I had heard about this nature center and my kids had gone there with their grandmother, but I had never been there myself. One day the kids and I were bored and the weather was nice so I decided to google the directions and after finding out it was only a 5-10 minute drive we got in the car and headed there.
There is a Visitor Center with exhibits, a gift shop, and both indoor and outdoor wildlife viewing areas. There is also 2 miles of nature trails. They offer public programs including bird walks, campfire programs, children's clubs and more.
I had my son's 8th Birthday Party there and they not only taught the kids all about bugs (his theme), but they let them see & touch different types of bugs and then gave them all a net and bug box, and they walked the trails to see if they could find any little critters.
The educator talked to each child about what type of bug they may have found and where to look to find different types of bugs.
We have also now gone to the plant sale that there were having as well as a program about reptiles where they took everyone on a walk in the trails and showed them how to find salamanders!
They are in the process of designing and building a natural play area for children ages 2-12. But my children love just walking the trails and finding animals of all sorts.
You can check them out at their website: http://www.churchvillenaturecenter.org/
There is no cost to walk the trails and their programs are inexpensive starting at $2 a person. The birthday party that I had for my son was not cheap, but when compared to what I would have paid having it at the bowling ally (again), saved money.
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