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HOME SCHOOL DAY
at the Fort Worth Zoo
Thursday, March 4, 2010

Register NOW!
All home-schooled children, and their families are invited to a fun-filled educational day in the wilds of the Zoo on Thursday, March 4, 2010. Keeper chats and activity stations tailor-made for home-schoolers will be available throughout the park. Enjoy asking keepers your best animal questions around the Zoo’s world-class exhibits, and consider purchasing additional tickets to the Zoo’s Wild Wonders Live Animal Program and/or lunch!

Wild Wonders Live Animal Program “Wild About Reptiles and Amphibians”:
The Wild Wonders Live Animal Program will focus on the amazing adaptations of reptiles and amphibians in celebration of our soon to open Museum of Living Art. The program will be presented inside the Education Center. You must pre-purchase your tickets by Wednesday, February 24, 2010 for this program as attendance is by reservation only. One ticket with total number of participants is issued for each group. Wild Wonders Live Animal Program times are listed on the registration link below.

Animal Adaptations Self-Guided Backpack Tour:

Challenge your observatory skills through a “Bingo” quest to find physical and behavioral characteristics. The Adaptations backpack comes with two pairs of binoculars, one nylon backpack, one elementary level and one secondary level scavenger hunt activity and a teacher’s guide. Cost is $10.00 per backpack.  Please visit us on-line for free pre and post visit activities to enrich your day.

Lunches:
Pre-ordered lunch pick-up will be located in the Bluebonnet Cafe in Texas Wild!. You must pre-purchase your tickets for this particular lunch as it is by reservation only. Refer to the registration link below to order your lunches and select a pick-up time. Please be aware if you are purchasing for a group, you will receive only one ticket with your group number for your entire group. Participants must have a ticket to receive lunches. Lunch includes hot dog, chips and lemonade.

Registration Information:
You may pre-purchase your discounted Zoo admission tickets, lunches and Wild Wonders Live Animal Program tickets by Wednesday, February 24, 2010. If you register on-site the day of the event, only discounted admission tickets will be available. Lunch and Wild Wonders Live Animal Program tickets are only available by pre-registering. Sorry, no phone registrations.

Early Ticket Pick-Up:
Pre-registered tickets may be picked up at the Guest Relations office at the front entrance of the Zoo starting on Friday, February 26, 2010 through Sunday, February 28, 2010 during normal Zoo operating hours from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pre-registered tickets not picked up during the early pick up period will be available at Will Call starting at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, March 4, 2010.

For questions, call the Fort Worth Zoo Education Department, 817/759-7200.

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Dates of Classes: Wednesdays, March 3rd – April 21st (8 weeks)

Time of Classes: 10:00 – 11:30 am

Location: Meet at the Bear Creek Pavillion

Cost: $3/child per program

These hands-on classes will focus on the life sciences and will be interactive and engaging for all students, supplementing what is taught at home. Topics covered will include insects, wildflowers, the water cycle, soil and trees. All age ranges are accommodated during lessons.

Questions about the program? Or want to sign-up?

Contact:

Linda Dunn, Naturalist
Bear Creek Nature Park 1000 Bear Creek Road (physical address)
1700 Veterans Memorial Pkwy. (mailing address)
Lancaster, TX 75134
972-218-7339

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Saturdays, February 13th and 20th

1:00 – 3:30 p.m., Tech Lab

Center for Creative Connections, Dallas Museum of Art

Consider experiences and memories associated with private spaces like your home and public spaces like a museum.  This two-part workshop is designed for youth ages 14-18 and will be taught by Cassandra Emswiler, UT Dallas M.F.A. candidate and artist.  The workshop includes time in the galleries viewing work by artists in the Museum collection and time in the Tech Lab working in both traditional and non-traditional art media and processes.  Participants will sketch and photograph, as well as create images using Adobe Photoshop Elements software and Google Sketch-Up.  All supplies and equipment are included.  Email nstutzman@dallasmuseumofart.org to register.

This class is included in the price of admission.  Admission for middle school and high school students is $5 with a student i.d. card.

Visit the Dallas Museum of Art Educator Blog!

Do you own a natural family focused business in North Texas?

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Enter to WIN:

TWO months FREE Featured Natural Business status on the North Texas Natural Family site!

What YOU Get:

FREE Featured Natural Business status on the NTNF website for the months of February and March

Featured Business status includes:

Prime Real Estate Ad Campaign – Top of sponsors list with a static banner (appears on every page), listed on our Sponsors page with a static banner.

Featured Listing in our resource directory – Top of directory listing for your appropriate directory, in addition to your free complimentary directory listing alphabetized in your appropriate directory.

ONE blog post featuring your business, organization, or other promotion pertaining to natural family living.

ONE  – NTNF Blog Talk Radio interview featuring your business, organization, or other promotion pertaining to natural family living.

All of this for FREE for 2 months!

How to Enter:

1) Reply to this post below in the comments; with your name, business name, and contact email. Tell us about your natural business and what you have to offer our community as a natural business professional.

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5 entries possible per business!

Contest entries BEGIN today, Thursday, January 28, 2010

Contest ENDS on Thursday, February 4, 2010.

The winner will be announced on Friday, February 5, 2010. All banners will be up as soon as graphics are received by the winner. Featured Business Post will be up as soon as winner submits desired posting along with desired date for post to be placed on the NTNF site. Interview will be scheduled with winner on Friday, February 5, 2010 and will air on winner’s desired dated.

EVERYONE IS A WINNER! Everyone who enters our contest will receive a complimentary directory listing along with a ONE month featured business status directory listing for the month of March, listing will be placed just below our Featured Natural Business winner if listed in the same directory!

North Texas Natural Family has implemented a community involvement program where we work directly with non-profit organizations that are working to make a difference in our world with positive social and economic change toward a more sustainable future, and with families in need during the holiday season.

Our very first community involvement program is our “Holiday of Love” program where one family in the North Texas area will be nominated to receive support during the up coming holiday season. We are accepting nominations for this family during the month of November. The “Holiday of Love” program will officially begin on December 1st and end on December 22nd. We will be collecting donations of money and items that will ALL go directly to provide for this family during the holiday season.

The family that is chosen to participate in our “Holiday of Love” program may receive:

• Food for a holiday meal (food will be healthy versions of traditional holiday meals from either Whole Foods, Central Market, or Sprouts)
• Clothing and other necessary items that each family member may need
• A specially requested item for each family member
• Any special gifts made by YOU for the family! (This is great for all you crafters out there and a GREAT way to get the children involved in the Holiday of Love!)
• Holiday cards sent to the family from YOU!

Again, the program will begin on December 1st. A list of all the items needed will be posted along with the expected cost of these items. Monetary donations toward the purchase of the family’s holiday meal and items will be accepted via an online donations button, mail, or a “Holiday of Love” drop-off location. Any items that you would like to purchase or make yourself will be accepted via mail or a “Holiday of Love” drop-off location. Mailing address and “Holiday of Love” drop-off locations for receiving these items and donations will be posted on December 1st. This donation drive  will end on December 22nd and all items collected will be distributed to the family on December 23rd.

To nominate a family in need for our “Holiday of Love” program please email us your name and contact information along with the family’s name and contact information that is being nominated, to admin@NorthTexasNaturalFamily.com with “Holiday of Love program nominee” as your email subject.

If you would like to be an official “Holiday of Love” drop-off location please contact us at admin@NorthTexasNaturalFamily.com.

For questions about the program please contact us at admin@NorthTexasNaturalFamily.com.

For more information about our community involvement programs visit our Community Involvement page.