(All adventures take place at the Plainsboro Preserve, unless otherwise noted. No residency restrictions).  

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Little Ones Nature Adventure 1

Age: 3-5 (parent must be present with 3-year-olds)

Days: Monday-Thursday

Dates: June 26-29

Time: 9:30am – 12pm

Fee: $70

Description: Start off your summer exploring the Plainsboro Preserve! Spend time in nature as we look for animals, catch critters, and play in the stream. We will read stories, make crafts, and have fun outdoors. Please bring a nut free snack to enjoy. An adult must stay with 3-year-olds and is welcome to stay with 4- and 5-year-olds.

Butterflies, Buckets, and Blooms Adventures

Age: 6-9

Days: Monday - Friday

Dates: June 26-30

Time: 9am-3pm

Fee: $210

Description: We will use our buckets to make seed bombs, fill it with berries, worms and minnows from the stream. We will wind our way through the gardens in search for butterflies and caterpillars on different booms and much more. Each participant will get a personalized bucket to take home.

Wet, Wild, and Wonderful Adventures

Age: 9-12

Days: Monday - Friday

Dates: July 3-7

Time: 9am-3pm

Fee: $250

Description: You know your week is going to be great when you are registered for a program titled “Wet, Wild and Wonderful.” Children will be exploring the Plainsboro Preserve on outdoor adventures including searching Devil’s Brook for aquatic life, watching frogs in the pond, and visiting a real beaver lodge. Fun will continue in the afternoons with water games and some wet and wild craft activities too.

Enchanted Forest Adventures

Age: 6-9

Days: Monday - Friday

Dates: July 3-7

Time: 9am-3pm

Fee: $210

Description: Join us to find what lies in the magical forests of the Preserve. Build a house for a fairy, create a potion, explore the secret worlds underneath logs, and much more. Learn about the enchanted animals that live in the forests and find their tracks. You never know what you might find!

Archery Adventures

Age: 9-11

Days: Monday - Friday

Dates: July 10-14

Time: 9am-12pm

Fee: $112

Description: Join us for a week of Archery.  Day one will include learning archery basics that include shooting techniques and safety protocols the first day.  The rest of the week we will work on refining our techniques and aim while entering into some fun competition.  The last day the archers will compete for a special prize.

MAD SCIENCE: Super, Slimy, Smoky Science Adventure

Age: 6-12

Days: Monday - Friday

Dates: July 10-14

Time: 9am-12pm

Fee: $155
Description: Dive into a variety of scientific fields as you mix and stretch silly putty and slime, copperplate nickels, and investigate the mysteries of optical illusions. Become captivated by lasers, dry ice, watch hair-raising Van de Graaff experiments, help solve a mystery, and so much more! Tinker with circuits, catapults, and experience what happens when you mix science and fun!

Wet, Wild, and Wonderful Adventures

Age: 6-9

Days: Monday - Friday

Dates: July 17-21

Time: 9am-3pm

Fee: $250

Description: You know your week is going to be great when you are registered for a program titled “Wet, Wild and Wonderful.” Children will be exploring the Plainsboro Preserve on outdoor adventures including searching Devil’s Brook for aquatic life, watching frogs in the pond, and visiting a real beaver lodge. Fun will continue in the afternoons with water games and some wet and wild craft activities too.

Eco Artists Adventures

Age: 9-12

Days: Monday - Friday

Dates: July 17-21

Time: 9am-3pm

Fee: $210

Description: Connect to your inner artist as you paint, draw and journal in the Preserve. Get inspired to create through hiking, exploring and discovery. Five days of fun combining the great outdoors with artistic expression.

Little Ones Nature Adventure 2: Butterflies, Buckets and Blooms 

Age: 3-5 (parent must be present with 3-year-olds)

Days: Monday- Thursday

Dates: July 24- July 27

Time: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Fee $70

Description: Come enjoy summer at the Plainsboro Preserve! Spend time in nature with your little one as we search for butterflies on flowers and fill our buckets with berries and animal life from the stream. We will read stories, make crafts, and have fun outdoors. Each participant will get a personalized bucket to take home. Please bring a nut free snack to enjoy. An adult must stay with 3-year-olds and is welcome to stay with 4- and 5-year-olds.

All About Animals Adventures

Age: 6-9

Days: Monday - Friday

Dates: July 24-28

Time: 9am-3pm

Fee: $210

Description: Are you an animal lover? Do you want to know more about the animals around you? Join us as we explore and study the mammals, birds, fish, and reptiles that live around the preserve. Learn about their habitats and why it is important to protect these animals.

Survival 101 Adventure

Age: 9-12

Days: Monday - Friday

Dates: July 31- August 4

Time: 9am-3pm

Fee: $210

Description: Do you have the skills to survive in the wilderness? The preserve is the perfect place to learn how to read a compass, build a shelter, or forage for edible plants. Prepare yourself with this week-long crash course on keeping yourself safe in the great outdoors.

Junior Ranger Days Adventure

Age: 9-12

Days: Monday - Friday

Dates: August 7-11

Time: 9am-3pm

Fee: $240

Description: A park ranger is one of the coolest jobs to have, and now you can be one too! Hike the trails, monitor a stream, and conduct a nature study. Learn about the plants and animals of the Preserve. Take a field trip to the Meadowlands and explore a wetland ecosystem.

Archery Adventures

Age: 12-15

Days: Monday - Friday

Dates: August 14-18

Time: 9am-12pm

Fee: $112

Description: Join us for a week of Archery.  Day one will include learning archery basics that include shooting techniques and safety protocols the first day.  The rest of the week we will work on refining our techniques and aim while entering into some fun competition.  The last day the archers will compete for a special prize.

MAD SCIENCE: Underground Explorers Adventure

Age: 6-12

Days: Monday - Friday

Dates: August 14-18

Time: 1:00pm-4:00pm

Fee: $155

Description: From Dinosaurs to Ancient Civilizations! Dig up dinosaurs and the ancient past! Kids learn all about archaeology and paleontology! They also study bone fragments, pottery shards, amber deposits, and fossils. Each class includes a take-home project, like a fossil reproduction an amber time capsule, coins from around the world!

Post Care Preserve Adventure Week June 26-30

Age: 6-9

Days: Monday - Friday

Dates: June 25-30

Time: 3-5pm

Min/Max: 1/20

Fee: $70

Description: Preserve Adventure Post Adventure Care Week June 26-30.    Post-Adventure care will be offered at the Plainsboro Preserve from 3:00 to 5:00 pm for those enrolled in a full day camp. Games, activities, and movies will be available. Snacks will be offered.

Post Care Preserve Adventure Week July 3-7

Age: 6-12

Days: Monday - Friday

Dates: July 3-7

Time: 3-5pm

Fee: $56

Description: Preserve Adventure Post Adventure Care Week July 3-7. Post-Adventure care will be offered at the Plainsboro Preserve from 3:00 to 5:00 pm for those enrolled in a full day camp. Games, activities, and movies will be available. Snacks will be offered.

Post Care Preserve Adventure Week July 17-21

Age: 6-12

Days: Monday – Friday

Dates: July 17-21

Time: 3-5pm

Fee: $70

Description: Preserve Adventure Post Adventure Care Week July 17-21.   Post-Adventure care will be offered at the Plainsboro Preserve from 3:00 to 5:00 pm for those enrolled in a full day camp. Games, activities, and movies will be available. Snacks will be offered.

Post Care Preserve Adventure Week July 24-28

Age: 6-9

Days: Monday – Friday

Dates: July 24-28

Time: 3-5pm

Fee: $70

Description: Preserve Adventure Post Adventure Care Week July 24-28.   Post-Adventure care will be offered at the Plainsboro Preserve from 3:00 to 5:00 pm for those enrolled in a full day camp. Games, activities, and movies will be available. Snacks will be offered.

Post Care Preserve Adventure Week July 31- August 4

Age: 9-12

Days: Monday – Friday

Dates: July 31- August 4

Time: 3-5pm

Fee: $70

Description: Preserve Adventure Post Adventure Care Week July 31- August 4.  Post-Adventure care will be offered at the Plainsboro Preserve from 3:00 to 5:00 pm for those enrolled in full day camp. Games, activities, and movies will be available. Snacks will be offered.

Post Care Preserve Adventure Week August 7-11

Age: 9-12

Days: Monday – Friday

Dates: August 7-11

Time: 3-5pm

Fee: $70

Description: Preserve Adventure Post Adventure Care Week August 7-11.   Post-Adventure care will be offered at the Plainsboro Preserve from 3:00 to 5:00 pm for those enrolled in full day camp. Games, activities, and movies will be available. Snacks will be offered.

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