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        Camp Wild Things Day Off Camp• 4-6 yrs               Spooktacular Creatures
                                                             Are your spidey-senses tingling? Discover the superpowers of spiders, bats,
        Build your child's sense of wonder about nature and invite them to explore   moths, and slugs as you weave your way around the nature park to track
        wildlife and the world around them. Games, songs, new friends, crafts, and   all the different kinds of animals that are not as spooky as they seem!
        adventure make this a good camp for young children. Campers need to dress
        for the weather and bring a snack, bottle of water and a small backpack each   10/30     F   8 am-5 pm   7-13 yrs   NP27203
        day.                                                  Tualatin Hills Nature Center   ID/AP: $92   OD: $115
         Fall Adventures                                     Plants Vs. Zombies
         Explore colorful leaves, curious critters, and the changing season through   Discover which plants in the Nature Park have extraordinary adaptations to
         playful outdoor adventures.                         help protect them against invaders! We'll look for these plants in the forest,
                                                             make a zombie seed craft to take home, and play some plant games.
        11/11       W   9 am-12 pm    4-6 yrs   NP27100
         Tualatin Hills Nature Center   ID/AP: $40   OD: $50  11/11     W   8 am-5 pm     7-13 yrs   NP27204
                                                              Tualatin Hills Nature Center   ID/AP: $92   OD: $115
        Nature Day-off Camps • 7-13 yrs                      Mythical Beasts and Games (Conference Days)
        Nature Day-off camps are a great way to make new friends and have fun while   Explore the enchanting environment of the Nature Park, harness your
        discovering nature. Expand your knowledge of science, learn about plants and   creativity, and create your own mythical creatures inspired by the plants
        animals, and hike two to five miles daily. Bring a lunch, drinking water, two   and animals in nature. Then, strategize your own tabletop game set in the
        snacks, and a backpack daily. Dress for the weather. Camps are held at the   realms crafted from your day’s exploration and discoveries.
        Tualatin Hills Nature Center.
                                                            10/16            8 am-5 pm    7-13 yrs   NP27205A
                                                              Tualatin Hills Nature Center   ID/AP: $92   OD: $115
                                                            10/23            8 am-5 pm    7-13 yrs   NP27205B
                                                              Tualatin Hills Nature Center   ID/AP: $92   OD:
                                                              $115
                                                             Whoooo Gives a Hoot?
                                                             Dissect owl pellets, check out our owl specimens, learn owl calls and a
                                                             take a nature walk to hear the owls in our forest.
                                                            11/23       M    8 am-5 pm    7-13 yrs   NP27206
                                                              Tualatin Hills Nature Center   ID/AP: $92   OD: $115
                                                             Art from the Earth
                                                             View nature from the perspective of an artist. Learn about the elements of
                                                             art including textures and form, while gathering inspiration and materials
                                                             from the natural world.  Apply our observations in the assembling of your
                                                             artistic creation.
                                                            11/24       T    8 am-5 pm    7-13 yrs   NP27207
                                                              Tualatin Hills Nature Center   ID/AP: $92   OD: $115
         Cold Blooded Creatures
         Step into the world of reptiles to discover which kinds of snakes and   Local Harvest
         reptiles we have living in the nature park, how they survive, and go hiking   Get ready for some dirty fingernails as we learn about where food comes
         in the park to look for snakes and their habitat. If the weather is hot   from. Learn to cook with the delicious fruits and vegetables grown here in
         enough and we’re lucky in our searching, we might get to safely touch a   the Pacific Northwest.
         garter snake!
                                                            11/25       W    8 am-5 pm    7-13 yrs   NP27208
        9/21        M   8 am-5 pm     7-13 yrs   NP27200      Tualatin Hills Nature Center   ID/AP: $92   OD: $115
         Tualatin Hills Nature Center   ID/AP: $92   OD: $115
         Autumn Snapshots
         Red, orange, and yellow leaves are ablaze this time of year and we're going   Winter Break Nature Camps
         out into the park to practice our nature photography skills. We'll make a
         frame for each camper's best picture of the day!   Camp Wild Things • 4-6 yrs
        10/9        F   8 am-5 pm     7-13 yrs   NP27201    Build your child's sense of wonder about nature and invite them to explore
         Tualatin Hills Nature Center   ID/AP: $92   OD: $115  wildlife and the world around them. Games, songs, new friends, crafts, and
                                                            adventure make this a good camp for young children. Campers should dress for
         Tracks and Trails (Conference Days)                the weather and bring a snack, a water bottle, and a small backpack each day.
         Follow the tracks of local wildlife to discover their secrets and signs.
         Traverse the park and pick up clues to solve the mystery of tracks left in   Fairytale Forest
         the wild.                                           Step into a magical forest where stories come to life through nature,
        10/15           8 am-5 pm     7-13 yrs   NP27202A    imagination, and play.
         Tualatin Hills Nature Center   ID/AP: $92   OD: $115  12/21    M    9 am-12 pm   4-6 yrs   NP27101
        10/22           8 am-5 pm     7-13 yrs   NP27202B     Tualatin Hills Nature Center   ID/AP: $40   OD: $50
         Tualatin Hills Nature Center   ID/AP: $92   OD: $115



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