Nature Sprouts Adventure Club
A nature-inspired, play-based program for children ages 1.5 to 10 and their caregivers.
What it’s all about!
We believe children learn best through hands-on experiences in the natural world. Nature Sprouts Adventure Club offers weekly outdoor sessions that encourage curiosity, creativity, and connection — for both kids and their grown-ups. We follow the seasons, rain or shine, exploring everything from garden beds to forest trails.
Nature Sprouts Adventure Club Summer Camp
A Nature-Based Outdoor Camp for Curious, Creative Kids
Step into a summer filled with fresh air, muddy hands, big discoveries, and even bigger confidence.
At Nature Sprouts Adventure Club Summer Camp, children are invited to slow down, explore the natural world, and learn through hands-on, play-based experiences in the heart of Hollybrook Park in Wendell, NC.
This fully outdoor camp is designed for young explorers to connect with nature, build friendships, and develop real-life skills—all while having an unforgettable summer.
Details: Camp days from June 15th - August 14th, Monday - Friday from 8 am - 12 pm
Only 10 Spots Available each week!
What We’ll Explore This Summer
Each week brings a new adventure and theme, allowing campers to dive deeper into the wonders of the natural world:
Nature Exploration & Observation – learning to notice, question, and explore
Bugs & Ecosystems – discovering the tiny creatures that keep our world thriving
Building & Engineering in Nature – creating with sticks, stones, and imagination
Pollinators & Plant Life – understanding how plants grow and who helps them
Water & Outdoor Science – experimenting, predicting, and discovering
Caring for the Earth – learning simple ways to protect our environment
Garden to Table – exploring where food comes from
Creativity in the Wild – expressing ideas through nature-based art and play
Each day includes a balance of:
guided nature hikes
hands-on activities
creative projects
free play and exploration
Garden to Table
Theme: Food & Gardening
Focus Skills: Food awareness, plant identification
From garden to plate!
This week, campers will explore where food comes from and how plants grow. Through hands-on activities and sensory exploration, children will connect with herbs, seeds, and edible plants.
Campers will:
Create fragrant herb bundles
Explore seeds and how they grow
Learn about different plant parts
Taste simple herb-based creations
Play “farmers market” through imaginative play
This week builds a deeper connection between children and the food they eat.
Wild Wonders: A Week of Sensory Adventure
Theme: Discovering Nature Through Our Senses
Focus Skills: Observation, creativity, confidence, sensory awareness & imaginative play
Touch, splash, squish, listen, and wonder!
This week, campers will slow down and discover the outdoors in a whole new way as they explore nature through all five senses. From muddy creations and fragrant nature potions to colorful nature art and joyful water play, each day invites children to follow their curiosity, engage in open-ended exploration, and experience the magic of the natural world at their own pace.
Campers will:
Discover the many textures of the forest through hands-on sensory adventures
Mix nature potions and "forest recipes" in our Nature Sprouts Field Kitchen
Listen for birds, insects, wind, and water on a Summer Sound Safari
Create beautiful artwork using flowers, leaves, berries, and other natural materials
Splash, experiment, and cool off through creek exploration, water play, and bubbles
Strengthen observation skills while exploring the woods and creek with all five senses
This week celebrates curiosity, imagination, and child-led exploration, helping little adventurers build confidence, creativity, and a lifelong connection with the outdoors through joyful sensory play.
Water Wonders
Theme: Water Science & Sensory Play
Focus Skills: Scientific thinking, cause & effect
Splash into discovery!
Water is one of the most exciting elements for young children, and this week we’ll explore how it moves, shapes, and interacts with the world around us.
Campers will:
Build and test floating nature boats
Experiment with sinking and floating objects
Create mini rain gauges
Explore how water shapes the land through erosion
Enjoy playful water-based activities
This week blends science and sensory play to spark curiosity and hands-on learning.
Teaching Persistence as a Process: Helping Kids Learn How to Keep Going
At Nature Sprouts Adventure Club, we believe persistence isn’t something kids either have or don’t have.
The Winter Solstice & Outdoor Nature Play
The Winter Solstice is one of nature’s most powerful and poetic moments. Occurring around December 21st in the Northern Hemisphere, it marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year.
Forest Putty: Our Favorite Homemade, All-Natural Playdough
At Nature Sprouts Adventure Club, we believe that some of the most powerful learning tools are also the simplest. Enter Forest Putty—our beloved homemade, all-natural playdough that little explorers return to again and again.
Join Us!
Seasonal Outdoor Play Classes
Our 9-week seasonal sessions nurture curiosity and connection through hands-on, play-based nature learning designed for little explorers ages 1.5–8.
Monthly Trail Hikes
Join our guided family hikes each month as we explore local trails, build confidence outdoors, and discover the magic of nature together.
Weekly Playground Meetups
Meet up at a different Triangle-area playground each week to explore, connect, and let our little ones play, climb, and build friendships in the fresh air.
“Children are born with a sense of wonder about the natural world; our job is to keep it alive.”
— Rachel Carson