Looking for a fun and enriching weekend activity for your little one?
Our Curious Cubs Discovery Club is the perfect way to kick off your Saturday! Kids will enjoy a mix of hands-on S.T.E.M. activities and exciting open play, all thoughtfully designed for maximum fun and learning.
When: Held on Saturday Mornings 
Time: 9:00am
Cost (per child, per event):
Ages: 6 and under
What’s Included:
Each class focuses on a few of the North Carolina Science Standards that your child will be learning in school later on. This is a fun and stress-free way for them to be exposed to the concepts and prepare them without them even realizing they are learning!
Karla Brey, also the owner of Slither Celebrations, will be performing the classes, she has a Bachelors of Science in Education with a focus in Elementary Science. She has been working in animal and science education for over 8 years and worked in preschool education for her first 2 years in the workforce.
March 1st, March 22nd and April 12th
For our winter events we will be focusing on why mammals have fur, what other animals do to stay warm and all about weather!
We will be exploring the arctic tundra to make our very own snow, playing games that help us identify different animals and even meeting a few LIVE ones!
The NC Standards we focus on:
EX.2.L.1.1 Identify physical characteristics in a variety of animals.
EX.2.L.1.2 Compare a variety of animals to determine how they are alike and different.
ESS2.1 Understand patterns of weather and factors that affect weather.
May 17th, June 21st, July 19th
For our spring events we will be investigating the process of Metamorphosis and seeing how different insects go through it! We we will be exploring different life cycles and digging through the soil to unearth a few LIVE insects! In one of our events the kids will get to plant and take home their very own lima plant! We will meet some animals who eat insects and help out the farmers who plant our food. There may also be a sweet treat we make in the classroom that helps us really appreciate our dairy farmers!
Standards we will focus on:
LS.2.1 Understand animal life cycles.
LS.3.2 Understand how plant structures aid in survival.
August 2nd, August 23rd, September 13th
For our summer events we will be diving deep into the ocean to explore everyone’s favorite summer destination.. The beach! We will get to touch and observe real ancient fossils, preserved sea animals and pan for our very own fossils to take home! We will be traveling to Hawaii and talking about volcanos and how they are formed; we may even get to set off our very own volcanos in the classroom!
Standards we will focus on:
ESS.3.2 Understand the structures of the Earth’s surface using models.
LS.4.2 Understand the use of fossils as evidence of the history of Earth and its changing life forms.
October 11th, November 15th, December 13th
For our Fall events we will be creating our own colorful Camp fires, reading ghost stories with real ghosts in the classroom and creating a gooey, S’mores like slime to take home! Taking the information we learn about solids, liquids and gasses we will also be sending up rockets to view some creepy aliens and making some wiggly alien-like creatures using a bit of chemistry!
Standards we will focus on:
PS.2.1 Understand properties of solids and liquids and the changes they undergo.
The Curious Cubs Discovery Club is best suited for children ages 2-6 years old.
