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February 2019
Lil’ Stars
$3
Let your little one discover outer space through views of the stars and planets, stories, crafts or song. Give your child a special nighttime experience during the day! Each month Robinson Nature Center focuses on a different theme - from colors of stars, to the stories behind a constellation, to the seasonal changes in the sky. This Month's Topic: Bear's Shadow. Pre-register to secure your seats. Please note, just like at the movie theater, everyone needs a ticket for this…
Find out more »Maple Sugaring Tour
$5 – $10
Carrie Murray has tapped maple trees, black walnuts, and sycamores to harvest their sap. Join them to learn about the age-old process of tapping trees in late winter to harvest sap to make delicious syrup and candied treats. Psst! A taste-test is included! $5/child or $10/family
Find out more »Winter Birding with Susquehannock Wildlife Society
Free
Join the Susquehannock Wildlife Society for a winter birding session. Please dress appropriately for outdoor weather. This free event is open to all ages!
Find out more »MakerSpace Family Workshop: Egg Carton Greenhouse
Free
Get ready for spring by getting your plants started in the DIY greenhouse. Bring the whole family for some creative time in the MakerSpace. All Ages, Free Admission.
Find out more »Maple Sugar Weekends
Free
Head to the Sugar Shack at Oregon Ridge Nature Center any time between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. to learn the magic behind the fascinating process of making maple syrup! Take an invigorating hike to the sugar bush to tap a tree for sap. Then, taste maple syrup and sugar! Hikes on the hour, Sugar on the snow demos at 12:30 and 3:45 p.m.
Find out more »Maple Sugar Time
Free with paid admission
How do you get sap from a tree, how is maple sugar made, who made syrup? Join Marshy Point for this ongoing weekend program where you'll tap a tree, taste sap, and boil up maple syrup. Tree tapping hikes are every hour until 3:00pm.
Find out more »Weekend Walk-In: Stories at The Walters
Free
Use the art on view at the Walters as inspiration for your own creations and drop in and make a work of art to take home. Each weekend features a new project, and each month has a new theme, so check back often to find out what they have in store. This month's theme is Stories! FREE!
Find out more »Cake & Cupcake Decorating at Charm City Cakes
$45.50 – $105
Learn how to decorate! Participants will each receive 4 cupcakes, and learn how to cut, and prepare fondant to create their own designs. All Ages! (A parent or guardian must remain on the premises for those younger than 18) Please email classes@charmcitycakes.com with any food allergies or restrictions. If registration is closed or full, please email classes@charmcitycakes.com. Saturday, 2/16/19 - Love Bugs Saturday, 2/16/19 - BOX O' CHOCOLATE Saturday, 2/23/19 - Unicorn Magic Saturday, 2/23/19 - Harry Potter
Find out more »Maple Sugaring in Maryland
$3 – $10
Maryland is at the southern edge of the eastern US for tapping maple trees. Mr. Banneker likely tapped maple trees to harvest one of nature's tastiest sweeteners. Learn about the history of maple sugaring, help tap a tree, and taste the sticky treat for yourself! This is a drop-in event, All ages; $3/person and $10/family.
Find out more »Parent/Child Series -Making Sushi
$49.99
Traditional Japanese sushi can be considered very simple...just fish and rice. But it is much more complicated than that. Explore the proper way to make sushi rice, how to choose and cut different types of fish and how to make the basic sushi styles; Nigirizushi or 'hand-pressed' and two different rolls - Maki and Uramaki. Classes will last about two hours and culminate in a tasting of everything you've created. Prices for the class are per guest, so if you'll…
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