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: Tuesdays & Thursdays

• 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.

 

 

March 24 - Pollinating Bees

There is an invisible force that supports the relationship between flowers and bees called static electricity! Tots will explore different bees of South Texas, and how they fly with a positive charge that helps them collect pollen.

Tots will:

  • · Begin with Welcoming Song and a Tree Trunk Story.
  • · Participate in magnetic play provocation.
  • · Engage in bee hive print making.
  • · Practice noticing and creating patterns through observing pollinating bees and investigating the science behind magnetic force.

 

March 26 - World of Wildflowers

It's not a weed its a wildflower! Bring your tot to appreciate Spring blooms this season and learn the importance of their appearance to supporting healthy ecosystems. 

Tots will:

  • · Begin with Welcoming Song and a Tree Trunk Story.
  • · Participate in Wild Color Hunt.
  • · Engage in day and night blooming movement game.
  • · Practice proprioception through imaginal play and sensory integration of observing bright flower blooms. 

 

March 31 - No Program

 

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