We need to live lighter on the planet, our only home. Join us as we celebrate World Environment Day 2022 on the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment. How can we live more sustainably? We’ll go green with a variety of hands-on activities, crafts using recycled materials, and education games. ...
Have you ever wondered where the plants in your backyard came from? Create works of art using invasive plant species and recycled paper. Family event.
Grab a net and join Environmental Educator Elissa Schilmeister for a glimpse into the life of Teatown Lake. There are strange and wonderful creatures to be found! Please dress appropriately for prolonged outdoor activity, and be sure to bring sun protection, bug spray, and water. Be prepared to get muddy! M $10/family; NM $15/family Limited...
Cindy's Garden grand re-opening! Join us for music, ice cream, an official ribbon cutting ceremony and more!
FREE to attend, no registration required
Grab a net and join Environmental Educator Elissa Schilmeister for a glimpse into the life of Teatown Lake.
Grab a net and join Environmental Educator Elissa Schilmeister for a glimpse into the life of Teatown Lake.
Let’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. Learn about plant parts and the purpose of pigment in the natural world while making your own paint. Be sure to wear clothes you don’t mind getting a little messy.
What makes a brook burble? Explore the physical, biological, and chemical characteristics of Bailey Brook to understand the stream as a vital freshwater ecosystem.
What invertebrates will we find in the tall grass? Make your own sweep net and then test it out.
Learn skills essential for historical Lenape children with Early Childhood Art Educator Caroline Erb. Try your hand at weaving phragmites mats, create a corn husk doll, and make rope from plant fibers. We will also play traditional games. M $10/family; NM $15/family Limited to five families No more than five family members/family This program will...
Learn skills essential for historical Lenape children with Early Childhood Art Educator Caroline Erb. Try your hand at weaving phragmites mats, create a corn husk doll, and make rope from plant fibers. We will also play traditional games. M $10/family; NM $15/family Limited to five families No more than five family members/family This program will...
We often say, “take a hike, leave only footprints,” but during this program, we invite you to gather natural materials as we walk to fashion into art inspired by your journey.
Enter the Enchanted Forest for a guided adventure featuring a cast of whimsical characters and familiar forest friends.
Costumes are optional, but encouraged!
Enter the Enchanted Forest for a guided adventure featuring a cast of whimsical characters and familiar forest friends.
Costumes are optional, but encouraged!
Celebrate Día de los Muertos with a Teatown twist as we learn about the beautiful butterfly that is central to this holiday.
Decomposers 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.
As Teatown’s trees show their true colors, we will look to this fabulous fall foliage for natural art materials. Where will your inspiration take you? Come craft with Early Childhood Art Educator Caroline Erb to find out.
When we think of endangered species, exotic animals like African elephants, blue whales, and polar bears often come to mind. But did you know that local species are also under threat?
Winter is right around the corner! Get ready for the changing of the seasons by making festive decorations with Caroline Erb, Environmental Art Educator. Create something bright for the darkest days of winter using natural and recycled materials.
How do animals get ready for winter? Play a game and meet an ambassador animal with Environmental Educator Elissa Schilmeister to learn about strategies from packing on the pounds to packing up and leaving. Winter is coming – be prepared!
