Knee-high Naturalists (ages 2-5 with a parent)

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.