View a list of upcoming Explorer Days and read our Explorer Day Etiquette below!
In response to COVID-19, NatureKids BC is providing online resources and interactions, such as Virtual Explorer Days, to ensure the safety of our members. Please read our COVID-19 Guidelines and Policy for any potential in-person gatherings this summer.
Join us for our January Explorer Day, where kids and families will gather to create beautiful handmade lanterns together! With the wonderful support of the Polka Dot Dragon Arts Society, participants can choose between simple jar lanterns or more detailed paper-mâché and willow dragonfly lanterns. It’s a lovely chance to create, connect, and prepare something special for the upcoming Lakeside Park lantern festival—or to keep as a meaningful handmade lantern at home.
There will be two creative options to choose from:
• Jar lanterns — perfect for younger makers
• Paper-mâché + willow dragonfly lanterns — great for those who enjoy a bigger challenge
Space is limited to 25 children (each child must be accompanied by an Adult Helper).
Date: January 18, 2026
Location: Kootenai Art Therapy Institute, 191 Baker St (2nd Floor)
Mentor: Polka Dot Dragon Arts Society
Time: 1:00–2:45 PM
Cost: Free
All materials will be provided, with the exception of glass jars for the jar lanterns. Please bring a clean recycled jar from home (jam or pasta sauce jars work perfectly!). We’ll have a few extras available in case anyone forgets.