(2-5 yrs.) Introduce your little ones to the wonders of nature with hands-on activities that teach environmental stewardship and sustainability. Your little earth keepers will learn how their actions can help protect our planet. Adults must participate with children.
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Read a beautifully illustrated book then finger‑paint the story, encouraging creativity and self‑expression, in the Chantilly Regional Library meeting room, for ages 4–5.
One-on-one English practice with a volunteer tutor at Chantilly Regional Library, requiring basic English skills, registration and limiting to one weekly session, ages 18+.
Music and stories featuring rhythm and rhyme at Sterling Library, for ages 5 and under with a caregiver.
Interactive stories and movement at Cascades Library, Sterling, for ages 5 and under with a caregiver; visit and subscribe to Loudoun County Public Library Online Programs YouTube channel.
Storytelling session at Ellanor C. Lawrence Park Visitor Center & Amphitheater includes a book reading, nature activities, a short hike, and a craft, for ages 3–6.
Ms. Sailaja shares books, songs, and movement for babies on their laps at Chantilly Regional Library meeting room, for ages 0‑12 months.
Yoga storytime with singing, reading, and play, paired with yoga poses, in the Chantilly Meeting Room; bring a mat or towel; ages 2–5 with caregiver.
Family Fun Fridays at Riverbend Park’s Nature Center offers books, crafts, games, microscope exploration, puzzles, sandbox digging, and hourly naturalist read‑alouds, all ages.
Spooky Dry Ice Science (Hidden Oaks Nature Center) — bubbling concoctions, screaming spoons, and Boo bubbles demonstrate states of matter, for ages 5 and up.
A naturalist demonstrates feeding site display animals, guides making take‑home birdfeeders, and leads worm‑and‑insect hunts for dinner prep for ages 4–13.
Bat Walk at the Bend (Riverbend Park) — Educational scavenger hunt through woods about bats, ending with a handcrafted bat decoration, ages 5 and up.
Craft and experiment with a naturalist, exploring new pumpkin uses and getting messy at Burke Lake Park, for ages 4–18.
