Join us at Emma Prusch for a groovy and natural alternative to traditional tie-dye! This program is designed for ages 7-10 to learn about different vegetables that we grow at Emma Prusch and about different ways to utilize vegetables. During the first session, participants will learn how to create vegetable tie-dye from scratch and during the second session, participants will tie-dye an article of clothing! Please bring a white article of clothing.

Be our guests for a wild sleepover and enjoy the thrill of the zoo after dark! Your family will enjoy animal encounters, hands-on activities, games, crafts, and a flashlight tour through the zoo. Learn about animal adaptations and how they help animals to survive in different habitats. A paying adult must accompany all children. There must be 1 adult chaperone for every 8 children. Please contact the Zoo Education Department if you have any questions regarding registration for this event.

This engaging class is designed to teach children about the importance of native plants and pollinators and will have two versions tailored to ages 5-7 and ages 8-12. Making and planting native seedballs, also known as native seed bombs, is one way to support biodiversity and pollinators.

Join us at Emma Prusch and learn how to create colorful mosaics using colorful corn kernels and beans. Participants will learn about corn and beans, two of the Three Sisters crops, and its importance to indigenous peoples of North America and later American agriculture while creating a colorful corn and bean mosaic.

Join us for a class full of discovery and play! This is a children’s drop-off program; however, parents are welcome to participate. We “go wild” with our early-learning scientists as we explore different parts of zoo life. Each class includes interactive discussions, inquiry-based activities, a visit from one of our animal ambassadors, and more!