Looking for a fun place to celebrate your birthday?
 Wood
Lake Nature Center offers a variety of birthday parties that are fun,
educational, and the mess stays with us! Wood Lake provides a
naturalist-led activity and use of the party room with tables, chairs, and
tablecloths. Payment is due when the party
is booked.
Time: 2 hours
(hour with naturalist, hour in party room)
Resident Fee: $85 for up to ten children,
$4 per additional child, 15 children maximum
Non-Resident Fee: $95 for up to ten children, $4 per additional
child,
15 children maximum
Green Birthday (optional add-on): $10 (includes reusable plates, bowls, cups, and
silverware, and recycled paper napkins)
Treat Bags (optional add-on):
$2/bag (includes WLNC pencil, magnifying bug box, jumping frog, wooden bird
whistle, tattoo, plastic insect)
To schedule a birthday party, choose
one of the party themes listed below and
call 612-861-9365.
Birthday party
themes:
Critter Hunt Birthday: (ages 4-5)
Become nature detectives and go outside to look for clues from hidden
animals that live at Wood Lake. Available year-round.
Treasure Hunt Birthday: (ages 5-9)
Lead the group in a hunt for hidden treasure. Solve riddles along the trail
to receive puzzle-piece clues. Once the puzzle is put together, the
treasure can be found! Available
year-round.
Scaly Tales Birthday: (ages 5-12)
Meet a live snake, turtle, and salamander
and learn all about these amazing creatures! Then, time permitting, hike outside with a naturalist
to look for reptiles and amphibians in their natural habitat. Available
year-round.
Creatures from the Marsh Birthday: (ages 5-12)
With nets and buckets at hand, go out to the floating boardwalk to discover
what kind of creatures lurk in the Wood Lake marsh. Available May-September.
Tracks and
Trails Birthday (ages 5-12)
Make a plaster
track to take home, then hike the trails to look for real animal tracks outside. Available
year-round.
Games Birthday: (ages 7-12)
Hawk vs. crows,
squirrel tag, everybody’s it! Play an assortment of fun, nature-oriented games
chosen by the birthday child. Available year-round.
Big Foot Birthday: (ages 7-12)
Snow conditions permitting, hike over hill and dale to explore the
winter wonderland with big snowshoe feet. Snowshoe rental is an
additional $1 per person.
Survival Birthday: (ages 8-12)
Learn basic survival tips and
build an outdoor shelter. Work together and see if your group can survive! Available year-round.
Please note that helium balloons
and alcoholic beverages are not
allowed in the building.
Wood Lake recommends:
- Invite the party guests 5-10 minutes
before the party start time so the naturalist can start the program on
schedule
- Book your party about two months in
advance- weekends fill up quickly!
- Smaller birthday parties typically allow the
birthday child, as well as the other attendees, to receive more personal
attention. Groups of about 10 children typically work best.
- Come back for more! We offer many
party themes and can adapt them to older age groups (including adults!) if requested.
Have a green birthday!
 What's a
green
birthday?
A
green
birthday is an environmentally-friendly
party. Reducing waste is key to having a green birthday.
Why should I have a
green birthday?
1) It reduces unnecessary waste
2) It saves money
3) It prevents landfills from filling
4) It's better for the environment
How can I have a
green birthday?
Choose to produce as little waste as possible.
Wood Lake offers a green party option- for $10, you can use Wood Lake's
reusable plastic cups, plates, and bowls; silverware; and recycled paper
napkins. Or bring your own! Below are some suggestions anyone can
follow to make any party greener. Even if you choose not to follow all the suggestions, every little bit helps. Just
do as much as you can!
|
Common Choice |
Green Choice |
| Invitations from a store |
E-mail or homemade
recycled paper invitations |
| Presents wrapped in wrapping paper |
Ask for presents
wrapped in recycled or reusable gift wrap:
fun containers, cloth bags, or even clothes work great
and can even be part of the gift! |
Juice boxes and
single-serving
snacks |
Juice in a pitcher
or reusable container, one big bag of snacks |
Paper plates, napkins,
cups, and
tablecloths |
Reusable plates
and cups, cloth napkins,
and
Wood Lake's reusable vinyl tablecloths |
| Plastic utensils |
Silverware or a
snack that doesn't require utensils |
Gifts with lots of packaging
or require batteries |
Ask for gifts with
less packaging that don't require batteries |
| Balloons and streamers |
Reusable
decorations or Wood Lake's natural beauty |
| Bottles of water |
Drinking fountain |
| Anything else? |
Anything that
makes the least amount of waste possible |
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