A “Night at the Museum” this weekend will focus on reconnecting children with nature.

The Remington Nature Center will be holding the Night at the Museum event Friday evening. It will feature nature themed crafts and the Nature Center will be open for touring from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday.

Shelly Cox with the Remington Nature Center says there will be a presentation at 6:30 p.m. called “Reconnecting Our Children with Nature.”

The presenter is graduate student Tracy Dotson who has a bachelor’s degree from MWSU in Health and Communications and an Associate’s degree from MWSU in Health Information Technologies. She is currently a graduate student with Grand Canyon University, majoring in secondary education. The presentation is recommended for educators, scout leaders, and parents, but children are welcome to attend.

The Remington Nature Center is located at 1502 McArthur Drive in St. Joseph. Regular admission prices apply.

For more information, contact Nature Center Manager, Andrea McCoy at (816) 676-3204 or click here.