Drop your kids off for Winter Nature Night in Crystal Lake

Submitted by McHenry County Conservation District

Parents, if you need need a little time for some last minute shopping or are looking for an evening of winter fun for your children, send the kids to McHenry County Conservation District for a Winter Nature Night drop-in program. The program is scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19, at Prairieview Education Center, 2112 Behan Road, Crystal Lake.

This open house style program is designed to provide a wide variety of fun and educational activities for a wide range of ages. Children may drop in for all or any part of the evening. However, registration is required. There will be games, crafts, a movie and a nature reading area set up. We’ll also go out on a winter night hike at 7 p.m. Dress for the weather with appropriate footwear to participate. Fee is $3 for county residents and $3.75 for nonresidents. Program is for youth ages 7 to 13. Preregistration is required.

Visit the district’s website at MCCDistrict.org to view the programs in greater detail or sign up to receive the quarterly newsletter Landscapes. Registration is accepted online, by phone, mail or walk-in at Prairieview Education Center, 2112 Behan Road in Crystal Lake, (815) 479-5779.