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A transverse-banded flower fly lands on a yellow flower.

Replay: Stained Glass Craft

06/29/2020 10AM All, Parks at Home for Kids, Videos

Join us on our Facebook page Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. for a live video with Great Parks staff. Nature Interpreter Sarah is showing off her plant knowledge and skills with a fun craft that you can make too!

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Trees line the path of the Kingfisher Trail at Winton Woods.

Nature Journaling #93: Patterns

06/29/2020 7AM All, Parks at Home for Kids, Nature Journaling

Want to create a nature journal with your child? Grab some paper and a pencil, step out the front door and use this prompt.

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Eastern tiger swallowtail

Coloring Book: Pollinators

06/28/2020 8AM Coloring Pages, All, Parks at Home for Kids

National Pollinators Week 2020 has come to an end. Color all of these important pollinators in our newest coloring book. These important creatures may be small in stature, but they’re powerful pollinators.

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Small leaves and buds begin to grow on a tree branch.

Nature Journaling #92: Plant Party

06/28/2020 7AM All, Parks at Home for Kids, Nature Journaling

Want to create a nature journal with your child? Grab some paper and a pencil, step out the front door and use this prompt.

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A lesser long-nosed bat flies toward the white flowers of Saguaro cactus.

Coloring Page: National Pollinators Week | Bat

06/27/2020 7AM Coloring Pages, All, Parks at Home for Kids

We’re giving you some fun coloring activities! In honor of National Pollinators Week, we’ll be sharing a coloring page featuring a different pollinator every day. Another nighttime pollinator, some bat species prefer nectar over insects. These winged mammals pollinate plants that might not smell good to humans, but we sure enjoy them other ways!

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A Canada goose gosling sits in a field. It is sunny.

Nature Journaling #91: Early Morning Nature Walk

06/27/2020 7AM All, Parks at Home for Kids, Nature Journaling

Want to create a nature journal with your child? Grab some paper and a pencil, step out the front door and use this prompt.

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A butterfly sits on top of a frog's head. The frog sits on a lily pad submerged in water.

Bloodthirsty Butterflies

06/26/2020 1PM Your Backyard Habitat, All, Parks at Home for Kids, Parks at Home for Grownups, Nature Academy

In the insect world, you can discover a variety of creatures from the cool to the downright creepy. However, there is no group of insects more hardcore than butterflies. How so? Some butterflies are hungry … for blood.

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A male ruby-throated hummingbird sits on a branch.

Coloring Page: National Pollinators Week | Hummingbird

06/26/2020 12PM All, Coloring Pages, Parks at Home for Kids

We’re giving you some fun coloring activities! In honor of National Pollinators Week, we’ll be sharing a coloring page featuring a different pollinator every day. These tiny birds pack a powerful punch when it comes to pollination. Hummingbirds may drink mainly nectar, but they also carry pollen.

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