Couples Dinner Date with a Starry Stroll
Ages 18 and up
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with instructor Katie Blauser from Eat Pretty Darling! Make a romantic dinner for two featuring salmon with a salad, roasted potatoes and dessert! After enjoying your meal, take a walk around a luminary-lit paved path. Sign up one person per couple. Please note: all major food allergens could be present in this class. The hike is weather-dependent.
Registration deadline: Thursday, February 6
The Importance of Trees in our Urban Environment
Ages 16 and up
Pat Migliozzi, Certified Forester with the ODNR Division of Forestry will share how trees and shrubs are beneficial to us and wildlife in our landscapes. Best practices for site and plant selections will also be covered.
Registration is taken by Washington-Centerville Public Library beginning on January 13.
Registration deadline: Tuesday, February 11
Winter Woods
Ages 5 – 12
Calling all kids that love camp! Join us on your day off school for a camp full of all our favorite fun camp activities, but in the winter! Campers will enjoy hikes and games outside, gather around the fire circle for s’mores, then warm up in the Smith House with games and crafts. You may also register for camp on Monday, February 17!
Registration deadline: Friday, February 7
Winter Hiking Club: Evergreen Art
All ages
Participants will join the instructor for a brief nature lesson, game, art, or activity before the group starts the hike to explore the park. This is a Tools to Trek program. Individuals who attend Winter Hiking Club will get a themed sticker! This hike takes place on a natural path.
Participants can register up to the start of the program.
Young Birders Club Meeting: Feb
Ages 12 – 18
Kettering PRCA and Centerville-Washington Park District are collaborating to bring the joy of bird watching to our youth. Bird watching and identification is a fun and rewarding hobby and also a great place to make friends. Light snacks are provided. Participants must become members of the Ohio Young Birders Club and be between the ages of 12 and 18.
Program Code: 01-30241-B (registration through Kettering)
Winter Woods
Ages 5 – 12
Calling all kids that love camp! Join us on your day off school for a camp full of all our favorite fun camp activities, but in the winter! Campers will enjoy hikes and games outside, gather around the fire circle for s’mores, then warm up in the Smith House with games and crafts.
Registration deadline: Monday, February 10
Little Tikes Winter Olympics
Ages 4 – 8
A morning of fitness fun for children on a day off school! This event will feature a variety of winter-themed activities and sports inspired by the Winter Olympics. It aims to promote physical activity, coordination and imaginative play, providing children with a fun and engaging way to experience winter sports in a monitored environment. Child-friendly equipment and decorations will be included, making an exciting and festive experience for young participants!
Registration deadline: Friday, February 14
Pizza Party
Ages 8 – 15
Enjoy the day off school with a pizza party! Katie Blauser from Eat Pretty Darling will guide participants through making their own personal pizza and a crunchy side salad. Please note: all major food allergens could be present in this class.
Registration deadline: Thursday, February 6
Preschool Nature Series: A Year of Groundhogs!
Ages 3 – 5 with adult companion
Groundhogs are one of Ohio’s true hibernators! Walk the path with a naturalist and learn what a groundhog does throughout the year.
Registration deadline: Tuesday, February 18
Glass Fusing: Winter Birch Trees B
Ages 16 and up
You will create a beautiful winter birch scene on a 10.75” square of glass. Kathy Woodruff from Busy Beaver will lead participants through our biggest glass fusing project of the season!
Registration deadline: Sunday, February 16
Winter Stargazing A
Ages 6 and up
It may be chilly, but we can still enjoy an indoor stargazing experience! Boonshoft Museum of Discovery will have an indoor planetarium to view the night sky in the Nature Nook. There will also be opportunities for various stargazing activities outside, including hot chocolate and a short night hike with a naturalist! Please register each member of the family who will be attending. The dome has limited space.
Registration deadline: Thursday, February 13
Winter Stargazing B
Ages 6 and up
It may be chilly, but we can still enjoy an indoor stargazing experience! Boonshoft Museum of Discovery will have an indoor planetarium to view the night sky in the Nature Nook. There will also be opportunities for various stargazing activities outside, including hot chocolate and a short night hike with a naturalist! Please register each member of the family who will be attending. The dome has limited space.
Registration deadline: Thursday, February 13
Forts in the Forest
All ages
Build forts with what nature provides — sticks, leaves, mud or snow! Discover the fun of using nature to make a shelter as a family. Prizes will be awarded for the most creative use of materials, most livable and most woodland fairy-tastic. At the end of the program, we will take a commemorative picture and learn the proper way to give your creation back to nature. One registration per family.
Registration deadline: Monday, February 17
Watercolor Still Life
Ages 18 and up
We will create a watercolor still life painting based on observation. We will start with a quick study, then utilize a variety of techniques to create a finished painting. You will leave the class with one complete painting. Studio materials will be provided to use in class.
Registration deadline: Monday, February 17
Crafts with Nature: Toadstools
Ages 18 months – 4 years with adult companion
We will complete crafts with nature/sensory themes, read stories, play games and take short hikes in the park. The theme for February is ‘Toadstools’. This program is limited to one adult companion per registrant. The Crafts with Nature February programs are identical, please only select one. If the weather is adverse or chilly, we may not go on the hike. Backpacks and front carriers are appropriate if your child is not walking. Strollers are not recommended at parks with natural terrain.
Please note that the location has changed from the location printed in the quarterly newsletter.
Registration deadline: Wednesday, February 19