For Preschoolers

Big Fish Little Fish

Big Fish Little Fish teaches young children and their favorite adult about the natural environment through guided exploration and hands-on discovery. Sessions, which meet once a week for six weeks, are offered during the spring and fall. Each session is a learning adventure based around a different seasonal theme.

Click here for more information on the Fall I session of Big Fish Little Fish to be begin September 9, 10, 11 and 12, 2008, and for a Registration form.

Splish Splash!

Splish Splash! is a ocean-side summertime adventure program where children and their favorite adults explore and enjoy tide pools, the sandy beach and nature craft-making. Sessions meet once a week for four weeks and are offered during the months of July and August.

Click here for more information on our Splish Splash Summer I session, with classes meeting Monday mornings and afternoons June 30-July 21 and Tuesday mornings and afternoons July 1-22, and for a Registration form.

Click here for more information on our Splish Splash Summer II session, with classes meeting Monday mornings and afternoons July 28-August 18 and Tuesday mornings and afternoons July 29-August 19, and for a Registration form.

Snug as a Bug!

Snug as a Bug! is a new winter program for children ages 2 to 5 years old and their favorite adult. Snug as a Bug!, held on Mondays from 10:00-11:15 a.m., is full of indoor fun including stories, puppetry, games, crafts and live animal visits. Each session meets once a week for four weeks and is offered during the months of January and February.

Click here for more information on Snug as a Bug! held on Monday mornings in January 2008, and for Registration forms.

Click here for more information on Snug as a Bug! held on Monday mornings in February 2008, and for Registration forms.

Treks-4-Tots (1/2 Day Camp Program)

Treks 4 Tots is a half-day nature camp program designed especially for 4 and 5 year-old children. Each session is a learning adventure based around a different theme that is designed to teach young children about the world around them. Our goal is to create a fun and exciting learning experience that will foster a sense of stewardship that will last for years to come. Treks sessions meet during New Hampshire school vacation weeks and all summer-long for three mornings or afternoons a week.

Click here for more information on Spring Treks-4-Tots to be held April 23-25, 2008, from 9:00 a.m. to noon and for a Registration form.

Click here for more information on Summer Treks-4-Tots to be held throughout the summer, beginning June 18, 2008, from 9:00 a.m. to noon and from 1:00-4:00 p.m. and for a Registration form.

Please note that registration for Summer Treks opens on January 15, 2008 for Center members, February 1, 2008 for non-members.

Tidepool for Tots (School and Group Program)

In this one-hour indoor tide pool program children learn about intertidal animals through games, activities and role-playing. Children will also observe and handle live animals.

Learn more about Tidepool for Tots and other programs in our Marine and Coastal Science Program Brochure .