Details: Butterflies fly free in the Woodland Park Zoo’s Butterfly Garden, and is a wonderful way to spend an hour or two. Adults and children will both be captivated by the beautiful creatures. And photographers will spend hours trying to capture both the beauty and personality of the different types of butterflies found here.
Photo credit: personal collection
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At the Pacific Science Center this Spring kids can explore the trees and the forest in a traveling exhibit sponsored, in part, by the Arbor Day Foundation.
Exploring Trees Inside & Out is a simple (translation: non-electronic) environment that’s both educational and fun. Kids can learn about the gift of nature while also enjoying some play time.
Here are a few of the interactive options:
sit inside a giant bird’s nest
learn how sap moves through trees
learn about photosynthesis while sitting inside a giant leaf
crawl through a log
learn how a seed becomes an acorn, that in turn becomes a tree
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