Programs and Activities, July 30-August 2 (Monroe Lake: Paynetown SRA)
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In addition to the programs and activities listed below, the Paynetown Activity Center is open Thursday-Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Drop by to make a different craft each day, view our live snakes, check out the wall exhibits and taxidermy collection, the reference library, spend time at the puzzle table, or play in the kids' corner - or ask a question of the park naturalist.
THURSDAY, JULY 30
Skulls and Furs from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Watch for a naturalist roving the CAMPGROUND to check out a few real mammal skulls and furs… can you identify the animal species?
FRIDAY, JULY 31
Armadillos in Indiana from 9:30 to 11 a.m.
Watch for a naturalist roving the CAMPGROUND… learn about the Nine-banded Armadillo and their recent range expansion into southern Indiana!
Snake Chat from 2 to 2:30 p.m.
Paynetown SRA, Activity Center
DROP BY to meet and touch one of our live education snakes and get your questions about snakes answered!
Bat Silhouettes from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Paynetown SRA, Campground Playground
DROP BY to learn about the types of bats found in southern Indiana and the role they play in the ecosystem – and use a chalk art technique to create a bat silhouette.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1
Cicada Songs from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Paynetown SRA, Campground Playground
DROP BY to learn about the difference between annual and periodical cicadas, an insect whose “song” is part of summer’s soundtrack, and build your own cicada out of paper.
Discovering Fossils from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Paynetown SRA, Campground Playground
DROP BY to travel back millions of years to when Indiana lay underneath a shallow sea… learn about the animals that once lived in that ancient ocean and how some of their remains survive to present-day in the form of fossils. Examine some of these fossils and make a paper craft about their formation!
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2
An Ant’s Life from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Paynetown SRA, Campground Playground
DROP BY to learn about the busy, busy life of an average ant – and make an “ant on a leaf” paper craft.
THURSDAY, JULY 30
Skulls and Furs from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Watch for a naturalist roving the CAMPGROUND to check out a few real mammal skulls and furs… can you identify the animal species?
FRIDAY, JULY 31
Armadillos in Indiana from 9:30 to 11 a.m.
Watch for a naturalist roving the CAMPGROUND… learn about the Nine-banded Armadillo and their recent range expansion into southern Indiana!
Snake Chat from 2 to 2:30 p.m.
Paynetown SRA, Activity Center
DROP BY to meet and touch one of our live education snakes and get your questions about snakes answered!
Bat Silhouettes from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Paynetown SRA, Campground Playground
DROP BY to learn about the types of bats found in southern Indiana and the role they play in the ecosystem – and use a chalk art technique to create a bat silhouette.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1
Cicada Songs from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Paynetown SRA, Campground Playground
DROP BY to learn about the difference between annual and periodical cicadas, an insect whose “song” is part of summer’s soundtrack, and build your own cicada out of paper.
Discovering Fossils from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Paynetown SRA, Campground Playground
DROP BY to travel back millions of years to when Indiana lay underneath a shallow sea… learn about the animals that once lived in that ancient ocean and how some of their remains survive to present-day in the form of fossils. Examine some of these fossils and make a paper craft about their formation!
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2
An Ant’s Life from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Paynetown SRA, Campground Playground
DROP BY to learn about the busy, busy life of an average ant – and make an “ant on a leaf” paper craft.
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