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Effigy Mounds National Monument
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American Indian Games on Children's Archeology Day





Visit our Jr. Ranger Program Page!



Special Junior Ranger Hikes
June 18
July 16
August 20

Kids' Archeology Day (Poster)
August 11, 2012

 

Kids activities are planned throughout the year. Please check our calendar of events for details. Annual events such as HawkWatch and Children's Archeology Day offer hands on activities for the entire family. Kids can also become a Jr. Ranger or get the Junior Ranger Archeology Program Booklet and badge.

 
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Effigy Mounds Offers Exciting Junior Ranger Activities

Effigy Mounds National Monument will again present the annual summer Junior Ranger Programs. Events for children interested in the National Park Junior Ranger program will be scheduled throughout the summer. Most weeks the participants will be invited to learn something different about our natural world, American Indian culture, and the national park system.

* Please check the "Schedule of Events" link for specific dates, including "summer" date ranges, and times programs are offered.

The children will have an opportunity to earn National Park badges, patches, and certificates along with learning more about the world that surrounds them.

The Jr. Ranger Activity Booklet is always available to use - any day or everyday

 

 

 
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Family Archeology Day Sandbox Dig

Archeology for Kids

   

 
Family Archeology Day Sandbox Dig

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Family Archeology Day Sandbox Dig

Kids' Archeology Day

Sandbox dig

 
kids dissecting owl pellets

NPS Photo by Ken Block

Kids Dissecting Owl Pellets at HawkWatch

HawkWatch Weekend

Dissecting owl pellets

 
Demonstration bald eagle nest at HawkWatch

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Demonstration bald eagle nest at HawkWatch

HawkWatch Weekend

Demonstration bald eagle nest

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Last Updated: October 29, 2011 at 13:13 MST