For Kids: Be a Junior Ranger

Virtual Junior Ranger Program

Become a Weir Farm NHS Junior Ranger from home! Explore the park website and find the 6 items below. Once you complete the website scavenger hunt, take the Junior Ranger Pledge online with Ranger Amanda in the video below and become an official Weir Farm NHS Junior Ranger!

 

Weir Farm Website Scavenger Hunt

Explore the park website and find the following objects to complete our Virtual Junior Ranger program. Have fun learning about Weir Farm NHS along the way!

 

1) Can you find which J. Alden Weir painting this came from? *Hint: Look in the Historic Artwork Galleries

 

2) Find the names of this little girl and her dog in the Historic Photo Gallery.

 

3) Take a look through the Historic Artwork Galleries and find which piece of art this image is taken from. *Hint: It was created by Mahonri Young

 

4) Name this flower! *Hint: You can find lots of flowers in the Modern Landscape Photographs Gallery

 

5) Visit the Collections Gallery to discover who carved these woodblocks.

 

6) Can you figure out which Sperry Andrews painting this image comes from? *Hint: Look in the Historic Artwork Galleries

 

Congratulations, you are now a Weir Farm Junior Ranger!

Don't forget to take the Junior Ranger Pledge with Ranger Amanda in the video below and print off your Junior Ranger Badge from above. You can also print the Junior Ranger stamp to the right and add it to your passport book to show you took the Spring 2020 Virtual Junior Ranger Tour!

 

Duration:

1 minute, 12 seconds

Join Ranger Amanda and take the Weir Farm National Historic Site Junior Ranger Pledge.

 

In-Park Junior Ranger Activities

Weir Farm National Historic Site is a fun place for kids to explore and learn! Complete one of the following activities during your next visit to the park to earn a Junior Ranger badge; complete more than one to earn a special Junior Ranger patch.

 

 

Download Junior Ranger Activities

Print PDFs double-sided on the short edge.
LETTERBOX Cover Backcover Directions 9 (PDF - 5.38 MB)
LETTERBOX Page 1, Page 2, Page 7, Page 8 (PDF - 1.31 MB)
LETTERBOX Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6 (PDF - 491 KB)

POND PACK Cover Backcover Directions Stop 6 (PDF - 6.38 MB)
POND PACK Stops 1 2 3 4 5 (PDF - 3.09 MB)

 

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Scout Ranger

Girl Scout and Boy Scout groups can earn special badges and certificates for completing our Junior Ranger Activities. Groups should contact [phone] x11 for more information and to make arrangements for a group visit. All scout groups must schedule thier visit in advance.

 

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