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All animals love to eat. Food is important for giving energy to animals to keep them moving. Teeth make eating extremely easy for animals. In this program we will look […]

Due to the angle of the sun in the winter, the sun may seem dull, but it is still sending out strong rays of light. Because of snow’s bright white color, it can reflect a lot of sunlight and can even hurt people’s eyes. We will talk about snow goggles, an invention made by the […]

During the holidays, all the puppets escaped and were running around the Discovery Center. Help us find the puppets that are hiding and put them back in their totes. After you find the puppets, have fun playing with them and performing a show on our puppet stage. Oakwoods Nature Preserve Discovery Center 10 AM Ages […]

Come out to the Richard S. “Doc” Phillips Discovery Center to play games this winter evening. There will be classic board games and card games, puzzles, and some new games to play as a family. Displays and live animals will be available for viewing. Oakwoods Nature Preserve Discovery Center 6-9 PM Families with children 6 […]

Many fossils are frozen in time by ice, tree sap, and hot lava. Kids will chisel away at blocks and cubes of ice, find the treasure, and then create a story about how the item became frozen in time. There will be fossil books to look at and a story to go along with the […]

Many fossils are frozen in time by ice, tree sap, and hot lava. Kids will chisel away at blocks and cubes of ice, find the treasure, and then create a story about how the item became frozen in time. There will be fossil books to look at and a story to go along with the […]

In this program, we will use our fingerprints to make an animal drawing. Using an ink pad, we will make fingerprints on paper to create the animal head, body, and other parts and then draw the rest of the details. To finish the craft, participants will color their fingerprint animals. Examples of animals that could […]

Have you ever looked closely at bird feet? They come in many different shapes and sizes, and they help birds do important jobs. Join us at the Discovery Center to learn about neat bird feet. A story will be read about the different types of bird feet and then we will take a closer look […]

It is a great time to share a fireside story about a long time ago when you might have gotten a dinosaur free with everything you did. Kids can enjoy the story and then play with dinosaurs that are spread out all over the Discovery Center. Oakwoods Nature Preserve Discovery Center 10 AM Ages 3 […]

We will hike the park at night with only the moon and lantern light to guide us. Meet at the McKinnis House where we will talk about the history of lighting and traveling at night. Afterward, we will light the lanterns and head out on the trail to experience what it was like to travel […]

We will look at pictures and mounts of ducks, talk about the species of ducks found in Ohio, and use acrylic paints to paint our rubber duckies. Ducks can look like our favorite native duck or a duck from our imagination. Please wear clothes that can get stained. Oakwoods Nature Preserve Discovery Center 6 PM […]

Venus and Mars, two rocky planets, make up Earth’s astronomical neighbors. We will take a closer look at each planet in our portable planetarium. Afterward, if the sky is clear, we will go outside since the planets should be visible to us. Participants are required to sit on the floor. Ask about accommodations. Oakwoods Nature […]