Painting With Plants
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYLet’s put the final summer harvest to creative use. Join our Early Childhood Art Educator Caroline Erb in exploring your creativity using paints made from seasonal plants.
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Terrific Trees
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYTest your tree knowledge and learn something new about the role our leafy friends play in the forest ecosystem. Environmental Educator Elissa Schilmeister will lead us in arboreal appreciation, as we take a short walk in the woods and complete a tree-focused craft.
Natural and Native Crafts
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYLearn skills essential for historical Lenape children with Early Childhood Art Educator Caroline Erb. Create a corn husk doll, tour our model Lenape dwellings, and enjoy a story-telling session. We will also play traditional games.
Hooray for Herps!
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYWho are the herps? Herptiles slither, swim, and hop all over Teatown! Meet live reptile and amphibian animal ambassadors and learn about the unique characteristics of this group of living things.
Something Spooky This Way Comes
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYGet in the spirit of spooky season by searching Wildflower Woods for clues about our creepiest creatures. Solve the Halloween mystery to meet Teatown animal ambassadors that skitter and slither. This program includes a short walk, so dress for the weather.
Fairy Houses and Gnome Homes
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYFlutter into an enchanted world full of wonder and fun. Learn what living things need to survive – even mythical creatures! Hear a story about fairies, then create a fairy or gnome home in the woods from natural materials.
Teatown’s Enchanted Forest
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYFind out what trickster has bewitched the denizens of Teatown’s forest and work together to awaken them from their magical slumber. Together, we will enter the Enchanted Forest for a guided adventure featuring a cast of whimsical characters and familiar forest friends.
Día de los Muertos: Monarchs and Migration
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYCelebrate Día de los Muertos with a Teatown twist as we learn about the beautiful butterfly that is central to this holiday.
Takeoff at Teatown
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYLearn about the science of flight with Environmental Educator Elissa Schilmeister. Together, we’ll ask how birds and insects fly and find out how natural design influences aviation today.
Life of a Log
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYDecomposers deserve our respect! Join Elissa Schilmeister for a look at the lions of the leaf litter, as we walk the woods of Teatown and consider the life cycle of a forest.
Grateful Gathering
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYAs we approach Thanksgiving, join us to give thanks for the natural world and its wonders. What are you thankful for? Join Environmental Art Educator Caroline Erb for a reflective walk through Wildflower Woods, followed by a group craft. Your interactive art piece will be displayed in the Nature Center for the Thanksgiving holiday week.
Secrets of Scat
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYWhat secrets does scat hold? Why should seeing it thrill us? Join Environmental Educator Elissa Schilmeister to find out! Decipher the messages these traces can tell us.
Busy Beavers
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYMark the passage of November 27th Beaver Moon by learning about North America’s largest rodent. This ecosystem engineer is capable of drastically changing the environment around it. Try building and testing your own dam and take a walk to view their handiwork on Teatown’s preserve.
Art on the Hearth
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYCreate art out of natural materials while listening to a fire crackle and pop in Teatown’s Carriage House. Environmental Educator Elissa Schilmeister will share nature stories throughout this cozy crafting session.
New Year’s Eve Hike
Teatown 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NYTell 2023 to take a hike as we close out the year with a final guided hike with Environmental Educator Elissa Schilmeister. This meditative walk in the winter woods provides a wonderful opportunity to reflect and set your sights on the year to come.