Online Registration for most Summer Programs & Events opens on Wednesday, June 25 at 9 am

Stay tuned! We'll be rolling out the upcoming season's website calendar and program registration listings over the next couple of weeks!

September & October Vacation Drop-Off Days

3 Dates/Sessions
Ages 5 – 10
9:30 am – noon

Members: $45/child
Non-Members: $50/child

No school? No problem! Join us for mornings of fun at the SM&NC! Each day will have a different theme but all will be full of animal visits, trail experiences, art projects, and more. Limited to 12 participants. Must be of age by program date. Please pack a peanut/tree nut free snack and water, and dress for messy play. Programs meet at Heckscher Barn. Priced per child per day.

Vacation Drop-Off: Animal Enrichment

By Kristin Sinatra | June 17, 2025
September 23 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Heckscher Barn
$45 – $50

Vacation Drop-Off Day: Animal Enrichment Tuesday, September 23 Ages 5 – 10 9:30 am – noon Limited to 12 children Join us to learn how we keep our animals happy and healthy! Create some enrichments for our otters and guinea pigs, give a snack to the Guinea Hogs,…

Vacation Drop-Off Day: Wildlife Wonders

By Kristin Sinatra | September 25, 2024
September 24 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Heckscher Barn
$45 – $50

Vacation Drop-Off Day: Wildlife Wonders Wednesday, September 24 Ages 5 – 10 9:30 am – noon Limited to 12 children Discover what types of wildlife call our forest home! We’ll search for some animal signs, meet some of our native teaching animals, and play some games in the…

Vacation Drop-Off Day: Fall on the Farm

By Kristin Sinatra | March 4, 2024
October 2 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Heckscher Barn
$45 – $50

Vacation Drop-Off Day: Fall on the Farm Thursday, October 2 Ages 5 – 10 9:30 am – noon Limited to 12 children Join us to harvest some veggies in the garden, make a snack for the pigs, visit with the goats, and see what else is happening around…

Youth & Family Program Policies

    • Refunds may be available for a registered program up to 10 days before the program date. Within 10 days refunds are, unfortunately, not available. Please register carefully.
    • Contact registration at 203.977.6521 for refunds. Programs cancelled by SM&NC will be refunded in full.
    • Ticket transfers are not permitted. Only registered parties may attend in their program time/date.
    • Please note age requirements.  Registrations outside of the age minimums/maximums will be cancelled and may not be refunded.
    • Please note registration requirements.  Some programs are drop-off and some require adult attendance.
    • All participants age 3 and up who attend a program require a ticket for individually-ticketed events.
    • This policy does not apply to any Summer Camp, Summer Wonder Art, or other program that is covered under our Summer Camp refund policies. Please refer to our summer camp pages for more information on these policies.

For registration assistance or questions, please contact Visitor Services at 203.977.6521.