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The Morton Arboretum

    We continue to offer nature play and nature programming throughout the Arboretum.  Within the Children’s Garden, families are encouraged to challenge their creativity, imagination and critical thinking with open-ended natural materials and interpretation that sparks visitors curiosity about the trees and plants surrounding them. Daily programming is based on weather conditions for the…
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Home Sweet Home Child Care

  Our very hot summer was perfect for nature water play. Our little explorers were busy exploring a variety of natural water play activities. One of our favorites was to make nature soup. We gathered rose petals, rocks, leaves, fresh lemons and water. We made several bins of soup with assorted shades of food coloring….
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