Come out and join Hancock Park District at the Richard S. “Doc” Phillips Discovery Center to play games this winter evening. There will be classic board games and card games, puzzles, and some new games to play as a family. Displays and live animals will be available for viewing. Meet at the Discovery Center. This […]
Many fossils are frozen in time by ice, tree sap, and hot lava. Kids will chisel away at blocks and cubes of ice, find the treasure, and then create a story about how the item became frozen in time. Hancock Park District will have fossil books to look at and a story to go along […]
In this program, join Hancock Park District as we will use our fingerprints to make an animal drawing. Using an ink pad, we will make fingerprints on paper to create the animal head, body, and other parts and then draw the rest of the details. To finish the craft, participants will color their fingerprint animals. […]
Have you ever looked closely at bird feet? They come in many different shapes and sizes, and they help birds do important jobs. Join Hancock Park District at the Discovery […]
It is a great time to share a fireside story about a long time ago when you might have gotten a dinosaur free with everything you did. Kids can enjoy […]
Join Hancock Park District as they hike the park at night with only the moon and lantern light to guide us. Meet at the McKinnis House where we will talk […]
Venus and Mars, two rocky planets, make up Earth’s astronomical neighbors. We will take a closer look at each planet in our portable planetarium. Afterward, if the sky is clear, […]
Join Hancock Park District as we hike through Riverbend Recreation Area and observe the park in winter. Although animals have left or hibernated for the winter, there are still animals […]
During winter’s cold and snowy weather, there are still birds to be found in our area. Most of these birds will visit the bird feeders located outside the Hancock Park District's Discovery Center. Find out who they are, what they eat, and how you can set up your own bird feeding station. Children will be […]
Late winter is the best time to search for owls in Ohio. On this night hike, we will search for owls that call the park home. We will talk about the owls that live in Ohio, their unique features, and why this time of year is the best time to search for owls. Recorded owl […]
