2025 VoH Parks and Rec WinterSpring Brochure-WEB 2.19.2025_new | Page 12

Village of Hinsdale | Parks & Recreation • EARLY CHILDHOOD & YOUTH PROGRAMS

Lake View Nature Center

Classes located at 17 W. 063 Hodges Road, Oakbrook Terrace
Nature Tots
Through story time, sensory bins, movement activities, and more, toddlers with an adult will learn new and exciting things about the natural world around them while practicing fundamental skills too! Play-time inside and outside( weather permitting) will allow your toddler ' s imagination to run wild as we explore different nature subjects each week.
Code
Day
Time
Date
605014-01
M
9:30-10:30am
1 / 13
605014-02
F
9:30-10:30am
1 / 17
605014-03
M
9:30-10:30am
1 / 27
605014-04
F
9:30-10:30am
1 / 31
605014-05
M
9:30-10:30am
2 / 10
605014-06
F
9:30-10:30am
2 / 14
605014-07
M
9:30-10:30am
2 / 24
605014-08
F
9:30-10:30am
2 / 28
605014-09
M
9:30-10:30am
3 / 10
605014-10
F
9:30-10:30am
3 / 14
605014-11
M
9:30-10:30am
3 / 24
605014-12
F
9:30-10:30am
3 / 28
605014-13
M
9:30-10:30am
4 / 7
605014-14
F
9:30-10:30am
4 / 11
605014-15
M
9:30-10:30am
4 / 14
605014-16
F
9:30-10:30am
4 / 25
605014-17
M
9:30-10:30am
5 / 5
605014-18
F
9:30-10:30am
5 / 9
605014-19
M
9:30-10:30am
5 / 19
605014-20
F
9:30-10:30am
5 / 23
Ages:
18 months-3 years with adult
Fee:
$ 16R /$ 20NR
Animal Adventures
Introduce your child to the wonderful world of animals and their habitats. Through creative exercises and hands-on learning, children will discover the wonders of natural spaces and the animals that call those places home. They should dress for their adventures with the animals in weather-appropriate clothing as we often will be outside. This is a drop off program.
Code
Day
Time
Date
605067-01
Tu
8:45-10:45am
1 / 14-1 / 28
605067-02
Tu
12:30-2:30pm
1 / 14-1 / 28
605067-03
Tu
8:45-10:45am
2 / 11-2 / 25
605067-04
Tu
12:30-2:30pm
2 / 11-2 / 25
605067-05
Tu
8:45-10:45am
3 / 11-3 / 25
605067-06
Tu
12:30-2:30pm
3 / 11-3 / 25
605067-07
Tu
8:45-10:45am
4 / 8-4 / 22
605067-08
Tu
12:30-2:30pm
4 / 8-4 / 22
605067-09
Tu
8:45-10:45am
5 / 6-5 / 20
605067-10
Tu
12:30-2:30pm
5 / 6-5 / 20
Ages:
4-6 years
Fee:
$ 72R /$ 87NR

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Explore Nature Days
If your early-grade child loves nature, have them spend a couple of hours with us meeting our animals and learning about where they live. Each date will focus on a different world habitat( see below). Please dress your child ready for both indoor and outdoor adventures. This is a drop off program.
Code
Theme
Day
Time
Date
605061-01
All Things Aquatic
M
9:00-11:00am
1 / 20
605061-02
Great Backyard Birds
M
9:00-11:00am
2 / 17
605061-03
The Enchanted Forest
W
9:00-11:00am
4 / 2
Ages:
6-10 years
Fee:
$ 27R /$ 33NR

“ MAKER” WORKSHOPS:

CRITTERS AND COOKIES Is your child sweet on animals? At this program, your child will meet our awesome resident animals and be inspired to decorate animalthemed cookies to give as a Valentine’ s Day gift- complete with little bakery boxes. This is a drop off program.
Code
Day
Time
Dates
Fee
605077-01
Sa
9:30-10:30am
2 / 8
$ 27R /$ 33NR
Ages:
6-10 years
COUNTERTOP COMPOSTING
To celebrate our planet in honor of Earth Day, let us teach your kids
how to compost. Vegetable scraps can be kept out of the landfill,
and worms speed up the process( and kids love them)! Your child
will create a mini environment in a bucket with red wiggler worms,
shredded paper, and soil to use in your everyday routine.
Code
Day
Time
Dates
Fee
605078-01
Sa
9:30-11:00am
4 / 19
$ 27R /$ 33NR
Ages:
6-10 years
MY FIRST GARDEN
Join us for this basic workshop and start an herb garden from seeds
to take care of at home. Get tips on how to engage your child in the
cultivation of their first plants to start a love of gardening for life.
Code
Day
Time
Dates
Fee
605076-01
Sa
9:30-10:30am
5 / 10
$ 23R /$ 28NR
Ages:
2-5 years with adult
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