Slugs, Spiders, and Sorcery Campfire Program
Meet the animal ambassadors people call creepy, walk the trails at night looking for them in the wild, then eat s'mores round the campfire. An hour on the Friday before Halloween, registration required.
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Garden Insects and Native Plant Swap
An hour on the bugs that actually help a garden, plus a swap. Bring a native plant you have too much of, leave with something you do not have. Saturday morning at the nature center.
Family Nature Night: Animal Signs
Tracks, scat, chewed twigs, all the evidence animals leave behind when you are not looking. An evening walk for families, ninety minutes, ending about when the light goes.
School's Out, Get Outside!
Local schools are closed and Briar Bush runs a full day outdoors: hikes, live animal encounters, games in the woods. Drop-off at 8:30, pickup by 3:30, registration required.
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Halloween House Decorating Contest
Registered houses go on a borough tour map and neighbors vote by email or phone through Halloween. Free, drive it yourself, and cash prizes go to the top three. Register your own house by October 17.
Crawl O'Clock
An hour of open-ended play for babies and toddlers on the move: pop-up tunnel, soft climbing blocks, sensory tiles, shakers and scarves. Come for the whole hour or five minutes.
Music and Movement
Songs, instruments and moving around for small children, Monday mornings in the large meeting room. The branch is closed for the holiday on October 12, so that one week skips.
