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Nature Explorers at Paradise Creek Nature Park (Portsmouth)
May 22 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
$10Kids love our Nature Explorers program at Paradise Creek Nature Park. It’s an hour-and-a-half of outdoor fun, games, and hands-on nature education – perfect for homeschoolers and remote learners ages 4 to 14. Activities will be adapted for different age groups. Through fun outdoor games, eco-art projects and environmental exploration, kids develop self-esteem, self-confidence and a lifelong love for the natural world. Parents are encouraged to stay for all the fun.
Four separate, individually themed sessions! See spring 2026 dates below.
May 8 – Senses of Spring
Explore Nature using all of your senses! Sensory nature walk, activities, and artwork; spring garden planning!
May 15 – Digging in the Dirt
Learn about soil, compost, and worms, while engaging in messy play, mudpies, and planting in the garden!
May 22 – Wonders of Water
Focus on rain and river water with games, garden activities, river critter identification, and river watercolors!
May 29 – Blooms and Butterflies
Go on a wildflower treasure hunt, practice identifying common plants and insects, play butterfly games and take home artwork!
