50 reasons to head outside this winter and have some outdoor fun! Complete this bucket list for prizes!
 
Pick up your Winter Bucket List for Families in our visitor center or print now. As you complete your winter bucket list, check off items to track your progress. Redeem your bucket list at the Douglas-Hart Nature Center starting March 15 - 21st to claim your prizes! For more fun and a chance to win even more awesome prizes, look for special posts on our Facebook page (@douglashartnc) to post pictures of your Winter Bucket Fun. Need more information about a idea...click on the idea for details and directions. 

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Things To Do At The Douglas-Hart Nature Center...

Things To Do Outside...

​Hunt for animal tracks in the snow
Make a homemade bird feeder
Identify a Junco
Check out one of our winter break camps
Find a male and female Cardinal bird perched together
Take a stroll through Woodpecker Way
Take a stroll through Thrush Trail
Locate the Cooper’s Hawk Nest
Stop and smell the evergreens
Geocache
Have some fun in the Nature Play Area
Attend the Raptor Show  - January 18th
Attend a Cozy and Creative Craft Class
Color a valentine for the Nature Center animals
Use our photo props to take a winter family picture
Drink cocoa at one of our events
Play with the Nature Center snow toys
Read a book in the library
Make a play date in our Discovery Den
Pay it forward - check out our wish tree!

​Build a snowman
Play jello survival game
Blow bubbles and watch them freeze
Make a snow angel
Throw a snowball or two
Play Tic –Tac-Toe in the snow
Capture a snowflake
Try an ice cube experiment
Make snow volcanoes
Make snow ice cream
Build snow creatures, like a giant caterpillar
Color and paint snow
Color and paint icicles
Freeze water balloons outside
Play footprint tag
Create an ice cube scavenger hunt
Make maple syrup snow candy
Go sledding
Stargaze
Build an igloo
Skate on a frozen puddle
Write a message in the snow
Read a winter themed book outside
Create a treasure hunt in the snow
Play Pictionary in the snow
Go on a nighttime owl hike
Paint and hide rocks
Go to the playground
Snap a few frosty photos of winter
Play hopscotch in the snow