Adventures With Little Bear: Tiny Tot Nature Program

Today, Chloe and I attended an awesome program at the Gulf Branch Nature Center in Arlington, VA. It was honestly one of the best programs we have seen that is put on by a county service, and we have been to a few!

It was called the Tiny Tot Nature program and was put on by the assistant naturalist at the center. The theme for today was "Mr. Owl," as the center has an owl on site that they rescued with a broken wing last year. The hour was packed with short, fun, and completely age-appropriate activities to keep everyone engaged. We saw a short puppet show/story, sang an owl song, learned how owls fly (with scarves), heard owl sounds, did a craft, and even took a nature walk outside to see the owl and a few other outdoor highlights. Wonderful! The nature center also had several small reptiles and amphians and fish to look at, as well as a working beehive and the basement was full of an exhibit about Native Americans (complete with a large wooden canoe).

So, from what I understand, they have these programs each Wednesday at 10:00 am. They change activities from month to month, so you could attend each month and see a new class. And you don't have to be an Arlington County resident to attend, either, which is great. To register, click this link!

The downside: we had to be in Arlington at 10:00 am, the tail end of DC rush hour. Ugh, I cannot stress enough what a HOT HOT HOT mess 495 is right now. Also, 66 eastbound was no picnic. Luckily, we did make it on time. It was worth it though, really!