Animal courtship displays to attract potential mates are interesting. Displays can involve dancing, vocalizing, chasing, and even feather puffing. Join Hancock Park District and look at courtship displays by spiders, birds, and pufferfish, and view a variety of displays and animal mounts located inside the Richard S. “Doc” Phillips Discovery Center. Children will have an […]
During the Discovery Center overnight, join Hancock Park District and watch the movie Night at the Museum and have popcorn and juice, play the secret code game, and hang out […]
Join Hancock Park District as we build blanket forts with our puppets and new friends. Part of the fun is using our imaginations, like pretending we are exploring a cave […]
As wildlife artists, we love to create images of animals in nature, but most of the time we are limited to using photographs as reference. Come out to the Discovery […]
You might be surprised by the number of insects that can be found on a winter day. Join Hancock Park District as we go hiking in search of insects, like […]
Learn about wool and how it was used to create clothing in the 1800s, how fleece of a sheep is spun into useable yarn, and how a spinning wheel works. Help with the yarn making process by using carding combs to prepare the wool and a drop spindle to create string and learn how to […]
Numbers, colors, and backyard birds will be the focus as fun stories are read. Children can play with bird puppets, look for birds at the bird feeders, and create a […]
Join your friends at the library for a special Maple Sugaring Storytime with the Hancock Park Department. We will sing, rhyme, read, craft, and play together while learning all about […]
Attend University of Findlay's Planetarium Show "Out There" For thousands of years, mankind thought that the Earth was the centre of the Universe. Thanks to our curiosity, imagination and urge […]
During this hike, we will explore the outdoors by looking at coniferous trees and feeling their prickly needles, looking for animal tracks and deciding if they are from a raccoon, […]
