Flowers and plants take over Saturday storytime at the Nature Playscape

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Storytime at the Nature Playscape: Flowers!

10 AM – noon · free · parking $5 · Grayson Subaru Preserve

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Ijams Nature CenterSat

Flowers and plants take over Saturday storytime at the Nature Playscape

The free Saturday storytime in the woods by Mead's Quarry reads What's Inside a Flower and a stack of other books about blooming things, then turns the kids loose on the playscape. Parking is five dollars.

When: Sat Oct 10 · 10 AM – noon
Where: Ijams Nature Playscape at the Grayson Subaru Preserve · 3518 Island Home Ave, by Mead's Quarry
Cost: Free · parking $5 a car, free for Ijams members
Parking: Mead's Quarry main or overflow lots, then the signed connector trail
Bring: A blanket or chair, a snack, or nothing at all

Every Saturday morning, volunteer storytellers read in the woods at the Nature Playscape, and this week the theme is flowers and plants: What's Inside a Flower and a pile of other books about beautiful, blooming things. Some weeks there is a hands-on activity; some weeks the kids just roam the playscape. It is free, and it runs from ten to noon. Park at the Mead's Quarry lots, five dollars a car unless you are a member, and follow the signs down the connector trail.

Source:Ijams Nature Center — Storytime at the Ijams Nature Playscape: Flowers!

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