December 2026 Knee-high Naturalists (ages 2-5 with a parent)
Thu, Dec 10
|Sat, Dec 12
This is an environmental education program for our tiniest naturalists, ages 2-5 (parent/guardian must stay with your child). Each session will include activities that will engage you and your child and foster a love of nature!
Time & Location
Dec 10, 2026, 10:30 AM
Sat, Dec 12
About the event
Knee-high Naturalists (KHN) is an environmental education program for our tiniest naturalists, ages 2-5. Each session will include activities that will engage you and your child, and may include book readings, fine/gross motor skill development, songs, and more! Each session will take place in various locations in CNP. We will email where to meet with specific details for each event. Each KHN event is from 9:30am-10:30am.
2026
September 3 and 5, 2026
MIGRATION/DRAGONFLIES
October 8 and 10, 2026
BATS/NOCTURNAL ANIMALS
November 12 and 14, 2026
INVERTEBRATES/SNAILS
December 10 and 12, 2026
WINTERING BIRDS/BIRD FEEDERS
COMING SOON! MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!
2027
February 11 and 13, 2027
AQUATIC ANIMALS/FROGS
March 11 and 13, 2027
METAMORPHOSIS/CATERPILLARS AND BUTTERFLIES
April 8 and 10, 2027
EARTH DAY
May 13 and 15, 2027
SYNCHRONIZATION/FIREFLIES
REGISTRATION CLOSES AT MIDNIGHT THE TUESDAY BEFORE CLASS. This allows us time to plan. If you miss the deadline, you may email jim@conesteepreserve.org to determine if there is still space for your child.
WHO
2-5 year olds with a parent or guardian
COST
1st child is $10 (includes 1 parent), additional children or parents are $8 each.
** Children under the age of 2 are FREE but they will not get to do the craft. If you want them to do the craft then you must register them as a full fee child.
WHERE
Meetup locations will change each session. Registered participants will be emailed prior to the event to let you know where we are meeting. Please add jim@conesteepreserve.org to your contact list so that the event emails do not get lost in your spam folder.
WHAT TO BRING
Please bring a water bottle. Sunscreen and bug spray should be applied before class if needed.
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Please do not attend the event if you are feeling ill. In the event of such cancellations, we are happy to issue a refund.
CANCELLATIONS
We will cancel if we have less than 6 participants, so encourage your friends to sign up with you! Cancellations by participants must be made 1 week prior to the event for a full refund.