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, treat bags, and use of
the party
room with tables, chairs, and tablecloths. Payment is due when the party
is booked.
Time: 1˝ hours total
(first 45 minutes with naturalist, last 45
minutes
room rental
without naturalist)
Resident Fee: $75 for up to ten children,
$3.50 per additional child, 15 children maximum
Non-Resident Fee: $85 for up to ten children, $3.50 per additional
child,
15 children maximum
To schedule a birthday party, choose
one of the party themes listed below and
call 612-861-9365.
NEW!! Have an
environmentally-friendly party with reusable dishes, utensils, and recycled
paper napkins. Bring your own or let Wood Lake provide for only $10.
Click here for more information on
how to have an
environmentally - friendly "green"
birthday
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 $.50 per person.
Survival Birthday: (ages 8-12)
Learn basic survival tips and
build an outdoor shelter. Treat bags are earned at the end... but only for those
who survive! Available year-round.
Please note that helium balloons
and alcoholic beverages are not
allowed in the building.
Treat bags include several small, nature-related toys and several
pieces of "penny" candy.
Wood Lake recommends:
- Invite the party guests 5-10 minutes
before the party start time so the naturalist can start the program on
schedule
- Try having a
green
birthday party
- Book your party about two months in
advance- weekends fill up quickly!
- If you'd like to come more than 15
minutes before or stay more than 15 minutes after your party, rent the room for an extra half hour before
and/or after your scheduled party time. Please remember, the scheduled
party time includes setup and cleanup time.
- 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.
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