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 their interaction with one of their neighbors, the river otter, will be read by your friends at Hancock Park District. We will take a closer […]
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, […]
Many animals have protective padding on their feet known as hooves. We call this group of animals, ungulates. Join Hancock Park District to learn about hooved animals, such as deer, cows, horses, elk, and pigs. Children will have an opportunity to make hoof tracks at our track station and complete a craft by making their […]
Many animals have the amazing ability to fly through the sky. These creatures come in many different sizes, some are covered in feathers, and some even have a hard exoskeleton. For this program, join Hancock Park District as they will be looking at the various animals that use wings to fly and ones that fly […]
Last year the American Ornithological Society, the group that decides the names of birds, announced that all North American birds named after a person or has a name that could be offensive or misrepresent will have its name changed. That means around 80 species of birds are having their names changed. You may be upset […]
Opossums are amazing animals that live in Hancock County. They are resourceful scavengers that find whatever food they can get. Along with the scraps they find, opossums can eat lots of harmful ticks. Also, the opossum is the only marsupial in the United States. Marsupials include kangaroos and koalas. Join Hancock Park District and look […]
“Static” means to stay in one place. In static electricity, the charges are all staying in one area. Join Hancock Park District and make a static flyer as one of our experiments. Making your hair stand on end using a balloon is another fun activity using static electricity. Kids will have fun trying all nine […]
Human life has changed greatly since our early prehistoric days. To learn more about the early life of humans, Hancock Park District will be looking at Ötzi the Iceman. In 1991, scientists found a naturally preserved mummy in the Alps which they named, Ötzi. This mummy is one of the most preserved from the Copper […]
