Earth Science Saturdays
Bring the family to JMDC for some summer fun. Every Saturday in August from 9:00 am and to 3:00 pm. You can learn to Pan for Gold ($8), Choose a Geode ($15) and have it cut in half ($2), or learn to polish a Fossil ($5). We also will have Face Painting ($3) and a unique Art Project ($5) for all ages. When you are done, you can visit the Critter Corner inside the Gift Shop or explore the gardens looking for Dinosaurs.
Rock Collecting with the Dinosaurs
Join a Learning Expedition into the past with a JMDC Guide. Saturday at 10:00 am, noon, 2:00 pm and Sunday at 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm Families of Explorers or Solo Explorers will have fun while learning about Rocks, Minerals and how Fossils are formed in the Rock Corral. A walking tour through the gardens looking at, talking about and taking pictures of our different Dinosaur sculptures in the lower gardens. Your Learning Expedition will then move into the reserved part of property to continue looking at more Dinosaurs sculptures and will end by making a personal collection of twelve rocks, mineral or fossils. Come out and explore the past with JMDC.
Cost is $9.00 per person, children under two years of age are no charge.
Toddler Time
Every Friday from 9:00 am to 10:30 am join JMDC for Toddler Time. Tiny Tot Explorers, ages 2 to 4 years old, with their adult partner will have fun exploring and making discoveries with one of our Guides. Everything starts in the Dino Den. Activities are S.T.E.A.M. based (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) and designed for fun while learning. Look forward to you joining us!
Cost is $10.00 per Tiny Tot Explorer.