Audubon to Host Holiday Camps
Audubon to Host Holiday Camps
Audubon Community Nature Center Invites Kids to Come Out and Play Over Break
At Audubon Community Nature Center Holiday Camps on Wednesday, December 27 and Thursday, December 28 kids can enjoy the winter holiday playing outdoors and being active. Photo / Audubon Community Nature Center
JAMESTOWN – Audubon Community Nature Center (ACNC) is offering two Holiday Camps when children can explore the outdoors, play, climb, run, and engage their senses as they discover all that winter embodies.
The Holiday Camps will take place Wednesday, December 27th for ages 5-11 and Thursday, December 28th for ages 4-12. Both will run from 9:00am-3:00pm. Kids can enjoy the winter holiday playing outdoors and being active. Cold, wind, and ice change the landscape and bring new things to learn about, play with, and explore. Learning and play are the themes of the day.
Since they go outside for as much of the day as possible, children need to be dressed to be comfortable being out in the forecasted weather. They also need to bring water, snacks, a lunch that does not require refrigeration, and extras of anything that might get wet.
Cost for the day is $48 or $36 for Nature Center member children. Additional siblings receive a $5 discount. Enrollment is limited. Paid reservations are required by Monday, December 25th for ages 5–11 for the December 27th camp and Tuesday, December 26th for ages 4–12 for the December 28th camp. For more information and to register, call 716-569-2345 during business hours or go to AudubonCNC.org and click through “Programs and Events.” The nature center building will be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
Audubon Community Nature Center is located at 1600 Riverside Road, one-quarter mile east of Route 62 between Jamestown, NY, and Warren, PA. You can visit the nearly 600-acre nature preserve, check in on the live birds of prey, enjoy the native tree arboretum and natural play space, and hike, snowshoe or cross country ski over five miles of trails dawn until dusk daily for free.
The three-story Nature Center building houses interactive displays, a collection of live animals including the Hellbender exhibit, and the Blue Heron Gift Shop. Visitors are welcome Monday through Saturday from 10:00am-4:30pm and Sunday from 1:00-4:30pm. Nature Center members and SNAP/EBT cardholders have free building admission daily. Building admission is also free every Sunday for non-Nature Center members.
To learn more about Audubon and its many programs, call 716-569-2345, find Audubon Community Nature Center on Facebook, or visit AudubonCNC.org. Audubon Community Nature Center builds and nurtures connections between people and nature by providing positive outdoor experiences, opportunities to learn about and understand the natural world, and knowledge to act in environmentally responsible ways.