Learn about snowflakes. A story about snowflakes will be read by your friends at Hancock Park District. Afterward, we will talk about snowflakes, what they are, how they form, and their special powers. Children will have an opportunity to create their own unique paper cut out snowflakes. Meet at the Discovery Center. This free program […]
Build a shelter using what can only be found in the woods. Hancock Park District will talk about the qualities of a good shelter, different types of shelters, and where it is safe to build a shelter, and then we will go in the Nature Play Area, split into groups, and build shelters using natural […]
All animals love to eat. Food is important for giving energy to animals to keep them moving. Teeth make eating extremely easy for animals. In this program we will look at the many kinds of teeth in the animal world. Join Hancock Park District and observe teeth made for only eating plants or meat and […]
Due to the angle of the sun in the winter, the sun may seem dull, but it is still sending out strong rays of light. Because of snow’s bright white color, it can reflect a lot of sunlight and can even hurt people’s eyes. Hancock Park District will talk about snow goggles, an invention made […]
During the holidays, all the puppets escaped and were running around the Discovery Center. Help Hancock Park District find the puppets that are hiding and put them back in their totes. After you find the puppets, have fun playing with them and performing a show on our puppet stage. Meet at the Discovery Center. This […]
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 Center to learn about neat bird feet. A story will be read about the different types of bird feet and then we will take a […]
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 the story and then play with dinosaurs that are spread out all over the Hancock Park District's Discovery Center. Meet at Discovery Center. This free […]
