Long Island's Seatuck Environmental Association hosts a stay-at-home, celebrate-in-place, social-distancing-friendly Digital Eco-Carnival, including virtual hands-on nature explorations, nature-based games, live music, a live animal show and fun, backyard/neighborhood activities for children of all ages!

The fun begins at 11am Eastern time (10am Central, 8am Pacific) and continues till 4pm Eastern (3pm Central, 1pm Pacific). Tune in any time.

Full Schedule:

11am Eastern (10am Central, 8am Pacific): Welcome

11:05am Eastern (10:05am Central, 8:05am Pacific: Neighborhood Birds
Join John Turner for an introduction to the birds around your home

11:25am Eastern (10:25am Central, 8:25am Pacific): ACTIVITY: Bird Search!
Try to find at least two different birds around your home, then post a list and/or photo of what you saw!

11:45am Eastern (10:45am Central, 8:45am Pacific): Pond Exploration
Seatuck Board President, Alison Branco leads a search to see who's living under the water

12:05pm Eastern (11:05am Central, 9:05am Pacific): Green on the Scene
Seatuck's Peter Walsh explains some plant basics and teaches families how to make a bark/leaf rubbing.

12:25pm Eastern (11L25am Central, 9:25am Pacific): ACTIVITY: Bark/Leaf Rubbing
Use paper and crayons to create a bark or leaf rubbing, then post your beautiful nature art!
* Concurrent: Live music with The Suburban Brothers Band

12:45pm Eastern (11:45am Central, 9:45am Pacific): Live Animals
Join Jungle Bob for an up-close-and-personal look at some amazing live animals!

1:30pm Eastern (12:30pm Central, 10:30am Pacific): Insect Adventure
Tom Vitti takes families under logs and leaves to explore the wonderful world of insects and other critters

1:50pm Eastern (12:50pm Central, 10:50am Pacific): ACTIVITY: Insect Search!
Try to find at least two different bugs around your home, then post a list and/or photo of what you saw!

2:10pm Eastern (1:10pm Central, 11:10am Pacific): Bird Bingo
Play along as Seatuck's Maureen Dunn & Arielle Santos spin the bingo wheel and highlight some colorful Long Island birds!

2:40pm Eastern (1:40pm Central, 11:40am Pacific): Live Music
Take a music break to sing and dance along with Matt the Music Man!

3:10pm Eastern (2:10pm Central, 12:10pm Pacific): Fairy Houses
Seatuck's Kimberly Uresk demonstrates how to build fun fairy houses from natural materials.

3:20pm Eastern (2:20pm Central, 12:20pm Pacific): ACTIVITY: Build a Fairy House
Find natural objects and use your creativity to build a home for an imaginary friend! Post a photo of your creation!
* Concurrent: Live music with The Suburban Brothers Band

3:40pm Eastern (2:40pm Central, 12:40pm Pacific): Fish Journeys
Join Seatuck's Enrico Nardone & Emily Hall on an adventure to find special fish visiting the Long Island Sound this time of year from the ocean!