
Make & Take: Nature Art
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An Adult MUST BE registered with child at time of registration. Join a Park Naturalist to collect natural items around Wheaton Regional Park and turn them into an artistic masterpiece.

An Adult MUST BE registered with child at time of registration. Join a Park Naturalist to collect natural items around Wheaton Regional Park and turn them into an artistic masterpiece.
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Yoga at Brookside Gardens — Tanory Ateek leads flexibility, strength, and focus sessions in the Japanese Tea House (Sept–Oct) or Visitor Center (mid‑Oct–Feb), mats not provided.
Create and illustrate a graphic novel page with narration, dialogue, character design, then refine drawings using pen, ink, watercolor pencils; displayed at Wheaton Library, for ages 14–18.
Trained volunteers guide participants in practicing English for everyday real-life situations in the Multi-Purpose Room, for ages 18 and up.
Interactive Chesapeake Bay aquarium at Glen Echo Park offers timed‑entry exhibits and educators for personalized learning, $10 per person, ages 2 and up.
Weed Warriors on Campus (Shuttle Bus Facility, UMD) — Volunteer invasive species removal with educational guidance, safety briefings, and SSL hours for high‑school students; registration required.
2‑mile hike on the Underground Railroad Experience Trail at Woodlawn Manor Park teaches navigation, shelter and evasion techniques used by 19th‑century freedom seekers, for ages 7 and up.
Costume parade, trick‑or‑treat skating, costume contest, and Halloween crafts on the NHL rink, with skate rental and public skate admission, for ages 5 and under.
Pumpkin painting and seasonal beer or wine on the raptor deck with snacks, registration includes a pumpkin and two drinks, 21+.
Guided two‑hour forest bathing at Locust Grove Nature Center, with certified therapist Adria S. Zeldin leading mindfulness sensory walks on moderate, natural‑surface trails, for ages 18 and up.
Gentle Explorers (Croydon Creek Nature Center) — Sensory activities, gentle movement, and guided observation let children and caregivers explore nature calmly, fostering curiosity and focus, ages 2–5.
Luminary hikes at Locust Grove Nature Center feature hand‑carved Jack‑O‑Lanterns lighting the trail, a campfire for marshmallow toasting, and natural dirt and rock paths; registration required.
Luminary hikes at Locust Grove Nature Center feature hand‑carved Jack‑O‑Lanterns lighting the trail, a campfire for marshmallow toasting, and natural dirt, rock, and stair sections, registration required.