Museum Minis
Music, stories, play, and activities encourage caregiver interaction.
Music, stories, play, and activities encourage caregiver interaction.
MAM comes to life in this popular after-hours program. Join us for themed evenings with music, live performances, artmaking, tours, and more.
Museum staff and other guest readers share stories, rhymes and sing-alongs with children ages 2 to 5 years and their caregivers every Friday at 10:00 am. A $5 suggested donation…
Story time- Spark children's imagination and nurture their love for reading through monthly themed picture books and read-aloud- Every Day at 10 am and 4 pm Music and Movement- Interactive…
Interactive class featuring puppets, musical instruments, and props.
Enjoy a 5-6-mile Hike with Mike through the preserve!Join Volunteer Mike on an invigorating 5-mile hike to start off your weekend. See forests, lakes, rivers, and meadows as you discover…
(ages 5-10) Watching birds in the winter is a fun way to experience nature without leaving the warmth of your home. Join us as we learn how to attract birds to your yard, identify birds at the Arboretum’s feeders, and discover how to become bird “citizen scientists.” We’ll even make a bird feeder for you…
Story time- Spark children's imagination and nurture their love for reading through monthly themed picture books and read-aloud- Every Day at 10 am and 4 pm Music and Movement- Interactive class featuring puppets, musical instruments, and props. -Every day at 11am and 3 pm
Fly Tying Workshop SeriesCatch a fish with a fly you’ve tied yourself! Prepare for the warmer months and stay involved in the sport, even when the weather forces us indoors.Immerse yourself in the practice and history of fly tying under the guidance of instructor, Len Savanella, and become a better angler. By the end of…
Interactive class featuring puppets, musical instruments, and props.
Come Join the Fun!Join us for a super good time at our Dr. Seuss' Birthday Party! Guests will enjoy our breakfast snack bar, crafts, play silly games, go fishing for 1 fish, 2 fish, red fish, and blue fish, and take a picture with The Cat in the Hat after his fun storytime! We will…
Music, stories, play, and activities encourage caregiver interaction.
(age 14+, age 12-13 with adult) Join Our Horticulture Team! Help maintain and enhance the beauty of our gardens and grounds all year long—spring, summer, fall, and even winter! Volunteer indoors or outdoors alongside our horticulturists to support the care and upkeep of our landscape. Tasks vary by session and may include weeding, mulching, watering,…
Reeves-Reed Arboretum is pleased to present Chromatic Terrain: Contemporary Landscapes by Greg Navratil, an immersive exhibition showcasing works by Oregon-based painter Greg Navratil. Known for his rich and vibrant acrylic paintings that balance abstraction with perceptual realism, Navratil’s art captures the essence of the natural world with expressive paint strokes that transcend direct representation. Based…
(for adults) Forest Bathing, also known as Nature and Forest Therapy, is a slow meditative walk in nature that takes a holistic view of the physiological, mental, emotional, and psycho-spiritual benefits to be derived from an embodied contact with nature and aims to engage humans through their senses, not their intellects. Forest Bathing can be…
Story time- Spark children's imagination and nurture their love for reading through monthly themed picture books and read-aloud- Every Day at 10 am and 4 pm Music and Movement- Interactive class featuring puppets, musical instruments, and props. -Every day at 11am and 3 pm
Interactive class featuring puppets, musical instruments, and props.
Explore Hempstead Lake on a guided hike!Join a New York State Parks Educator on a guided hike around Hempstead Lake. Bring the whole family along as we learn about the plants and animals that call our park home!We will meet at the Environmental Education and Resiliency Center in Field 1 of Hempstead Lake State Park.…
(ages 0-3 with an adult) Infants, toddlers, and caregivers discover the many gifts nature has to offer! Join us as we hike through our woodland trails and gardens. Along the way, we’ll engage in active nature play designed to stimulate your child’s curiosity and sense of wonder. Stories, crafts, music, and sensorimotor activities add to…