Flanders Will Host

Family Fun Programs

WOODBURY — Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust will offer a free event called “Puppets, Pets, and Play” on Saturday, April 8, from 11 am to 2 pm It will be part of a Woodbury community celebration called “The Heart of the Young Child,” a week of programs to benefit the Chapman House in Waterbury.

The Flanders program will feature “Music and Me,” arts and crafts, a “stuffed puppet” parade and other activities, and is open to children of any age and adults. No registration is needed.

Donations may be made at the event to support the work of Chapman House, an emergency sanctuary for children who may have been neglected or abused.

Flanders will also host a family-oriented program titled “Hopping Down the Bunny Trail” on Sunday, April 9, from 1 to 3 pm. Children age 3 to 10 are invited to participate in an egg hunt, follow tracks on trails to discover rabbits and their habitats, visit baby bunnies in the barn, listen to a story, and make a craft.

The program fee is $10 per child for Flanders members and $12 for nonmembers. Parents or grandparents are invited to accompany their child at no charge. 

Registration is required for the Sunday program and may be done by mail or in person at the Flanders Welcome Center, located at the corner of Flanders and Church Hill Roads in Woodbury. For information, call 203-263-3711 or visit FlandersNatureCenter.org.

Flanders Nature Center and Land Trust is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing educational programs and to conducting land preservation and stewardship efforts. The 200-acre main campus includes a working farm with barn animals, ponds, streams, woodlands, and gardens.