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Nature Cat: Backyard and Beyond

Sat Jul 6, 2024 - Sun Jan 12, 2025
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Repeating every days through January 12, 2025
Except November 28, 2024, December 25, 2024.
Except November 28, 2024, December 25, 2024.
10:00am to 4:00pm CT
Age: Ages 2-7
Price: $15
Location:
Peggy Notebaert Museum
“Tally ho!” Get ready to explore the natural world with Nature Cat in Nature Cat: Backyard and Beyond!
There’s so much to learn about nature — in your own backyard and beyond! In Nature Cat: Backyard and Beyond, you can walk through Fred the house cat’s scratching post and transform into Nature Cat, Outdoor Explorer Extraordinaire! Dress up as one of Nature Cat’s pals as you explore a marsh, a cave, a forest, and more — slip down Ronald’s slide, help Daisy build a flower garden, and have fun hunting for Hal’s flying disc.
Access to this exhibit is included with Museum admission.
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.