McDowells Family Friday Sunset series
Posted: Feb 01 2013 10:00 am
Anyone with kids will enjoy the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy's "Family Friday Sunset Series" at the Gateway trailhead. Tonight is on Leapin' Lizards with a ranger talk and live critters. Starts 4:30pm at either the front amphitheater or the one back by the Bajada Nature Trail. Target age is 3 years to around 11 years. Although I learn something every time and see plenty of grown ups there without kids.
I've been to a couple of these, and they are a fun, active-learning experience. Good way to get kids excited about nature and hiking. They know what kids like: gross out stuff
(plastic poop from desert animals), scary stuff 
(sounds, stories), and free stuff 
(coloring pages, junior ranger books and stamps).
See you there!
Here's PDF of info with dates and topics: http://mcdowellsonoran.org/pdfs/Activit ... 13_WEB.pdf
I've been to a couple of these, and they are a fun, active-learning experience. Good way to get kids excited about nature and hiking. They know what kids like: gross out stuff
(plastic poop from desert animals), scary stuff (sounds, stories), and free stuff (coloring pages, junior ranger books and stamps).See you there!
Here's PDF of info with dates and topics: http://mcdowellsonoran.org/pdfs/Activit ... 13_WEB.pdf