Cville Nature Kids

18/05/2022

We hope you can join us for the Kids and Nature Festival 3! We'll be back at Ix Art Park Sunday June 19th, 10a-2p.

This event is an amazing opportunity for us to bring together nature-friendly local schools, non-profits, and organizations that share our love of children and the outdoors. We look forward to having wonderful eco-friendly workshops, activities, and entertainment for the whole family.

Apply here to reserve your booth spot: https://forms.gle/7YRiLtNFb4mVGAJZ7

This event is a fundraiser for the construction of a children's garden at Ix Art Park. Sponsorship opportunities are also available.

07/02/2022

Registration is now open for 2022 summer camps at IX Art Park! 🙌
Little Planets Art & Nature Camp 🍃 is a chance for young children ages 3 to 5 years to experience the delight and power of art and nature.

🎨 Art + Nature 🌳 = creativity, wellbeing, connection. Our program is designed to nurture children’s sense of wonder, curiosity, and self-expression.

Weekly themes include hands-on outdoor nature explorations and creative arts projects. 🖌️ Campers are also welcomed into the Looking Glass immersive art museum. ✨
https://www.ixartpark.org/

15/03/2020

26/02/2020

Spring I session starts next week! We're looking forward to 5 weeks of fun exploring and playing in our woods as they start to wake after Winter's rest. We hope you can join us! https://pathfinderscville.weebly.com/

10/12/2019

Wildrock is a private 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting nature play for health and happiness.  We offer educational, recreational, and therapeutic programs to a broad and diverse audience.

04/09/2019

Photo Credit Victoria Dye Steve Layman, former President of the Charlottesville Astronomical Society, will host a Solar Observing Session at Ivy Creek Natural Area on every other First Friday of th…

09/08/2019

The Shepard’s Center of Charlotte, NC are coming to this Group Night at McCormick Observatory. CAS members will be there to provide an Astronomy presentation and then observe an astronomical …

14/06/2019

19/04/2019

Saturday, April 20th kicks off National Park Week! 🤠 🏞️ 🏕️

17/04/2019

The Partnership for the National Trails System (PNTS) encourages people to take a break from social media during National Park Week, April 20-28, 2019, as a way to “get off the web and into the wild.” Learn more and take the pledge: https://bit.ly/2UrkkKM

08/04/2019

"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt!"- Margaret Atwood

We found a surprise ball today in Tinkergarten. It contained many clues to the explorations we will have this season.

There is still time to join. Visit tinkergarten.com to find a class near you!

05/03/2019

This site is run by the General Services Administration for the Department of the Interior's Every Kid in a Park program.

15/02/2019

Now's the time to sign up for a Spring Tinkergarten class! Use the code SPRING2019 by 2/27, and you’ll receive our early bird discount of 15% off the first child.

17/08/2018

Protect the planet and support Sierra Club with your next virtual race.

07/08/2018

What a great event this Saturday!

FREE DAY OF PLAY AT WILDROCK THIS SATURDAY!! On Saturday the 11th, Easy Riders Bus Company is generously donating free bus transportation from Charlottesville to Wildrock for a FREE day of play. Freddy Jackson of The Love No Ego Foundation will be providing special programming. Lunch will be provided. More pick-up stops may be arranged. To register for this free program, email [email protected].

27/07/2018

Put this on your calendar for September 1st!

Put us on your schedule for September 1st!

04/07/2018

Put this event on your calendar for October!

07/06/2018