 Open House for New Nature Preschool Explorers Program
Saturday, May 12 10:00-11:00 am Join Long Pasture's education staff to hear more about our new drop-off enrichment program for preschoolers! No registration is necessary to attend the Open House. Families welcome! We hope to see you there. About the Program Nature Preschool Explorers is a drop-off enrichment program for children ages 3-5 that begins this fall. We'll spend most of our time exploring the sanctuary's outdoor "classrooms"—including forests, tidal flats, ponds, and our new nature playground. Running from mid-September to mid-June, the program will meet once a week for 36 weeks. Parents can choose from one of three sessions offered—Tuesday mornings, Wednesday mornings, or Wednesday afternoons. Read More
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Salt Pond Visitors Center Walk
By: Molly On Saturday after enjoying a quiet morning at the beach we decided to go to the Salt Pond Visitors Center. The Salt Pond Visitor Center is located at 50 Nauset Road, at the corner of Nauset Road and Route 6 in Eastham. Hours: daily 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. Phone: (508) 255 - 3421. Inside the visitors center is a small theater that shows 5 different movies about the area and history, a gift shop, three small exhibits: one about piping plover, one a tide pool tank and the last about becoming a junior rangers with sea artifacts to touch, a large exhibit on Wampanoag culture and history where a partial wetu can be seen and of course maps and park rangers to answer questions. When we arrived at the large parking lot there was plenty of parking. We head right off on our walk with the promise of a movie at the visitors center afterwards. The walk started by walking by the amphitheater down to Buttonbush Trail. Buttonbush Trail is only a .25 m walk that has a rope and braille signs for the blind as well as multi-sensory activities along the way like catch something in a net that is chained to the boardwalk. On Buttonbush Trail my kids spotted a frog, huge green grasshopper and lots of red dragonflies. When we reached the top of the trail instead of heading back we continued on The Nauset Marsh Trail a 1.5 mile loop. Which allowed us to see more insects, plants, rodent holes, the remnants of farms and an old golf course (a roller can still be seen lying in the marsh) as well as Salt pond. The kids made the 1.5 mile walk with minimal complaining and enjoyed exploring and observing nature. Once back at the visitors center we discover the movies were not playing due to a projector issue. The kids took it well and enjoyed looking at the tide pool tank and looking at the books and stuffed animals in the gift shop. If you and your kids enjoy nature walks I highly recommend the Salt Pond Visitors Center and Nauset Marsh Trail! It is a great free activity. Have you been to Salt Pond? What nature trails do you enjoy? Molly Hubner Usborne Books & More Independent Educational Consultant I am always looking for people to join my Usborne team, host parties (Facebook or home), or just share these wonderful books! For more information visit my website or contact me at mollyhubner@gmail.com. Plus follow me on Instagram www.instagram.com/mollyhubnersusbornebooks/ Drumlin Farm Adventures By: Molly  I grew up going to Drumlin Farm and have many fond memories of the time spent there. Drumlin Farm is an Audubon Sanctuary located in Lincoln, MA that is a working farm. They are open everyday from 10am-5pm (March-October in colder months there are reduced hours). Admission is free for Audubon members otherwise it is $8 for Adults, $6 for Children (2-12) and $6 for Seniors (65+). I like getting there around 10:30 and allowing about 90 minutes to enjoy the farm then have a picnic lunch. Today my three year old son and I arrive a little before 10:30 and got a parking spot right by some of the small glacial boulders. So my billy goat of a son spends a few minutes climbing on them before we head to the farm entrance. My son enjoys climbing on the rocks and logs throughout the farm as much as he likes seeing the animals. The Farm is large and spread out so if your child(ren) are not good walkers I recommend bring a stroller (or borrowing one of the strollers Drumlin has to loan out). After entering the first animals you can see are the sheep and there are lots of them so usually you can even pat them if you want; every spring lots of baby lambs are born which is a fun time to visit. Once you get to the bottom of the hill there are four different directions you can go. If you need a snack or bathroom you can head to the left to the picnic area which also has a bathroom. Or head up Bird Hill to see the rescued Great Horned Owl, Pheasants, Turkey Vultures, American Kestrel, Broad-winged Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Barred Owl or my favorite the Fisher. Want to see the sheep barn or the three deer that were rescued as fawn many years ago head to the right. Otherwise head straight ahead to see the goats, pony, cows, pigs and bunnies in the lower farm. In the largest barn (the cow barn there are bathrooms too) you will find a bunch of cows, the pony and the Tack Room. The tack room is an interactive exhibit where kids can pretend to ride on horses on a real saddle, see what a milking station looks like and pretend they are milking a cow, brush a pony's tail, and horse around in the “horse around pen”. The pigs, goats, and chickens all have their own building spread across the lower end of the farm with the big barn being the furthest away. If your little one is getting tired remember to save some energy to climb the drumlin (a drumlin is a low oval mound or small hill, typically one of a group, consisting of compacted boulder clay molded by past glacial action ) and back to the main entrance! If after all that walking you need a treat head down 117 to Dairy Joy in Weston. As a kid we use to always hope after a trip to the farm the car would become magic and take us to Dairy Joy for soft serve. Since I have such great memories of these “magic” trips I decided to take my son after our farm trip. We got a medium cone of chocolate and vanilla twist which was pretty big for $4.70. My son thought it was great and was thrilled by the size. Dairy Joy also offers seafood, burgers, sandwiches, chicken tender, salads, fries and ice cream specialties incase you want more to eat. I do have to say the chicken tenders were pretty good last time I had them back in 2010.  Have you been to a farm or Audobon sanctuary this Spring; where and how
was it? Molly Hubner Usborne Books & More Independent Educational Consultant I am always looking for people to join my Usborne team, host parties (Facebook or home), or just share these wonderful books! For more information visit my website or contact me at mollyhubner@gmail.com. Plus follow me on Instagram www.instagram.com/mollyhubnersusbornebooks/ |
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