Spring Tails 2023
Spring has sprung in the Education Department!
Spring Tails Family Fun Days
March 18th & 19th ● April 15th & 16th
9:00am -1:00pm
Registration cost: $55 for 1 ticket which includes 4 people
Additional guests can be added to your group for $13.75 each.
Recommended for families with toddler and elementary age children, but all ages are welcome!
Looking for an egg-citing animal adventure for the whole family this spring? Then join us for Spring Tails! You won’t be-leaf all the fun things this festive event has to offer, such as hands-on animal encounters with several spring-time species, cute crafts to make and take home, themed games to play, and more. Smiles are sure to bloom on everyone’s faces at Spring Tails!
Schools, Scouts, and Playgroups
Spring Tails is the perfect program for a class field trip, Scout outing, or play group activity because it makes science egg-citing! Hop on over for a 60 or 90 minute adventure that includes HANDS-ON animal interactions, a STEM activity, and lessons about life cycles, baby animals and other changes that occur during spring.
To book your personal Spring Tails adventure in March, April, or May contact us at 858-756-4117 ext. 318 or email us at education@animalcenter.org
Schools
Spring Tails incorporates STEM and meets Next Generation Science Standards for grades K-6th. We can also bring this program to your classroom, so cut down on bus costs and scheduling headaches and let us come to you!
Girl Scouts
This program can be customized to meet some of the “Between Earth and Sky” journey requirements for Daisies.
Spring Tails Details
- $75 minimum non-refundable deposit to book your adventure
- Parent chaperones are admitted free of charge for the purpose of supervising children. The chaperone to child ratio is 1 adult to 5 children. Extra chaperones are $5 each
90 minute programs include
Interactions with 4 animals plus a STEM activity focused on butterfly conservation. Kids will interact with the following animals, which vary depending on location.
Onsite: mini horse, chicken, frog, and blue tongued skink
Offsite: rabbit, dove, frog, and lizard
60 minute programs include
Either interactions with 3 animals plus a STEM activity focused on butterfly conservation, or interactions with 4 animals and directions to do the STEM activity on your own (supplies not included). Kids will interact with the following animals, which vary depending on location.
Onsite: mini horse, chicken, frog, and blue tongued skink
Offsite: rabbit, dove, frog, and lizard
To book your personal Spring Tails adventure in March, April, or May, contact us at 858-756-4117 ext. 318 or email us at education@animalcenter.org
- Species may vary depending on animal health, safety and availability.
- Must be at least 5-years old to pet reptiles.
Your program fee helps support all of our adoptable animals, as well as the many human and animal services that Helen Woodward Animal Center provides.
For more information:
Please contact us at education@animalcenter.org or 858-756-4117 ext. 318
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