Forest Tots

Our weekly outdoor learning experiences are designed for youth to explore, engage, learn and play! Find a program which may interest your child! Please check the Calendar of Events for dates and times.

 

• Date: Saturdays (starting in June) 

• Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am

• Ages: 3yrs - 5yrs

• Fee: $5.00 - ticketleap.events/events/quintamazatlan

• Program description: Drop in with your tot and participate in an Outdoor Learning Environment (OLE!) and nature-based driven curriculum where seasonal phenomena will be explored though story, sensory play, nature art and walks through the forest.

Participants will:

• Develop an understanding of seasonal changes in the Rio Grande Valley by exploring plant and wildlife.
• Learn ecological processes through age appropriate activities.
• Practice stewardship and reciprocity through acts of service and kindness around our urban sanctuary.
• Gain confidence and autonomy through socialization between children of a similar age range and the ecological community.
• Generate a lasting and caring relationship with the more-than-human world, developing leadership and interest in civic engagement.

 

 

June 20 - Summer Solstice

What causes the longest day and the shortest night of the year? How are the birds, and other wildlife responding to these changes? Find out on the trails as we "stand still" with the sun.

Tots will:

  • · Begin with Welcoming Song and a Tree Trunk Story.
  • · Participate in colors of the Sun provocation. 
  • · Engage in Natural Sun Prints!
  • · Practice critical thinking around cause and effect of seasonal shifts.

 

June 27 - Frogs and Friends 

Frogs love the warmer weather and we're excited to pay them a visit at the pond! Bring your tot to learn all about the characteristics of Frogs, and who they may spend their days with. 

Tots will:

  • · Begin with Welcoming Song and a Tree Trunk Story.
  • · Participate in Build a Pond provocation.  
  • · Engage Frog Slime experiment.
  • · Practice expanding vocabulary by identifying unique characteristics of amphibians.

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