Programs & Events
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Wonder Art Winter I: Wed 9:30AM
Wonder Art Winter I: Wed 9:30AM
Ages 18 month – 2+ (with caregiver) We’ll explore the season through live animal visits, natural artifacts, stories, songs, and of course, process-based art experiences designed specifically for our youngest learners. Meets at the Knobloch Farmhouse. If Stamford schools are delayed or closed due to weather, class will be cancelled. Participants will be refunded for…
Wonder Art Winter I: Wed 10:30AM
Wonder Art Winter I: Wed 10:30AM
Ages 18 month – 2+ (with caregiver) We’ll explore the season through live animal visits, natural artifacts, stories, songs, and of course, process-based art experiences designed specifically for our youngest learners. Meets at the Knobloch Farmhouse. If Stamford schools are delayed or closed due to weather, class will be cancelled. Participants will be refunded for…
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Wonder Art Winter I: Thurs 9:30AM
Wonder Art Winter I: Thurs 9:30AM
Ages 18 month – 2+ (with caregiver) We’ll explore the season through live animal visits, natural artifacts, stories, songs, and of course, process-based art experiences designed specifically for our youngest learners. Meets at the Knobloch Farmhouse. If Stamford schools are delayed or closed due to weather, class will be cancelled. Participants will be refunded for…
Wonder Art Winter I: Thurs 10:30 AM
Wonder Art Winter I: Thurs 10:30 AM
Ages 18 month – 2+ (with caregiver) We’ll explore the season through live animal visits, natural artifacts, stories, songs, and of course, process-based art experiences designed specifically for our youngest learners. Meets at the Knobloch Farmhouse. If Stamford schools are delayed or closed due to weather, class will be cancelled. Participants will be refunded for…
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WILD! Keepers for the Day
WILD! Keepers for the Day
Help to feed and exercise some of our Heckscher WILD! exotic animals. Create salads for our tortoises and iguana, and see how we provide enrichment to our animals. We’ll meet at Heckscher Barn and also spend time in Heckscher WILD! Tickets cover one child and adult pair. Limited to 5 pairs. Saturday, January 18 11…
Farmer for a Day
Farmer for a Day
Learn how our farmers care for our animals! Help give our pigs a snack, assist with grooming or walking our animals, and hang out with our goats. Meets at the Heckscher WILD! porch. Tickets cover one child and adult pair. Limited to 5 pairs. Saturday, January 18 1:30 – 2:30 pm Ages 6+ MLK WEEKEND…
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Totally Turtles-FULL
Totally Turtles-FULL
Learn all about the different types of turtles and tortoises who call the SM&NC home. Hang out with Wallace the Red-footed Tortoise and feed him a snack, watch our turtle races to see who wins, and paint your own turtle to take home! Meets at the Knobloch Family Farmhouse. Tickets cover one child and adult…
Snakes of the World
Snakes of the World
Join us to meet some of the species of snakes that call Heckscher WILD! home. Test your knowledge with snake trivia and color your own wooden snake to take home! Meets at the Knobloch Family Farmhouse. Tickets cover one child and adult pair. Limited to 12 pairs. Sunday, January 19 11:30 am – 12:30…
Totally Turtles-FULL
Totally Turtles-FULL
Learn all about the different types of turtles and tortoises who call the SM&NC home. Hang out with Wallace the Red-footed Tortoise and feed him a snack, watch our turtle races to see who wins, and paint your own turtle to take home! Meets at the Knobloch Family Farmhouse. Tickets cover one child and adult…
Mixed Media Menagerie
Mixed Media Menagerie
Our animals will serve as inspiration as you use different media and materials to produce masterpieces! Using watercolors, collage and pastels, create works of art while meeting some of our live animals. Tickets cover all materials for one child and adult pair. Limited to 10 pairs. Sunday, January 19 1 – 2 pm All Ages…
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WILD! Keepers for the Day-LIMITED SPACE!
WILD! Keepers for the Day-LIMITED SPACE!
Help to feed and exercise some of our Heckscher WILD! exotic animals. Create salads for our tortoises and iguana, and see how we provide enrichment to our animals. We’ll meet at Heckscher Barn and also spend time in Heckscher WILD! Tickets cover one child and adult pair. Limited to 5 pairs. Monday, January 20 11…
Snakes of the World
Snakes of the World
Join us to meet some of the species of snakes that call Heckscher WILD! home. Test your knowledge with snake trivia and color your own wooden snake to take home! Meets at the Knobloch Family Farmhouse. Tickets cover one child and adult pair. Limited to 12 pairs. Monday, January 20 11:30 am – 12:30…
Farmer for a Day
Farmer for a Day
Learn how our farmers care for our animals! Help give our pigs a snack, assist with grooming or walking our animals, and hang out with our goats. Meets at the Heckscher WILD! porch. Tickets cover one child and adult pair. Limited to 5 pairs. Monday, January 20 1:30 – 2:30 pm Ages 6+ MLK WEEKEND…
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Wild Woods Adventure Afterschool
Weds, Jan 22 – Feb 12
Ages 5–9
Wild Woods Adventure Afterschool
Weds, Jan 22 – Feb 12
Ages 5–9
Wednesdays, January 22 – February 12 Join us weekly on Wednesdays for a special 4-week winter session of one of our most popular afterschools! We’ll identify winter animal tracks, learn how to create winter shelters, and observe winter birds at our feeders. Dress for seasonal, outdoor play. We’ll take advantage of the snow if we…
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WILD! Kids Afterschool
Thurs, Jan 23 – Feb 13
Ages 7–11
WILD! Kids Afterschool
Thurs, Jan 23 – Feb 13
Ages 7–11
Thursdays, January 23 – February 13 Join us weekly on Thursdays for a 4-week session behind the scenes of Heckscher WILD! Help feed our exotic animals, learn how to hold a snake, and assist with enrichment and exercise of our Heckscher WILD! animals. Drop-off and pick-up at the Overbrook Nature Center. Limited to 10 participants.…
Wonder Art Winter I: Thurs 10:30 AM
Wonder Art Winter I: Thurs 10:30 AM
Ages 18 month – 2+ (with caregiver) We’ll explore the season through live animal visits, natural artifacts, stories, songs, and of course, process-based art experiences designed specifically for our youngest learners. Meets at the Knobloch Farmhouse. If Stamford schools are delayed or closed due to weather, class will be cancelled. Participants will be refunded for…
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Junior WILD! Keepers: Winter
REGISTRATION OPEN
Junior WILD! Keepers: Winter
REGISTRATION OPEN
Junior WILD! Keepers Saturday, January 25 9 am – noon Ages 11 – 13 Our Junior WILD! Keepers program gives participants a hands-on experience in the care, feeding, and enrichment of these animals. After completing the class, participants will then choose a later date for more in-depth training with our animal care staff. Upon successful…
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Winter Herb Gardens-FULL
Winter Herb Gardens-FULL
Create your own tabletop herb garden for winter cooking! Decorate a recycled pot, fill with soil, and plant your choice of herb seeds to take home! Each ticket includes one adult and one child and materials for one garden. Limited to 8 pairs. Location to be announced. Members: $12/adult+child pair Non-Members: $15/adult+child pair All Ages…
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Solar System & Night Sky Planetarium Show
REGISTRATION FULL!
Solar System & Night Sky Planetarium Show
REGISTRATION FULL!
Half day of school! Join us for tour of the solar system in our last year of our current planetarium! Take a trip around the solar system to explore the planets, and learn more about some familiar constellations. No strollers allowed. Please, no light up shoes allowed in planetarium. Limited to 20 people. All participants…
Wild Woods Adventure Afterschool
Wild Woods Adventure Afterschool
Wednesdays, January 22 – February 12 Join us weekly on Wednesdays for a special 4-week winter session of one of our most popular afterschools! We’ll identify winter animal tracks, learn how to create winter shelters, and observe winter birds at our feeders. Dress for seasonal, outdoor play. We’ll take advantage of the snow if we…
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Wonder Art Winter I: Thurs 10:30 AM
Wonder Art Winter I: Thurs 10:30 AM
Ages 18 month – 2+ (with caregiver) We’ll explore the season through live animal visits, natural artifacts, stories, songs, and of course, process-based art experiences designed specifically for our youngest learners. Meets at the Knobloch Farmhouse. If Stamford schools are delayed or closed due to weather, class will be cancelled. Participants will be refunded for…
WILD! Kids Afterschool
WILD! Kids Afterschool
Thursdays, January 23 – February 13 Join us weekly on Thursdays for a 4-week session behind the scenes of Heckscher WILD! Help feed our exotic animals, learn how to hold a snake, and assist with enrichment and exercise of our Heckscher WILD! animals. Drop-off and pick-up at the Overbrook Nature Center. Limited to 10 participants.…
WILD! Kids Afterschool
WILD! Kids Afterschool
Thursdays, January 23 – February 13 Join us weekly on Thursdays for a 4-week session behind the scenes of Heckscher WILD! Help feed our exotic animals, learn how to hold a snake, and assist with enrichment and exercise of our Heckscher WILD! animals. Drop-off and pick-up at the Overbrook Nature Center. Limited to 10 participants.…
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