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Programs

Children's Programs

Hikes, crafts, archery, camps and clubs for school-age kids.

Children at Born to be Wild Camp at Bill Yeck Park

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  1. Children's Programs

    Creative Crafting: November

    Thursday, November 12, 4:00 – 5:15 p.m.

    Activity Center Park, Community Room

    Ages 9 – 13 · Fee $5 residents, $7 nonresidents

    6 of 12 spots left · Register by Thursday, November 5

  2. Children's Programs

    Owlexander's Cinema: Island Adventure Night

    Thursday, November 12, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.

    Bill Yeck Park, Smith House

    Ages 5 – 10 · Fee $5 residents, $7 nonresidents

    5 of 16 spots left · Register by Friday, November 6

  3. Children's Programs

    Conservation Crew: Build a Turtle Platform

    Friday, November 13, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

    Activity Center Park, Community Room

    Ages 12 – 17

    1 of 12 spots left · Register by Monday, November 9

Regularly Offered

The following is a sampling of the programs regularly offered.

  • Art and Imagination – Children ages 6 – 8 have the opportunity to get creative by designing projects based on a monthly theme.
  • Conservation Crew – Teens ages 12 – 18 meet monthly to perform service projects in the parks, such as collecting seeds from the native seed nursery. All sessions count as service hours.
  • Creative Crafting – Youth ages 9 – 13 create keepsakes for themselves or to give as gifts at this monthly program during the school year.
  • Junior Explorers – Youth ages 6 – 8 skip rocks, climb trees, build forts and explore the creek during this opportunity for free and unstructured play in nature.
  • Mad Science University – Children ages 8 – 12 experience science firsthand through hands-on, and sometimes messy, activities.
  • Outdoor Explorers – Youth ages 9 – 12 skip rocks, climb trees, build forts and explore the creek during this opportunity for free and unstructured play in nature.
  • Young Birders Club – Teens ages 12 – 18 walk away with a greater knowledge of birds and their role in the ecosystem. Club activities are based on participant feedback. Participants must become members of the Ohio Young Birders Club.