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 An Early Childhood Nature Enrichment Program 

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  • Fri, May 08
    8250 Finnie Rd
    May 08, 2026, 10:00 AM
    8250 Finnie Rd, 8250 Finnie Rd, Newark, IL 60541, USA
    Discover the first wildflowers and plants of spring! Join Creekside Nature Unschool and guest biologist Karen Davis for a guided woodland hike and family wildflower and plant scavenger hunt.
  • Sat, May 30
    8250 Finnie Rd
    May 30, 2026, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    8250 Finnie Rd, 8250 Finnie Rd, Newark, IL 60541, USA
    This is a Private Creekside and DVLC Culminating Event! It is NOT open to the public. Grab your goggles, swim suits, and towels! Join us for an in between meal snack and treats as we play in the foam, at the beach, and tube down blizzard slopes!
  • Fri, Apr 17
    8250 Finnie Rd
    Apr 17, 2026, 10:00 AM
    8250 Finnie Rd, 8250 Finnie Rd, Newark, IL 60541, USA
    Bring the family to Dickson Valley Camp and Retreat Center in Newark and join Creekside Nature Unschool, along with Pearl from the Farmacy Farmstand, for a seed-bomb making class. Recycle paper and grow a garden with this spring activity.
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    Fri, Mar 13
    8250 Finnie Rd
    Mar 13, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    8250 Finnie Rd, 8250 Finnie Rd, Newark, IL 60541, USA
    Join Spark the Firefly and all her friends for stories and songs all about Spring and the power of kindness. The Story Garden includes puppets, original music, interactive movement, and lots of springtime fun for families! ​ ​
  • Fri, Feb 13
    Dickson Valley Camp and Retreat Center
    Feb 13, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
    Dickson Valley Camp and Retreat Center, 8250 Finnie Rd, Newark, IL 60541, USA
    A winter art class with Creekside Nature Unschool, an all-ages family learning event.
  • Jan 16, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
    Newark, 8250 Finnie Rd, Newark, IL 60541, USA
    Family event for kids of all ages with an accompanying adult. $5.00 per family. Free to registered Creekside Families. Join Creekside Nature Unschool and Pearl Carpenter from The Pharmacy Farmstand, a local flower farm, and build a winter green house out of a gallon milk jug. Plant some seeds for your spring garden!
  • Oct 17, 2025, 5:30 PM – Oct 18, 2025, 10:00 AM
    Newark, 8250 Finnie Rd, Newark, IL 60541, USA
    If you are a member of Creekside Nature Unschool, RSVP for a community-building family event. Pop your tent, roast some treats over the fire, play some games, and share stories around the camp fire.
  • Oct 17, 2025, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    Newark, 8250 Finnie Rd, Newark, IL 60541, USA
    Join us on a learning nature hike, observing the native trees and plant life in the Fox River Valley. Stay for a fun learning activity to reinforce what the kids have learned on their hike!
  • Fri, Sep 12
    Dickson Valley Camp and Retreat Center
    Sep 12, 2025, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    Dickson Valley Camp and Retreat Center, 8250 Finnie Rd, Newark, IL 60541, USA
    Join Creekside Nature Unschool for a morning of learning about pollinators, flowers, and harvesting flower seeds to plant your own pollinator garden for next year! This event is open to children of all ages in the community with a participating adult!
  • Tue, Sep 02
    Sep 02, 2025, 8:30 AM – 9:15 AM
    Newark, 8250 Finnie Rd, Newark, IL 60541, USA
    Come preview the Creekside Nature Unschool classrooms at Dickson Valley Camp and Retreat Center! RSVP's required

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Located in the rural, southwestern, Fox Valley area in Illinois and serving Sandwich, Newark, Somonauk, Plano, Yorkville and surrounding communities. 

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