by admin | Jun 8, 2016 | Childrens Activities, Outfitters Center
Kids enjoyed “dock fowling” during the first week of Nature Knowledge classes, What’s in the Water with Naturalist, Jill Kombrink. They gathered samples of all types of life forms under the dock and in the river from microscopic plankton to shrimp, crabs and sea...
by admin | May 2, 2016 | Childrens Activities
It was a beautiful sunny day at Oldfield when the Guppies set out on a pirate’s treasure hunt. With treasure map in hand and some helpful guidance, it didn’t take long for the Pirates of Oldfield,aka Guppy Academy, to find the treasure chest. X marks the...
by admin | Apr 8, 2016 | Childrens Activities
V is for Vegetables! Learning about vegetables was so much fun! The children washed, peeled and cut the vegetables and even used them to cook their very own stone soup! Soup made from stones?!! Why yes, when you add carrots, onions, potatoes, corn, tomatoes and more...
by admin | Jan 19, 2016 | Childrens Activities
First day back to Guppy Academy! New Year same great program. N is for nest and to aid in our learning, staff Naturalist Jill Kombrink brought several nests found in our bluebird boxes to show the children. Many had a few eggs both hatched and unhatched! Her lesson...
by admin | Jan 8, 2016 | Childrens Activities
With the chilly weather, we thought a little comfort food was in order. What could be better than Chicken and dumplings and a dessert of fried apple pies??! Our little chefs shredded chicken, added in veggies and milk and stirred in a couple of cans of cream soup....
by admin | Dec 12, 2015 | Childrens Activities, Dining
Our Oldfield families had a wonderful time during our annual Breakfast with Santa. There were crafts, breakfast and a chance to get a photo with the big guy...
