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

• 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.

 

 

July 11 - Bats, Bugs and Hugs 

 The Summer season welcomes heavier heat, more insects and more nightly blooms, inviting bats to be as active as ever! Bring your tot to learn more about these special nocturnal pollinators, like Mexican Free-Tailed Bat, where they hide, and what makes them unique.

Tots will:

  • · Begin with Welcoming Song and a Tree Trunk Story.
  • · Participate in Build-a Bat Provocation.  
  • · Engage in Bat Ears Interactive.
  • · Practice noticing patterns of sound with a walk on the trails, discovering possible bat habitat along the way.

 

July 18 - Cicada Chorus

Have you heard the Cicadas singing? July is peak emergence for these creatures who stay underground for up to 17 years! Bring your tot to join the chorus, and explore sings of Cicadas.

Tots will:

  • · Begin with Welcoming Song and a Tree Trunk Story.
  • · Participate in Exoskeleton Observations.  
  • · Engage in creating a natural instrument.
  • · Practice explaining sequence of events and listening to instruction within interactives.

 

July 26 - Moths!

It’s National Moth Week and we’re celebrating another favorite nocturnal pollinator. Tots will learn the difference between butterflies and moths, what flowers moths enjoy best and explore species native to the RGV.

Tots will:

  • · Begin with Welcoming Song and a Tree Trunk Story.
  • · Participate in Moth v. Butterfly Investigation.  
  • · Engage in Moths and their Hosts, trail walk.
  • · Practice making observations and comparisons between moths and butterflies.

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