A world of imagination and forest fun invites your child to share this special outdoor adventure with their friends and family! A professional outdoor educator leads the way as we delve into a fantastical world in miniature- where acorn caps become bowls, leaves and twigs become building materials and kids will delight in building forest fairy houses and gnome homes. Participants will take a short hike to collect their materials and enjoy exclusive time in the Arboretum’s playing woods to build their creations.

Calling all animal lovers! If your kid loves finding critters and learning more about their amazing abilities this is the party for you. Our professional outdoor educators offer programs that dazzle and delight as we go on a forest safari with binoculars in hand to search for animals that call the Arboretum home. A visit from some of our animal ambassadors (turtles, snakes, and hissing cockroaches, for example) will be sure to be a highlight for your child and their guests!

Adventure, here we come! Your child and their guests will join a professional outdoor educator in your choice of several outdoor activities. These may include offerings such as fire building, survival shelter building, map and compass and/or geocaching. Children will sharpen their observational skills on a short hike and demonstrate skills in our woodlands with exclusive use of the Arboretum’s playing woods outdoor classroom. This is not your average birthday party!