Camp Fire Nature TIKES is a new program where families with toddlers and pre-school age children (Ages 1-5) experience nature together. Once a month on the fourth Saturday, a Camp Fire USA facilitator will lead fun and educational nature-related activities, introducing them to nature-related stories via children’s books, and laying the foundation for a lifetime of healthy lifestyle activities. This creative program provides toddler and pre-school age youth with lessons that promote early childhood literacy, kindergarten preparedness, and access to the outdoors while building confidence in young families so they can connect their children to nature is a safe and supportive environment.
Camp Fire’s core values include a belief in the power of nature and the importance it plays in the development of children by awakening a child’s senses, curiosity, and desire to learn.
@ 10:30 on the fourth Saturday of the month at alternating locations beginning at Laura's Library
| Date | Location | Theme | Boook |
| Sept. 22, 2012 | Laura's Library | Bugs |
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! Bob Barner |
| Oct. 27, 2012 | Westbank Library | Monarch butterfly migration |
Gotta Go! Gotta Go! Sam Swope and Sue Riddle |
| Nov. 24, 2012 | Laura's Library | Seasons: trees and leaves |
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf Lois Ehlert |
| Dec. 22, 2012 | Westbank Library | Wildlife fur, skins and coverings |
Fur and Feathers Janet Halfmann |
| Jan. 26, 2013 | Laura's Library | Oceans and seashells |
Over in the Ocean: In the Coral Reef Marianna Berkes |
| Feb. 23, 2013 | Westbank Library | Geology |
Rocks: Hard, Soft, Smooth, and Rough Natalie M. Soinsky |
| March 23, 2013 | Laura's Library | Worms |
Bob and Otto Robert O. Bruel and Nick Bruel |
| April 27, 2013 | Westbank Library | Nature Sounds: Birds |
Bird Calls: Who’s that singing in the trees and fields? Frank Gallo |
| May 25, 2013 | Laura's Library | Colors in nature |
Butterfly, butterfly: a Book of Colors Petr Horacek |
| June 22, 2013 | Westbank Library | Nature Sounds: Nightlife | Sounds of the Wild: Nighttime Maurice Pledger |
