Free Family Activities & Events

We're bringing a twist of theater and puppet character fun to the trails.  This will be a hike/nature stroll lead by a fun-loving puppet character (trained and handled by our amazing Educator/Guide, of course).  Participants will likely find laughter, fun, family-friendly "dramatics," and outdoor enjoyment during this session. Start Time: 11am - PLEASE be on-time, […]

Spring is here!  Let's spring into gear with a kid-friendly hike... Join us for an easy/moderate hike, along the Houston Meadow Trail, which will get the heart pumping, as well as kiddos moving, giving a feeling of energy, warmth, and activity.  If that doesn't work for getting warmed-up, the hike ends at an awesome playground […]

Tomorrow, 3/30, it's "National Pencil Day", as well as "Take A Walk Day." So, to start the celebrations early, we're hosting this session as a way to incorporate a pencil theme, as well as a walking theme. Participants will be guided along one of Heinz's easy trails, and while taking in the scenery, our Educator […]

Winter's over and Spring is here.  However, we know we've experienced some cold temps, snowy days, and overall icky weather the past few winter months.  This impacted some of our Prescribe Outside programs, which some of you may have missed or we had to cancel. HOWEVER, as a way to close-out winter, we're bringing out […]

Join us for a leisurely early Spring program where kiddos can explore around the pond at Awbury to see if any ducks or other animals are around.  In addition, we'll take a nature walk along the trails and as we do, we'll direct kiddos in a fun scavenger hunt to find plastic duckies.  As a […]

We're bringing a twist of theater and puppet character fun to the trails.  This will be a hike/nature stroll lead by a fun-loving puppet character (trained and handled by our amazing Educator/Guide, of course).  Participants will likely find laughter, fun, family-friendly "dramatics," and outdoor enjoyment during this session. Start Time: 11am - PLEASE be on-time, […]

Spring is here!  Let's spring into gear with a kid-friendly hike... Join us for an easy/moderate hike, along the Houston Meadow Trail, which will get the heart pumping, as well as kiddos moving, giving a feeling of energy, warmth, and activity.  If that doesn't work for getting warmed-up, the hike ends at an awesome playground […]

Join us for an easy nature walk/stroll around the Farm at Awbury.  To add some fun to our nature walk/stroll adventure, have you're kiddos bring (if they'd like) their favorite stuffed animal to show, and tell us about, plus we'll incorporate some interactive yoga inspired animal poses.  This will be an opportunity to get the […]

Join us for a create/decorate your own decorative bird house.  Kid participants will assemble a wooden craft bird house and use markers to color and/or decorate it. In addition, attendees will learn about a few birds, be able to use binoculars and take a stroll to possibly see some that reside in/around Cobbs Creek. START […]

Join us for a relatively quick and easy hike along the Farm side of Awbury Arboretum's grounds, as well as for some fun activities.  We'll meander along the trail, where we'll explore and seek out items that are listed on our kid-friendly scavenger hunt sheets. Once we're done, we can play a fun round (or […]

Join us as we start out with a fun nature scavenger hunt to engage the kiddos in some outdoor curiosity exploration, and then we'll take a short easy hike along the nature loop trail.  After our fun on the loop, we'll continue our stroll, so we end at The Cedars House (a unique eatery along […]

It's Springtime and Easter is on the horizon!  So, we've got loaner bunny ears, plastic eggs, and a springtime/Easter time craft activity.  Join us as we facilitate some egg-ceptionally fun activities, hop or look like bunnies, and get creative in an outdoor space that offers fun for kids - FDR Park's Anna C Verna Playground.  […]