Events and Programs for Families

• Saturday, January 18, 11am – 12pm
• Terrace Room
• Member $9; Nonmember $11
• April Steward, Youth and Family Education Coordinator
• Register by Friday, January 10^th
• REGISTER HERE

Q: How do trees get on the internet?  A: They log in!   

Discover the wonderful world of trees! Learn about the many ways trees benefit the Earth and how to identify them by their bark. Create a bark identification viewer and finish the session by crafting beautiful leaf lanterns.

• Saturday, February 8, 11 – 12 PM
• Terrace Room
• Member $8; Nonmember $10
• April Steward, Youth and Family Education Coordinator
• Register by Friday, January 31
• REGISTER HERE

Would you rather hibernate, migrate, or would you adapt? Let’s take a look at the life of a frog and learn how they deal with the freezing temperatures. We will compare what animals, insects, and amphibians do in the winter months. As an edible demonstration each participant will make a fun frog in winter dessert cup.

• Saturday, February 22, 11AM – 12PM
• Water Plaza Room
• Member $10; Nonmember $13
• April Steward, Youth and Family Education Coordinator
• Register by Thursday, January 18
• REGISTER HERE

Kickstart your child’s green thumb with their own future vegetable garden! Children will learn how to start and maintain a starter vegetable greenhouse that they will later be able to plant into the garden.

• Saturday, March 16, 11AM– 12PM
• Terrace Room
• Member $11; Nonmember $14
• April Steward, Youth and Family Education Coordinator
• Register by Friday, March 7
• REGISTER HERE

Calling all youth bird detectives! Let’s learn about some of the native birds of Oklahoma. We will use our thinking caps and brainstorm ways we can be kind to our flying friends. We will make birdhouses and feeders to take home!

• March 17–21, 10–11AM
• Children’s Garden Porch
• FREE
• April Steward, Youth and Family Education Coordinator

Want to keep your kiddos learning even through spring break? Bring them in for a quick fun educational activity, story time or craft for the week of spring break. And thanks to funding from our friends at Hogan Taylor, our Drop-In programs are FREE!

• Saturday, March 22, 11AM – 12PM
• Terrace Room
• Member $13; Nonmember $15
• April Steward, Youth and Family Education Coordinator
• Register by Friday, March 14
• REGISTER HERE

Do you want to know the low down about dirt? Well, this is just the class for you! Join us as we explore the science behind soil, the importance of soil and the life teeming within. Participants will then make their own bottle terrarium to love and enjoy for years to come.