Families are invited to explore “Pines are Fine,” a special Nevada State Museum holiday program from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, December 13 in Carson City.
Visitors are invited to craft a pine cone wreath, a pine cone angel or decorate a small holiday tree made from a Jeffrey Pine cone, and may enjoy working as long as they would like on the craft.
The activity continues the museum’s Family Fun Saturdays series. In the Discovery Lab guests will get a close up look at the animals that eat pine nuts and explore conifers and evergreens that keep their leaves, or needles, all year.
Children will learn to tell the differences between pine, fir and spruce trees. Participants will also study cones and needles from the Jeffrey, Ponderosa and Sugar Pine trees and discuss Nevada’s two state trees, the Bristlecone Pine and the Single-Leaf Pinyon.
Hosted in the museum’s natural history discovery lab at 600 N. Carson St., the event is free for museum members and children 17 and under. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Adult tickets are $8. For more information, call 775-687-4810 ext. 237 or email [email protected].
