Discover how to use items in nature to create art, Saturday, May 11, at all six of the Westchester County nature centers:
- Cranberry Lake Preserve, North White Plains, 1 p.m. to 3
p.m.
- Dress as a fairy and make your very own fairy house using everything in nature. Refreshments will be served. Registration is required by Wednesday, May 8 by calling (914) 428-1005.
- Croton Point Nature Center, Croton-on-Hudson, 11 a.m. to 1
p.m.
- Scour the shoreline for driftwood, sea glass, and other objects of interest to use to create a work of art.
- Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary, Rye, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
- Build a rock cairn design on the beach or create a composition using found material like leaves, sticks and bark.
- Lenoir Nature Preserve, Yonkers, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
- Make nature journals, fairy houses, and discover how nature can be used as art. Registration required by calling (914) 968-5851.
- Marshlands Conservancy, Rye, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
- Use sweetgum balls, acorn caps, pebbles, shells or other natural objects to make your own works of art.
- Trailside Nature Museum, Cross River, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
- Create spray bottle art, botanical sun catchers and fairy masks.
For more information, visit the Westchester County Parks website.
