The El Dorado Nature Center is offering a series of workshops for children on winter break this holiday season. The programs are for children ages 5 to 8 with kindergarten experience.
Sessions are available from 9:30am to 11:30am or 1pm to 3pm, with a fee of $12 per child per class. Pre-registration is required for each class.
•â€‚Monday, Dec. 24: Children get a chance to celebrate the “gifts of nature” with holiday creations made from materials found on the trail.
• Wednesday, Dec. 26: Can you smell your way home or find your dinner in the dark? Children will investigate the mysterious sensory world of nature and experience their surroundings in a different way.
•â€‚Thursday, Dec. 27: Children will go on adventures at the Nature Center and learn more about the powers of animals.
• Friday, Dec. 28: Children will discover the wild world animals found in own backyards, including opossums, bugs, sparrows and slugs.
• Monday, Dec. 31: Creativity abounds as children will create an outdoor masterpiece from natural items found along the trails.
•â€‚Wednesday, Jan. 2: How do living things make it through the winter? Children will explore extreme survival techniques used during the “Big Chill.”
•â€‚Thursday, Jan. 3: It’s not the Island of Lost Boys, but children will go for a ride to the land of imagination and darkened spaces and find friends in watery places.
•â€‚Friday, Jan. 4: What do birds, butterflies and whales have in common? Children will investigate the migration of animals.
To register for these programs, call (562) 570-1745 or visit the Center at 7550 E Spring St.
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