For Kids
American Indian Games on Children's Archeology Day NPS Photo
Special Junior Ranger Hikes Saturday, June 16, at 1:00 p.m.
Kids' Archeology Day Saturday, August 11 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Annual Kids' Archeology Day with American Indian crafts, games and a archeology with a sand box dig.
Kids' Archeology Day (Poster)
Kids activities are planned throughout the year. 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. What do archaeologists do? What kinds of jobs and careers are they working at? This article from the Society for American Archaeologists Record from May of 2011 provides 12 personal accounts that prove archaeologists do much more than digging. If you are interested in the field of archaeology check this site.
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. If you are unable to attend any of the events there is always the Junior Ranger Booklet. Ask at the ranger for the booklet andan opportunity to earn National Park badges, patches, and certificates along with learning more about the world that surrounds them. 
Family Archeology Day Sandbox Dig NPS Photo Archeology for Kids
Family Archeology Day Sandbox Dig NPS Photo Kids' Archeology Day Sandbox dig 
Kids Dissecting Owl Pellets at HawkWatch NPS Photo by Ken Block HawkWatch Weekend Dissecting owl pellets 
Demonstration bald eagle nest at HawkWatch NPS Photo HawkWatch Weekend Demonstration bald eagle nest |
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Did You Know?
Soldiers built a military road that eventually extended approximately fifty miles, connecting Fort Atkinson with Fort Crawford. The road — which passed through the monument's South Unit — was one of the first government-authorized roads within what would become the State of Iowa.