On Tuesday, May 27, at noon, the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department opens registration for their fact-packed nature programs. If you haven't been before, the Environmental Learning Centers' classes aren't snore-inducing biology lectures. Instead, the hikes and walks are more like a hands-on PBS nature show, without the gory bits.

Park naturalists take kids to seek out creatures and features in tidepools, city forests and fields. Programs take place at Carkeek, Camp Long and Discovery Park on weekdays and weekends. View programs for toddlers through preschoolers; programs aimed at elementary-school-aged children and up; and family-friendly s'mores-fueled storytimes.

Sign up soon, as some programs fill quicker than your overenrolled neighborhood school. Parents in the know set up accounts in advance through the Parks Department's SPARC Web site.

Contact Lora Shinn at littlekidsbigcity@nwsource.com. See previous posts at http://littlekidsbigcity.com.

 

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