Incredible Insects at Wave Hill, October 11 & 12, 2014
Deepen your knowledge of the insect world with a family-friendly weekend at Wave Hill! On Saturday and Sunday, October 11 and 12, get creative at the Teddy Bear Caterpillar Family Art Project. Adorn a sock puppet with fur, yarn, hair and button eyes to make your own cuddly, teddy-bear caterpillar pal.
Continue the fun at Saturday’s Wonderful Woolly Bears nature presentation. Meet live woolly bear caterpillars with an environmental educator from the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum and find out more about the life cycle of these fuzzy, friendly creatures.
On Sunday, round out the weekend with the Family Insect Hunt family walk. Explore the gardens and woodlands with naturalist and educator Gabriel Willow and search for creepy crawlers and critters, all while reveling in the splendor of the autumn season at Wave Hill. Be sure to enjoy the grounds on Columbus Day, Monday, October 13, too—in honor of the holiday, Wave Hill is open from 9AM to 5:30PM!
Events are free with admission to the grounds. Register, where required, at wavehill.org or onsite at the Perkins Visitor Center.
Family Art Project: Teddy Bear Caterpillars, SAT, SUN, October 11 and 12, 10AM–1PM
Nature Presentation: Wonderful Woolly Bears, SAT, October 11, 1PM. Ages six and older welcome with an adult. Space is limited; registration strongly recommended.
Family Insect Hunt, SUN, October 12, 1PM. Ages six and older welcome with an adult.
Support for Garden Programs is provided by the Hagedorn Fund. The Family Art Project is generously sponsored by Target, with additional support provided by the National Endowment for the Arts. Sustaining support is provided by the Sally and Gilbert Kerlin Endowment for Environmental Science and Nature Education. Wave Hill, Inc. is an independent, non-profit cultural institution governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. The buildings and grounds of Wave Hill are owned by the City of New York. With the assistance of the Bronx Borough President and Bronx representatives in the City Council and State Legislature, Wave Hill’s operations are supported with public funds through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; the Zoos, Botanical Gardens and Aquariums Grant Program administered by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
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