BROOKER CREEK PRESERVE - AUGUST BOOK TIME AT BROOKER: Aug 23-30. Children ages 3 to 5 connect to the wonders of the natural world through a story and a craft, game or other hands-on activity. 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Free; advance registration required. Brooker Creek Preserve, 3940 Keystone Road, Tarpon Springs. (727) 453-6800. www.brookercreekpreserve.org. __________________________________________
WEEDON ISLAND EVENTS - AUGUST Discover Culture and Nature With Your Child - Aug 11. Stop by the Weedon Island open classroom anytime between 1 and 3 p.m. to participate in a variety of self-guided archaeological activities. Sifting through the past will teach how early people made their living from our bay and waterways. No registration required. Recommended for families with children of all ages. Weedon Island Preserve, 1800 Weedon Drive NE, St. Petersburg. (727) 453-6500; www.weedonislandpreserve.org. WEE TIME AT WEEDON: Aug 23. Children ages 3 to 5 are treated to a variety of stories, crafts, games and hands-on activities that connect them to their environment. This week’s story, Harry Horseshoe Crab: A Tale of Crawly Creatures by Suzanne Tate, teaches about living fossils dating back nearly 200 million years. 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Free; advance registration required. Weedon Island Preserve, 1800 Weedon Drive N.E., St. Petersburg. (727) 453-6500; www.weedonislandpreserve.org/ ___________________________________________
Themes: August 12 – Raising Chickens In Your Back Yard August 18, 19 – Planting A Vegetable Garden – Get It Ready Now. August 25, 26 – Coffee Plants, Roasting Beans And Saving The Birds September 1,2, 3 (Labor Day) – Survival Skills And Camping In Florida September 9 – Beginners Orienteering: Having Fun With A Compass September 15, 16 – Turtles Of Florida: What You Can Do To Help September 22, 23 – Florida’s Pine Trees, Logging And Turpentining September 29, 30 – Indians In Florida 813-987-6204. Lettuce Lake Park, 6920 E. Fletcher Ave. in Tampa. ___________________________________________
Kids Visit Free at the Museum of Fine Arts This summer children will be able to visit The Museum of Fine Arts for free during a special promotion called Kids Visit Free through August 31. All guests from six to eighteen years old will be admitted free with each paying adult at the cultural attraction in downtown St. Petersburg and just minutes from the Gulf of Mexico beach cities of St. Pete Beach and Treasure Island. The Museum of Fine Arts is presenting a special exhibition throughout the summer entitled Global + Local: Studio & Contemporary Glass on Florida’s West Coast. St. Petersburg is home to numerous art galleries and museums with an abundance of sidewalk cafes and boutiques that line the main avenues of the city. Beach Drive is home to the Museum of Fine Arts, Salvador Dali Museum and the Mahaffey Theater. For more information on the Museum of Fine Arts visit www.fine-arts.org/ ___________________________________________
LETTUCE LAKE PARK EVENTS - AUGUST PARK RANGER NATURE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. Most weekends at 10 a.m. and at Noon, for Children ages 9-15. Lettuce Lake Park’s new Park Ranger Nature Educational Programs provide a variety of fun and informative guided activities for children ages 9-15. Participation is $5 per child, and children must be accompanied by an adult. Adults without children may join for $5. 96
FLORIDA CRAFTSMEN EVENTS - AUGUST CROCHET CORAL REEF FAMILY ACTIVITY DAYS - Aug 14. Fun for the whole family at the Crochet Coral Reef. Drop in between 10am and 12pm to enjoy a scavenger hunt, a live coral tank from the Pier Aquarium, a contest to guess how many starfish are on the reef, coloring, fun games, and a crochet touch tank. Please RSVP by the Monday preceding each Activ-
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