Little Explorers Program

LITTLE EXPLORERS Spring NATURE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM 2025

Registration opens for Members on March 4
Registration begins for Non-members on March 11
 

Explore nature with your toddler or preschooler! Children have an innate interest in the world around them. They use their senses to experience and delight in both the familiar and the unknown. Adults (parents, grands, caregivers) can share in these experiences of the natural world as seen through the eyes of their child.

Little Explorers Nature Preschool is designed for children aged 2-6 years, with an adult. Classes include a variety of activities indoors and outside—typically nature walks, stories, and songs.

Choose either 10:30 - 11:30 am or 12:30-1:30 pm.

 
Fees:

$6 per Member child/adult pair (Family level & up)
$20 per Non-member child/adult pair
$6 each extra sibling
Fee includes admission to the Gardens and Nature Walk (April to October) and the Butterfly House (in season).

Series Discount  Spring Series (5 classes) (Pay for 4 classes, get 1 free)

Fees:

$24 per member child/adult pair
$80 per Non-member child/adult pair
$24 each extra sibling
 

Monday, April 7
Little Foxes
Ladew knows foxes. Let's learn about these beautiful mammals of our fields and forests.

Thursday, April 24
Earth Day Birthday
We'll celebrate this great big world, from the tiniest creatures to the tallest trees and learn how we can take care of them.

Thursday, May 8
Old McDonald Had a Farm
What is on Old McDonald's Farm? Let's find out. Farmers grow our food and raise animals. We'll explore some fun facts about farming and the farm that was here before there was Ladew Gardens.
 

Monday, May 19
Animal Peekaboo
Colors, spots, and stripes might help an animal hide from a predator. Nature has created many ways for animals to blend into their environment. We will be camouflage detectives.

Friday, June 6
Fuzzy, Bristly, Bumpy, Smooth
Let's use our sense of touch to explore different textures in nature.