Orienteering is a sport of navigation. The goal is to use a map and compass to locate control points that are scattered throughout an area. Orienteering can be done as a competitive race or an activity to explore a new area. Join Hancock Park District and work as a team to complete a standard type […]
If you are camping or if you get lost in the woods, knowing how to start a fire properly and safely is important, especially if your comfort or survival depends on it. Join Hancock Park District and learn the basic techniques of fire making and how to keep the fire burning, and try your hand […]
Join Hancock Park District for a game of pumpkin bowling. Try knocking down the pins and getting a strike by using a pumpkin as the bowling ball. After you play a few rounds, learn about the life cycle of a pumpkin and what you can do with a pumpkin when you are finished with it, […]
Learn about one of Earth’s neighbors, Mars. A story will be read about the planet and why it is red. Afterward, join your friends at Hancock Park District and go inside the portable planetarium to look at Mars and its two moons. You will also look at other planets and constellations. After the show, children […]
It was important for early naturalists to make field notes while they were out exploring nature. Since there were no cameras or phones at that point, it was important to […]
Photographs by James A Duffy Beavers are incredible animals. Not only do they build a home for themselves they build a home for other animals. A story about beavers and […]
The weather is colder, and it is a great time to explore the wetlands with Hancock Park District to see what is living there during this time of the year. […]
Join your friends at Hancock Park District and create your own handmade Christmas card for a family member or friend. Each participant will receive a blank card to decorate. There will be crayons, markers, and color pencils for drawing winter and holiday scenes, and nature and holiday rubber stamps to decorate with. There will also […]
Check out our largest planet inside Hancock Park District's portable planetarium. Find out about its “red spot,” the never-ending hurricane and look at some of its 95 moons. We’ll also check out other items in the early December night sky including the Orion and Taurus constellations. Participants are required to sit on the floor. Ask […]
One of the best times to start birdwatching is in winter when you can find many of our common backyard birds and when it is easier to spot them in the bare trees. Join Hancock Park District as they talk about the proper use of binoculars, how to identify birds, and common backyard birds. Afterward, […]
