain.

For families with children ages 3 to 10 with an accompanying adult. Join us for an adventure and get hands-on with nature! Each class includes activities for your family to learn together about the plants and animals of the Nature Reserve. Climb aboard the Shaw Explorer for a scavenger hunt on our 3-mile Loop Road. We will stop twice along the way, walk and look for butterflies, roly-polies, turtles, and frogs.

Come explore the woods and nature trail as we gather sticks, rocks, leaves, and more to create some amazing nature crafts. We will meet in the treehouse and make walking sticks, paint story rocks, build fairy houses, and more. Come ready to spend your day outside in nature!

Roll up your sleeves, put on your makers cap, and get ready to create! This is our most hands-on camp! Who can build the strongest bridge? Can your bridge withstand the shake, rattle, and roll challenge? Explore the world of birds and beasts. Discover what Hooty the owl had for dinner. Kids will dissect owl pellets and reconstruct Hooty's dinner. Enter the Mad Science chemistry lab and mix, mash, and brew concoctions! Assemble and control pulleys, levers, catapults, simple machines, and megapinchers! It's a week packed with non-stop science fun!

Do you love sharing stories, creating beautiful art, and exploring our amazing woods? Grab your bug spray and sunscreen, and join us for Books and Beauty in Nature! Each day begins with a cozy reading session in the woods. Then, equipped with creativity and curiosity, we'll venture into the woods to find our inspiration for our daily art project. Come and let your imagination run wild in the beauty of nature!

Get ready for a week of wonderfully gross discoveries at Super Gross Science Camp! Campers will explore slimy chemistry, create boogers, make edible excrement, and learn all about burps and gas. From dissecting cells to solving mysteries with forensic science, each that kids will love!

Discover the amazing wonders amidst the Garden with your preschooler in Garden Buds! One adult included with each registered child. Register for three or more Summer Garden Buds classes by June 1, 2025, and your child will receive a t-shirt. Back by popular demand! After a visit to the Garden we will each create our own tiny container garden to take home. Let your imagination soar as you design your tiny treasure.