Presidents Week in Prospect Park

Mon Feb 17, 2020 - Fri Feb 21, 2020
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Repeating every days through February 21, 2020.
12:00pm to 4:00pm ET
Age: All
Price: Free (except where noted)
Location:
Prospect Park's Audubon Center

Join Prospect Park Alliance during Presidents Week for family-friendly programs at Lefferts Historic House and the Prospect Park Audubon Center.

Wild in Winter, 12–4 pm
Prospect Park Audubon Center, Free
Bundle up and find out what your favorite Prospect Park animals are doing this winter. Join Alliance naturalists for the Great Backyard Bird Count, a nation-wide conservation effort established in 1900 and much more.

Discovery Pack, 12–3 pm
Prospect Park Alliance invites you to get inspired by nature with our Discovery Packs, ready-to-go kits filled with nature activities for families.

Migration Games, 12–3 pm
Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a migrating bird? The Audubon Center has a series of floor games designed to replicate all the stages of a birds long journey.

Animal Encounter, 2 pm
Join Alliance Naturalists in learning more about the animals in the Audubon Center’s collection. This program starts promptly at 3 pm.

Great Backyard Bird Count, 3 pm
Join this fun, nationwide Citizen Science project. Each checklist submitted helps researchers learn more about the health of birds and how to best protect them.

Presidents Day Trivia
Monday, February 17, 2 + 3 pm
Lefferts Historic House, $3 suggested donation
Celebrate the birthdays of Washington and Lincoln with presidential trivia for kids and a special birthday cake for George and Abe. One round of trivia will start at 2pm and another at 3pm.

Coming in from the Cold
Tuesday, February 18–Friday, February 21, 1–3 pm
Lefferts Historic House, $3 suggested donation
Learn about salve and then make a small jar of your own scented salve to take home. Guests can choose from a variety of essential oils to scent an all-natural salve similar to 19th-century recipes.

** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.