South Bend's VPA holds family-friendly events at Pinhook and Potawatomi Parks on May 20
SOUTH BEND — South Bend Venues Parks & Arts (VPA) plans two family-friendly events for May 20:
● Nature Cat Day from 10 a.m. to noon at Pinhook Park, 2801 Riverside Drive: Co-presented with PBS Michiana, this backyard adventure will include a scavenger hunt, leaf rubbing art station, appearances by Nature Cat and Spark the Firefly, and a trail mix station.
"Nature Cat" is a PBS children's series about a daring, brave, adventurous cat whose backyard nature explorations teach about and encourage children to connect with the natural world as he explores his family’s big backyard, the woods, parks, ponds, caves, gardens, marshes, ravines, swamps, canyons, nature preserves and mountains. The voice cast includes Taran Killam, Kate McKinnon, Bobby Moynihan, Kenan Thompson and Kate Micucci.
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"Nature Cat" airs at 12:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays on Channel 34.1.
● Kids to Parks Day from 1 to 4 p.m. at Potawatomi Park, 500 S. Greenlawn Ave.: The event features field games, activities, rock wall climbing, music, live entertainment, food trucks, and information about community resources, including previews of local children’s events planned for the summer.
Kids to Parks Day is an initiative of the National Park Trust, designed to connect kids and families with their local, state and national parks.
Outdoor Adventures: States stock more chinook in Lake Michigan. And stargazers camp out for night sky party.
Admission is free for both events.
For more information, call 574-299-4765 or visit sbvpa.org.
This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: South Bend joins National Park Trust for Kids to Parks Day
