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February 9, 2012

Storytime at the WATER Center on Valentine’s Day

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Show your kiddo how much you love them by taking them out for Storytime at the WATER Center Tuesday February 14 from 10am-11am. 

Join the WATER Center Staff for a free storytime and nature activity.  February the story is Big Al by Yoshi and the activity is “Fish Friends!”  The program is designed for Pre-K aged children, but all are welcome to attend.

The WATER Center is located in Herman Hill Park on the corner of Pawnee and Broadway. Due to contruction at Pawnee & Broadway, please access Herman Hill park via McClean and Pawnee. 

You can park in the lot by the playground or behind the WATER Center building.  The building has fountains out front.  Wander up the path towards the fountains and enter the building for storytime.  After storytime you can play in the museum or hike along the streamside paths towards the Arkansas River.

 

January 31, 2012

Register for g2g Parents Night Out

Posted by Tonya under g2g Outside Events, Local Initiatives, Parents, Places to Go | Tags: , , , |
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Parents, have you been carting your kids around to THEIR activities?  Are you ready for a night where the evening is designed just for you?  Well here you go!

g2g Outside is hosting a Parent’s Night Out on February 6th, 6:30-8:30pm.   We will provide an evening with refreshments, a bit of education, some lively discussion, and a few fun activities or ideas that you can take home and use.

The purpose of the evening is to give parents the time and space to talk about how outdoor play shapes children and benefits them.  We will trade ideas and activities that we use to engage kids in nature.

The event is free.  But, we ask that you please register here

 

January 7, 2012

Storytime at the WATER Center

Posted by Tonya under Local Initiatives, Nature, Places to Go | Tags: , , |
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Fish Tales storytime at the WATER Center! 

Tuesday January 10 from 10am-11am.  Join the WATER Center Staff for a free storytime and nature activity.  The program is designed for Pre-K aged children, but all are welcome to attend.

The WATER Center is located in Herman Hill Park on the corner of Pawnee and Broadway.  You can park in the lot by the playground or behind the WATER Center building.  The building has fountains out front.  Wander up the path towards the fountains and enter the building for storytime.  After storytime you can play in the museum or hike along the streamside paths towards the Arkansas River.

 

December 6, 2011

Family Game Night

Posted by Tonya under Local Initiatives, Parents | Tags: , , , , |
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g2g Outside is taking a break from Play in the Park activities this month because 1)  it’s too dark after parents get off work, 2) it’s such a busy time of year.

However, there is one great family event sponsored by Sedgwick Co Extension that you and your family can attend on December 9 from 7-9.  It’s Family Board Game Night.  Yes, yes, this is supposed to be and outside play program, but once it’s warmer you can always take your family game night outside.  :)

Come play board games before you buy them.  Take this opportunity to scope out new board games for your kids as potential holiday or birthday gifts. 

We live in a busy world in which time together is often lost in the buzz of activity. Setting aside a time to play board games (a Family Night) can bring fathers, mothers, grandparents, friends and other loving adults together with children. When played in the right spirit, games provide a shared experience in which the minds of those playing engage each other in challenging ways. Having fun together is the priority goal in playing board games.

Are you tired of the same old games?  Need some inspiration for a family board game night?  Come to the Community Family Board Game Night at the Sedgwick County Extension Office on Friday, December 9 from 7-9pm.  This event is a free, come & go event where you can try out all sorts of games for ages 5 to 95.  Check out the details Community Family Board Game Night Event- December 9, 2011 English, Spanish

 

 

November 17, 2011

More Inspiration for Our World

Posted by Tonya under Local Initiatives, Parents | Tags: , , |
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I realize that the past two posts have simply stolen the ideas and words of Richard Louv and the Children & Nature Network.  However, I just cannot pass up passing this along to you.  This is an exerpt from the Holiday Letter from the CNN.  Enjoy.

Come, my friends, ‘Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
   – Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Dear Friend,

I’m writing to ask your help, first by imagining a newer world. A world in which all children grow up with a deep understanding of the life around them, where they know the animals and plants of their own back yards as well as the televised Amazon rainforest, or better.

A newer world where the point of education is wonder and awe, where every school has a natural play space or garden. Imagine a world in which pediatricians prescribe nature. A world in which families become closer, and join with other families to explore the natural world. Where children, in inner cities and far suburbs, experience the joy of being in nature before they learn of its loss, where they can lie in the grass on a hillside for hours and watch clouds become the faces of the future. Imagine a newer world where every child has a human right to a connection to the natural world, and shares the responsibility for caring for it. Where every child has the opportunity to help create that world.

Richard Louv
Chairman Emeritus,
Children & Nature Network

 

October 28, 2011

Clean Up & Canoe – October 29, 2011

Posted by Libby under canoeing, Local Initiatives, Nature | Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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Have a canoe or kayak gathering dust in the garage?
or
Wanting to get out on a beautiful fall morning and do something in nature that makes you feel good for the rest of the day?

Join us for a “Clean Up & Canoe” on Saturday, October 29th.
Meet at 9 am at 12th Street and Bitting Street, Wichita, KS

 

 

 

October 14, 2011

Awesome Event Saturday at Quivira

Posted by Tonya under hike, Local Initiatives, Nature, Places to Go, Uncategorized | Tags: , |
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Sorry for such late notice, but I just heard about this 5 minutes ago.  This Saturday at Quivira National Wildlife Refuge there is a really cool event for the entire family.  Grab a few friends and head west to Quivira this weekend.  See below for details.

To celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week, Quivira National Wildlife Refuge will how an event that features a combination of science, education, and fun.  They will have a BioBlitz!  The goal is to find as many species of plants and animals in a 24-hour period at Quivira, and the public is invited and encouraged to both watch and help!

Bioblitz begins at 5:00 pm Friday, October 14, with two evening programs, then continues from 7:00 am through 5:00 pm on Saturday October 15. Accompany a scientist collecting insects, banding birds, studying small mammals, or surveying birds. Featuring: Interpretive Programs, Hands-on Science, Species Scoreboard, and Food and Refreshments. All programs will start at the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge Environmental Education Classroom, located 7 miles North of the QNWR Headquarters and Visitors Center.

Friday, October 14, 2011:
Event begins: 5:00 p.m. – Environmental Education Classroom (EEC)
Programs: 5:15 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Bird Survey
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Night Bird Prowl Reservations required
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Insects at Night

Saturday, October 15, 2011:
Programs: 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Bioblitz Central open for lab
viewing, scoreboard
7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. – Bird Banding Demonstration.
7:30 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. – Bird Survey AM. morning
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Small Mammals
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Getting to Know Wetland Plants
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Highlight: Herps
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Lunch available
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Dragons and Damsels
12:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Bird Survey, PM
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Prairie Plants
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Forgotten Fish
End of Event: 5:00 p.m.
Opportunities to help capture insects, and survey birds, all day!

For more information call QNWR at 620-486-2393

For a full schedule of events, check out the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge website by clicking here.

 

October 10, 2011

Storytime at the WATER Center

Posted by Tonya under Local Initiatives, Nature, Places to Go | Tags: , , |
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Fish Tales storytime at the WATER Center! 

Tuesday October 11 from 10am-11am.  Join the WATER Center Staff for a free storytime and nature activity.  The program is designed for Pre-K aged children, but all are welcome to attend.

The WATER Center is located in Herman Hill Park on the corner of Pawnee and Broadway.  You can park in the lot by the playground or behind the WATER Center building.  The building has fountains out front.  Wander up the path towards the fountains and enter the building for storytime.  After storytime you can play in the museum or hike along the streamside paths towards the Arkansas River.

 

October 7, 2011

Bug Lady Open House

Posted by Tonya under g2g Outside Events, Local Initiatives, Nature, Places to Go | Tags: |
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The Bug Lady will be at our next g2g event on Tuesday, Oct 11 in Sedgwick County Park.  But, if you have time this Saturday check out her Open House!

The Bug Lady’s Science Academy will be having an Open House in their new building.  Make sure you stop by to see all the insects and animals along with tons of fun science experiments to do. It will be on Saturday, October 8th from 10 am to 2 pm. Fun prizes to give away like free presentations, birthday parties, and so much more!

Our new location is at 7330 W. 33rd Street North, Suite 14 in West Wichita. Feel free to visit our web site at www.bugladykansas.com for more info or check out “The Bug Lady’s Science Academy on fb…

Oh, don’t forget October 11th for some outdoor “bug-hunting” fun in Sedgwick County Park- g2g event! It is always fun with bugs!

 

October 5, 2011

Art on the Trail – GPNC

Posted by Tonya under hike, Local Initiatives, Nature, Places to Go, trail | Tags: , |
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Come out to the Great Plains Nature Center to hike and watch Art on the Trail.
For all ages
Saturday, October 8, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
FREE, Registration not required

The Great Plains Nature Center’s 2011 Art on the Trail event will feature plein air (open air) artists as they work along the trails of Chisholm Creek Park. Refreshments will be served in the classroom. Scout troops and other groups are welcome.

 

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