No School Day Adventure

Make masks from recycled and natural materials, act like animals from nature nearby, and create your own cool theater in the thicket. Showcase your skills on the Star Stage! $65 members/$75 non-members. Ages 5-11 (K-5th grade), groups of 12 kids. Outdoors in Alton Baker Park. Scholarships available. If you are applying for aid, enter the […]

What can we learn about sharing and caring from nature nearby? Explore the park and search for examples of communication, cooperation, and teamwork in the animal and plant communities around us. Weave a web of life, play Each One-Teach One, and strengthen your teamwork skills in building, racing, and balancing games! $70 members/$80 non-members. Ages […]

Celebrate the fall harvest with celestial stories and garden discovery in the Learnscape. Preserve produce and collect seeds. Decorate pumpkins, cast spells, and mix potions in the garden! $65 members/$75 non-members. Ages 5-11 (K-5th grade), groups of 12 kids. Outdoors in Nearby Nature's Learnscape and Alton Baker Park. Scholarship aid available. If you are applying […]

Get down in the dirt to investigate the engrossing world of decay and the organisms that create our soil! Creep through tunnels, hunt for fungus, build an unstoppable arthropod, and make slime art. $65 members/$75 non-members. Ages 5-11 (K-5th grade), groups of 12 kids. Outdoors in Nearby Nature's Learnscape and Alton Baker Park. Scholarship aid […]

Investigate the woods-wide-web of life in Hendricks Park! Learn about tree life cycles and discover what creeps and crawls in decomposing logs. Identify funky fungi and invertebrates, build your own log life compost collage, and play decomposition tag! $70 members/$80 non-members. Ages 5-11 (K-5th grade), groups of 12 kids. Outdoors in Hendricks Park. Scholarship aid […]

Discover how trees “talk” as well as how forests get ready for winter. Build forest forts and create cool cone crafts. Tell tall tree tales and celebrate trees that stay evergreen year-round. $65 members/$75 non-members. Ages 5-11 (K-5th grade), groups of 12 kids. Outdoors in Alton Baker Park. Scholarship aid available. If you are applying […]

Wander the park in search of secret hideaways! Learn about our park’s winged creatures, both big and small. Make fairies and gnomes and create tiny homes from forest finds. Go on a fairy finders scavenger hunt. $65 members/$75 non-members. Ages 5-11 (K-5th grade), groups of 12 kids. Outdoors in Alton Baker Park. Scholarship aid available. […]

Enjoy super-sized games outdoors! Play Giant Jenga, build your own fort from our Nature's Builders Playspace super blocks, create a salmon obstacle course, and more. Design your own game from natural and recyclable materials to take home! $65 members/$75 non-members. Ages 5-11 (K-5th grade), groups of 12 kids. Outdoors in Alton Baker Park. Scholarship aid […]

Hike new trails, discover hidden habitats, and find trees of mystery using maps, clues, and wayfinding skills. Put together puzzles, hide prizes for new friends, and discover if you have what it takes to find your way to tricky treasures on this day long adventure in nature! $70 members/$80 non-members. Ages 5-11 (K-5th grade), groups […]

Adventure there and back again as we soar across countries and swim between hemispheres. Play migration games, hear incredible stories of strength and skill, design a kite that really flies, do a feeder watch, and observe awesome ospreys! $65 members/$75 non-members. Ages 5-11 (K-5th grade), groups of 12 kids. Outdoors in Alton Baker Park. Scholarship […]

Spend the day as a weather wonders watcher! Learn to identify types of clouds, play Mountain Melt, move to the rhythm of water-cycle yoga, and create a raindrop sun catcher! $65 members/$75 non-members. Ages 5-11 (K-5th grade), groups of 12 kids. Outdoors in Alton Baker Park. Scholarship aid available. If you are applying for aid, […]

Celebrate the end of winter as we discover what’s sprouted in our spring garden! Play photosynthesis games, dig in the dirt, plant seeds, and harvest herbs and other green growing goodies for a six-plant-parts tea party! $65 members/$75 non-members. Ages 5-11 (K-5th grade), groups of 12 kids. Outdoors in Alton Baker Park. Scholarship aid available. […]

Discover how animals dress up every day! Identify paw prints, check out real pelts and skulls, and solve track mysteries as we investigate the wonders of animal adaptations. Make your own furry friend to take home! $70 members/$80 non-members. Ages 5-11 (K-5th grade), groups of 12 kids. Outdoors in Hendricks Park. Scholarship aid available. If […]

Come see what’s blooming in Alton Baker Park this spring. Explore the Wildflower Hollow, go on a wildflower wander, dissect a flower, do a bee dance, and create rainbow Earth Art! $70 members/$80 non-members. Ages 5-11 (K-5th grade), groups of 12 kids. Outdoors in Alton Baker Park. Scholarship aid available. If you are applying for […]

Discover who's tweeting in Alton Baker Park. Practice beak techniques, check out our talon collection, experiment with feathers and flight, and make a cool bird mask. Go on a bird watching walk in the park. $65 members/$75 non-members. Ages 5-11 (K-5th grade), groups of 12 kids. Outdoors in Alton Baker Park. Scholarship aid available. If […]

Play mini-gnome hide and seek and look for the tallest, widest, and weirdest trees in the park! Explore off the beaten path, play camouflage games, and discover what's wild about spring in the park’s forests and meadows. $70 members/$80 non-members. Ages 5-11 (K-5th grade), groups of 12 kids. Outdoors in Hendricks Park. Scholarship aid available. […]

Scoot like a slug, sneak like a spider, and soar like a bat! During this day long adventure, we will learn about a variety of fascinating creatures that move through nature around us — mostly unseen in the dark of the night. $70 members/$80 non-members. Ages 5-11 (K-5th grade), groups of 12 kids. Outdoors at […]

Discover how trees “talk” as well as how forests get ready for winter. Build fairy forts and gnome homes. Create cool cone crafts, tell tall tree tales, and celebrate trees that stay green year-round. $75 members/$85 non-members. Ages 5-11 (K-5th grade), groups of 12 kids. Outdoors at Hendricks Park. Scholarship aid available. If you are […]

Celebrate the wonders of water in our world, rain or shine*, from the tiniest drops in our cells to the wild rush of a rain storm! Create drip-drop art, go cloud spotting, and hike along the Willamette River. *Note that on this day we will have limited access to rain cover, so students will need […]

Visit the Kalapuya Talking Stones on a trek through Alton Baker Park and learn words, play games, and hear stories from Kalapuya culture. Make a campfire in our fire pit (weather permitting) and roast snacks to enjoy with fresh-harvested herb tea! $70 members/$80 non-members. Ages 5-11 (K-5th grade), groups of 12 kids. Outdoors at Alton […]