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  2. Nature Kids

Welcome to the homepage for Nature Kids, Green Venture’s nature-based, drop-off program for children aged 5 - 11, with space for “Helpers” ages 12-13! Nature Kids aims to help children get outside, engage with nature, and stay active.

Always free of charge, priority access is given to children who are part of one or more equity-deserving groups. We run outdoors all year round! The Fall, Winter, and Spring seasons run weekly after school, and the Summer season runs for one week as a half-day day camp. We share program dates and registration details here when registration opens. Feel free to contact us at [email protected] with any questions.

Participate at Nature Kids! 

Spring Session Registration is now closed. 

PLEASE NOTE: Our program runs in English, but we have a Spanish registration form available for those who need it. Contact us at [email protected] with any questions or to request support in other languages.

NEW! Summer Camp 

This July, we are launching our new full-day Nature Kids Camp! Enjoy the same nature adventures with the same supportive staff as our after-school Nature Kids program, but as a full-day summer camp with optional before and after care. This will be a paid program, with some spaces available at a partially or fully subsidized rate. Our after-school Nature Kids program will continue to be free of charge for all participants. The camps will run for three weeks:

  • July 14-18
  • July 21-25
  • July 28 - August 1

    Registration opens soon - join the mailing list on this page to be among the first to know when it opens!

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Explore Nature Kids Through the Seasons:

Winter

Winter Nature Kids was chill-tastic! Over the five weeks we got to spend quality time in nature at EcoHouse and at our local creek looking for fossils and clay. Some of our favourite nature activities included: box sledding, making paint from clay shale, playing tree games, making crystals on evergreen branches, and so much more! As always, Nature Kids would not be possible without our amazing group guides!

 

Spring

Spring Nature Kids was in full bloom! Over the five weeks we got to spend quality time in nature at EcoHouse and at our local creek looking for fossils, clay and one Nature Kid even found a crawfish. Some of our favourite nature activities included: bracelet making out of old T-shirt material, turning the compost, paper making, recycling sorting game, seed ball making, scavenger hunt, shelter building, monocular search, and so much more! As always, Nature Kids would not be possible without our amazing team of volunteers and helpers this season!

Summer

We had fun in the sun this summer at Nature Kids! Over the five weeks we got to spend quality time in nature at EcoHouse and at our local creek splashing in the water. Some of our favourite nature activities included: collecting nature items and turning them into cool crafts, tree planting, playing in the rain scavenger hunt, shelter building, monocular search, and so much more! As always, Nature Kids would not be possible without our amazing team of volunteers and helpers this season!

Fall

Fall Nature Kids was awesome! Over the five weeks we got to spend quality time in nature at EcoHouse and at our local creek looking for crayfish and water bugs. Some of our favourite nature activities included: shelter building, scavenger hunts, spore print making, leaf mask painting, pigment experiments, and so much more! We were really lucky to have a great group of volunteer guides this series, and we couldn’t have done it without them.

Program Supported By:

Conserver Society of Hamilton & District
Hamilton Community Foundation
City Enrichment Fund
TD Friends of the Environment

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