Briar Bush Nature Center in Abington, PA 19001

Briar Bush Nature Center552

in Abington, PA 19001

about Briar Bush Nature Center:

The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the Best Day Camp for Little Kids in Philadelphia, Briar Bush Nature Center provides environmental education to individuals and groups of all ages.

The 12-acre nature center includes trails that pass by a windmill-fed pond, the Griscom Bird Observatory, native wildflower gardens, woodlands, and meadows. The museum contains a simulated Pennsylvania crawl-through cave, hands-on exhibits, reference library, children's Reading Hollow, live animal displays, observation beehive, indoor pond, and Discovery Den for the youngest visitors and their parents.

The Briar Bush Nature Shop is stocked by Wild Bird Center of Willow Grove with items for babies, toddlers, children, and adults.

Family membership packages begin at $40 and offer many benefits.

Birthday parties, available to BBNC members, offer an hour-long nature program led by Forest Friends educators followed by an additional hour in the private family party area. Briar Bush facilities can also be rented for other events, such as meetings, parties, showers, weddings, etc.

Briar Bush Ecology Kids Summer Camp programs are one week long - with half-day sessions for younger participants - and range from Itty Bitty Briars (for kids age two with parent or caregiver) to the Adventurers, an overnight camp for kids in sixth to ninth grades. Half-day camps remain onsite and explore Briar Bush. Full day camps include field trips in BBNC's 15-passenger van.

message from Briar Bush Nature Center:

Magic Mornings: Tuesdays-Fridays every other week 10:30-11:30 Hey toddlers! Bring your favorite adult to Briar Bush for walks, animals, crafts, games, stories and more. Snack provided. Each week features a different topic.

Preschool Pioneers: Tuesdays 1-2
Preschoolers are invited to join us for a month-long series of all-natural fun, with time spent both inside and out.

School's Out? Get Outside! 8:30-3:00 March 29, April 1, May 21 Attention schools parents - wonder what to do with your kids when school is closed but work is not? Bring them to Briar Bush for a day of natural fun and learning. Each program features unique activities including hikes, games, live animals, crafts and so much more. Sign up for one program or the entire series. Pack a lunch; snack provided.

EarthFest: Free! April 21 1-4 "Variety is the Spice of Wildlife" Come see what lives in the Briar Bush pond...sit in the
bird observatory and see the variety of birds that come to our feeders. Meet the
animals at Briar Bush through games and encounters as we celebrate Earth Day at Briar Bush!

Campfire and S'Mores Nights! Wednesdays 8-9:30 July 10-August 14 Family-friendly hikes and programs with a different theme each week, followed by a campfire and sâ??mores!