- Meeting a Local Children’s Author: Nancy Salerno will bring copies of her book for you to purchase and have her sign!
- Echo Location Game: A playful and engaging activity.
- Bat Puppet Craft: Create and take home their very own bat puppet.
- Additional Crafts: More creative activities to spark their imagination.
Plus, there’s an option to build a bat house! For $30.00 you can either make your own (with Nancy’s husband John) or choose from their premade ones.
(At checkout in the notes please let us know if you are interested in making your own bat house or purchasing one so there are supplies ready for you. Payment for this will be made day of the event directly to Nancy or John)
We look forward to a delightful afternoon with you! Program is geared for ages 4-7 but all are welcome!
Nancy, along with her husband John, have raised 4 children while owning and operating three early learning centers in Syracuse NY. After moving to Michigan in 1995, she opened another center and continued her career. Her experience in education spans over 40 years. Developing games, activities, and projects to challenge and inspire her students has always been a favorite activity. Since retiring, she has turned to writing children’s books, something she has always enjoyed. These books are filled with facts and are educational…without reading like textbooks. As the animals in the story learn and discover, so do children. It’s an adventure where we all grow together. All of the stories take place in the backyard of a likeable couple, the old man and the old lady who love observing nature and caring for their plants and animals. Now that her children are grown she enjoys spending time with her grandchildren and often is inspired to write by their natural curiosity about the world.
Class Details:
- The address is 7541 Dutch Road, Waterville, OH 43566.
- The class will take place on the Davey Moore Education Center side of the building. There are signs that say, “stop” as ailing wildlife should not enter that side of the building to prevent our resident animals from getting sick.
- Doors will be unlocked 15 minutes before the class so attendees have time to shop in the merch store and walk around the ambassador room. Presentation will begin at 1:00PM and end around 3:00PM. There will also be time after the class to purchase merch and walk around the ambassador room.
- At this time, we are only accepting CARD, PAYPAL, or VENMO. We can accept cash only if it is exact. We do not have cash for change on-site.
- These animals are wild, and therefore you may see animals eating things such as worms, bugs, and frozen/ thawed rodents, fish and quail. We also feed animals peanuts.
Class Disclaimers:
- We are 501c3 non-profit and rely on monetary and in-kind donations for funding as we do not receive any local, state or federal taxes for support.
- Please understand that we require a certain number of people to sign up for the class to break even. In this situation, please note that you will be fully refunded, and we apologize for any inconvenience this causes.
- If a class is canceled due to weather restrictions from the Lucas County sheriff (Level 3 and potentially 2) the class will be rescheduled. You will be notified via email from the Education Director with more information.
- If you miss a class, or have any questions, please reach out to the Education Director at jforbush@natures-nursery.org within 24 hours and she will sign you up for another class of equal value if it is available at the time or it can be considered it as a donation to the center.
- Photos may be taken during the class, if you or your child do not want to be photographed please let a volunteer or staff person know before the class.
- For our hearing sensitive participants, we do have loud animals in the building that get overly excited when they see people.