Earth Adventures Day Camp - 2100
- for kids from 5 - 12 years of age

At Earth Adventures Day Camp campers will have fun, hands-on, outdoor experiences.

Our camps will help to create a life long love and appreciation of our natural world. This year our theme is Symbols of Our State. Campers will have fun while learning about Illinois’ state symbols through activities, hikes, free play, arts and crafts, and more! Join us for a summer of outdoor fun!

Earth Adventures Day Camp is open to children from 5 years through 12 years of age. Camp meets weekly at the Rock Springs Nature Center from 9:00 a.m. to noon.

Down Under For our first week of Earth Adventures we will explore the fascinating world down under – no, not Australia! The world under our feet! Find out more about our state mineral, Fluorite, and state fossil, the Tully Munster, for some cool facts you’ll really dig! Fee $10, reservations required. Meets at Rock Springs Nature Center. 9:00 a.m. to noon on June 12th or June 13th

Feathers and Fur What flies through the air? What dashes through the forest? Cardinals and White Tailed Deer! This week campers will be able to discover our state bird and state mammal. Did you know that a White Tailed Deer can jump six feet straight up? Wow! Fee $10, reservations required. Meets at Rock Springs Nature Center. 9:00 a.m. to noon on June 19th or June 20th

Fish Story Did you know we once caught a fish THIIIIIIIIIIIIS big? Okay, so we might be exaggerating just a little. We’ll uncover more about our state fish, the Bluegill, this week as we go fishing in our ponds! Fee $10, reservations required. Meets at Rock Springs Nature Center. 9:00 a.m. to noon on June 26th or June 27th

Green Team GO TEAM, GO! Shake those branches and wave those leaves for our wonderful green team! We’ll learn some awesome facts about our state tree, the White Oak, and our state flower, the Blue Violet, this week! Fee $10, reservations required. Meets at Rock Springs Nature Center. 9:00 a.m. to noon on July 3rd or July 6th

Slime and Shell Whoa! Did you see that? That splash was probably our state reptile, the Painted Turtle! Not to be confused with our state amphibian, the Tiger Salamander. We’ll make a splash of our own for Water Week! Please bring a towel and a dry change of clothes as we will be getting wet! Fee $10, reservations required. Meets at Rock Springs Nature Center. 9:00 a.m. to noon on July 10th or July 11th

Prairie State Oh prairie, no one could ever forget you with your beautiful state grass (Big Bluestem), state insect (the Monarch Butterfly), and even our state nickname (The Prairie State)! Who’s ready to be a pioneer? Let’s go! Fee $10, reservations required. Meets at Rock Springs Nature Center. 9:00 a.m. to noon on July 17th or July 18th

 

 

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