(ORANGE, TX) –Every Saturday from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center will be hosting family friendly educational programs from September 15 until November 17. These programs are free! Please RSVP by calling 409-670-0803 or registering online at shangrilagardens.org.
The heat may be fading, but the mosquitoes sure aren’t!Join us for this family friendly program todiscover which plants can keep your family bite-free this fall. You will even get to ‘make and take’ your very own natural insect repellent!
Do you have a collection? Shangri La Gardens sure does! Join us for a naturalist-guided ‘collection hunt’ to see what cool and unique things Mother Nature has that can be found and collected. Bring the whole family!
· October 13: Come Leaf Your Mark!
Join us to stroll along the back roads of Shangri La in search of the perfect leaf. During this family friendly program we will use the leaves we collect mixed with a dash of creativeness to create our own unique ‘make and take’ greeting cards!
Worms, roly polys, and spiders; oh my! There are thousands of creepy crawly critters that call Shangri La home. Join us for this family friendly program where we will seek out and investigate what makes these critters unique.
· October 27: Let’s Rock!
Rocks are all different shapes and colors, but how are they made? Bring the entire family to conduct scientific experiments with rocks and investigate their differences. Explore how rocks are made by creating your own- out of chocolate!
Come explore the often unseen backcountry of Shangri La! Join us for a naturalist-guided hike to explore the ecology and natural history of southeast Texas. During this family friendly program we will be hiking 3+ mileson rough terrain in the natural areas of Shangri La to see what we can see!