Nature Quest!

Interested in preparing your children for exploring the outdoors?

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park rangers are offering a new park program called Nature Quest.

The program is designed to provide children ages 3 to 10 with skills that will encourage them to explore the natural world around them.

The program is free of charge.

Each fun and exciting program is scheduled to last 90 minutes and will be offered on a variety of topics and will always include activities, crafts, and, if weather permits, a hike that will explore the concept of the day.

Some of the topics explored will be:

How do Animals Stay Alive in Winter?

Animals of the Night.

Eat Like a Bird! How do they do it?

Digging in the Dirt: Rocks, Fossils, and Soil

For further information and to make a reservation, please contact Ryan Qualls or Maribeth Kambitsch at 937-225-7705.

Where: 
Wright Dunbar Interpretive Center
16 S. Williams Street, Dayton, Ohio 45402

937-225-7705

When: 
Every other Wednesday, from 10:00 to 12:00 pm.

There's a limited number of dates left so call now to reserve a day.

Dates available: February 15th and 29th, March 14th and 28th, April 11th and 25th.

Don't forget to bring warm clothes just in case we go for a short hike!

Hey Kids!

Calling all Flat Stanleys!

Wilbear Wright WANTS YOU to visit Dayton's National Park.

Are you looking for a great destination to send your Flat Stanley? Then look no further than Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park. We're the national park that tells the stories about two brothers that invented the airplane and a young African American poet who went from an elevator operator to international stardom.

Flat Stanley would love to learn about these three men and how they helped change how we look at things today.

By sending Flat Stanley to Dayton's National Park you'll be guaranteed your little friend will get the red-carpet treatment as he explores our park and Dayton.

Here is a list of some of the amenities included when Flat Stanley visits:

·        Wilbear will be his personal guide during his visit 
  and he'll return home with him.

·        Flat Stanley will visit sites like:

o   Wright-Dunbar interpretive Center

o   Aviation Trail Visitor Center

o   Parachute Museum

o   Wright Cycle company

o   Dunbar House

o   Huffman Prairie Flying Field and Interpretive Center

o   Wright Memorial

o   1905 Wright Flyer III at Carillon Historical Park

o   many more cool places to visit in the Dayton area.

·        A personally signed autograph picture from Wilbear Wright

·        Free photographs of Stanley's visit.

·        Free information about Dayton's National Park, the Wright brothers and   
Paul Laurence Dunbar.

It's ALL FREE so send your Flat Stanley to Dayton's National Park today.

Simply send Flat Stanley with your name and address to:

Wilbear's Friends
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
16 South Williams Street
Dayton, Ohio 45420

In cooperation with the Flat Stanley Project, www.flatstanley.com

Flatster and Wilbear gettng ready to make a bicycle in the Wright brothers' cycle shop.

Flatster, from Blue Springs Elementary School in Athens, Alabama shares a photo op with Wilbear in the Wright Cycle Company building.

Wilbear and Flatster are visiting a lot of places in Dayton, Ohio. 

Looking for something to do with your kids? 

How about coming to our park and having fun with a FREE Junior Ranger program. 
Your child can have fun learning about our park and about two famous aviators and an international writing star -- all three from Dayton, Ohio.

Look for more family programs coming throughout the year so don't forget to check back!