Arts & Crafts
October 2023
Oct
6
6:30p
End Date
Ecoprinting with the Zula B. Wylie Public Library
Cedar Hill State Park
Explore the world of natural dyes through ecoprinting!
Oct
7
9:30a
End Date
Make and Take: Pinhole Projector
McKinney Falls State Park
Prepare for the upcoming annular solar eclipse by making a pinhole projector for safe viewing.
Oct
7
9:30a
End Date
Make and Take: Pinhole Projector
Big Spring State Park
Prepare for the upcoming annular solar eclipse by making a pinhole projector for safe viewing.
Oct
7
10:00a
End Date
Arts in the Park
Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center
Bring out your friends and family to express your creativity!
Oct
7
11:00a
End Date
Oct
7
12:00p
End Date
Majestic Monarchs
Guadalupe River State Park
Come learn all about monarch butterflies and watch a monarch tagging demonstration!
Oct
7
1:00p
End Date
Read, Create, and Explore - Pollinators
Lake Corpus Christi State Park
What is all the buzzzzz about pollinators??
Oct
7
2:30p
End Date
Guided Painting Party
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
Relax with a fun afternoon of guided painting and warm drinks hosted by Friends of Enchanted Rock. Additional cost to attend.
Oct
8
10:00a
End Date
Oct
8
10:00a
End Date
Pinhole Projector Party
Sea Rim State Park
Learn about the solar eclipse in October and make your own pinhole projector!
Oct
8
10:00a
End Date
Oct
8
1:00p
End Date
Wild Tracks
Lake Arrowhead State Park
Learn to identify some wildlife tracks and make a track to take home!
Oct
14
10:30a
End Date
Oct
14
11:00a
End Date
Illustrating Insects
Martin Dies, Jr. State Park
Our favorite creepy crawlies come in all shapes and forms. Discover the many different features of insects and practice illustrating specimens that won’t crawl away.
Oct
14
11:00a
End Date
Oct
14
3:00p
End Date
Oct
14
5:30p
End Date
Fall Forest Festival
Stephen F. Austin State Park
🎉 Come celebrate 100 years of Texas State Parks at the First Annual Fall Forest Festival 2023, presented by Stephen F. Austin State Park. We'll have food, music, fun and games for the entire family.
Oct
15
10:00a
End Date
Oct
15
10:00a
End Date
Cordage - The Leaves that Bind
Goliad State Park & Historic Site
Discover how Native Americans made rope from yucca leaves, then try it yourself!
Oct
15
10:00a
End Date
Oct
18
10:30a
End Date
Reading Ranger
Buescher State Park
Join Ranger Madalyn at the Smithville Public Library for themed book readings and a craft! All ages welcome!
Oct
19
3:00p
End Date
Nature Journal: Illustrating Insects
Martin Dies, Jr. State Park
Our favorite creepy crawlies come in all shapes and forms. Discover the many different features of insects and practice illustrating specimens that won’t crawl away.
Oct
21
10:00a
End Date
Oct
21
10:00a
End Date
Pollination Celebration
Big Spring State Park
🎉 Celebrate pollinators with us by visiting with exhibitors, making crafts, participating in the Texas Pollinator Bioblitz, and more!
Oct
21
11:00a
End Date
Wildcraft: Dragonflies!
Brazos Bend State Park
Learn all about dragonflies and make a jeweled dragonfly to take home!
Oct
21
5:00p
End Date
Sheldon Spooktacular- 100 Year Celebration
Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center
🎉 Bring the family out for a 'haunting' good time!
Oct
22
10:00a
End Date
Oct
22
3:00p
End Date
Sea Center Spooktacular: Creatures of the Deep
Sea Center Texas
Join Sea Center Texas for our annual Halloween Spooktacular.
Sunday, October 22nd from 3pm-6pm.
Oct
28
10:00a
End Date
Nature Journaling: Taking Time to Notice
Blanco State Park
Join Ranger Rena for a guided nature journaling experience. This is not about how well you can write or sketch. It is about giving yourself the luxury of sitting in nature, noticing, and taking time to journal that unique-to-you experience.
Oct
28
10:00a
End Date
Oct
28
10:00a
End Date
State Park Spook-Tacular
Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Johnson Branch Unit
Join rangers all day and celebrate Halloween!
Oct
28
10:00a
End Date
Mask Making
Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Johnson Branch Unit
Don't have your Halloween mask yet? Join us for a spooky day of mask making in our Nature Center.
Oct
28
10:00a
End Date
Oct
28
10:00a
End Date
Oct
28
11:00a
End Date
Wildcraft: Wading Birds!
Brazos Bend State Park
Join us to learn about wading birds through storytime and get creative making crafts!
Oct
28
2:00p
End Date
Oct
28
2:00p
End Date
Halloween Critter Mask Craft
Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Isle Du Bois Unit
Looking to make a critter mask for Halloween?
Oct
28
4:00p
End Date
Boo in the Park
Eisenhower State Park
Trick-or-Treat with us at our decorated campsites this Halloween!
Oct
29
10:00a
End Date
Oct
31
10:00a
End Date
November 2023
Nov
4
11:00a
End Date
*CANCELLED* Wildcraft: Alligators!
Brazos Bend State Park
Join us to learn about alligators through storytime and get creative making crafts!
Nov
5
10:00a
End Date
Nov
11
10:00a
End Date
Rio! Rio!
Goliad State Park & Historic Site
🎉 For centuries people have been settling along the San Antonio River, from native hunters and gatherers to European immigrants. Come see how they lived and changed the surrounding area at this exciting event!
Nov
11
11:00a
End Date
*CANCELLED* Wildcraft: Armadillos!
Brazos Bend State Park
Join us for a story about armadillos and make a macaroni armadillo to take home!
Nov
12
10:00a
End Date
Nov
15
10:30a
End Date
Reading Ranger
Buescher State Park
Join Ranger Madalyn at the Smithville Public Library for themed book readings and a craft! All ages welcome!
Nov
16
3:00p
End Date
Nature Journal: Many Shades of a Leaf
Martin Dies, Jr. State Park
There is beauty and inspiration all around us this time of year. Take autumn leaves as your muse and explore how to journal about one thing in many ways.
Nov
18
11:00a
End Date
Wildcraft: Turkeys!
Brazos Bend State Park
Join us outside the Nature Center for a story and coloring craft about turkeys!
Nov
18
2:00p
End Date
Colors of the Wind Watercolor
Lockhart State Park
Paint with all the colors of the wind at Lockhart State Park!
Nov
19
10:00a
End Date
Nov
21
10:00a
End Date
Nature Journaling
Government Canyon State Natural Area
Slow down and deepen your experience of the natural world with mindful observations.
Nov
25
10:00a
End Date
Deck the Halls
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic Site
Learn about making Christmas decorations with natural materials
Nov
25
11:00a
End Date
Wildcraft: Turkeys!
Brazos Bend State Park
Join us outside the Nature Center for a story and coloring craft about turkeys!
Nov
26
10:00a
End Date
December 2023
Dec
2
2:00p
End Date
Woodland Ornaments
Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Isle Du Bois Unit
Join a Ranger to create holiday memories and ornaments!
Dec
3
10:00a
End Date
Dec
7
3:00p
End Date
Nature Journal: Modern Calligraphy
Martin Dies, Jr. State Park
Add flourish and pizazz to your natural journal titles with modern calligraphy.
Dec
9
10:00a
End Date
Simple Country Christmas
Martin Dies, Jr. State Park
Join our festive holiday activities in the park!
Dec
10
10:00a
End Date
Dec
16
1:00p
End Date
Nature Journaling
Government Canyon State Natural Area
Slow down and deepen your experience of the natural world with mindful observations.
Dec
16
1:00p
End Date
Woodland Ornaments
Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Johnson Branch Unit
Make woodland ornaments with a ranger!
Dec
17
10:00a
End Date
Dec
20
10:30a
End Date
Reading Ranger
Buescher State Park
Join Ranger Madalyn at the Smithville Public Library for themed book readings and a craft! All ages welcome!
Dec
23
1:00p
End Date
Woodland Ornaments
Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Johnson Branch Unit
Make woodland ornaments with a ranger!
Dec
24
10:00a
End Date
Dec
31
10:00a
End Date