Photo credit: Indy ParksIf your kids need a new place to spend yet another rainy day in Indianapolis, you need to take them to Holliday Park's Nature Center.
I've been to Holliday Park numerous times for the playgrounds, trails and gardens but I had never been inside the nature center. Joe was there for a meeting recently and after seeing everything it had to offer, he wanted to take Madeline there.
It was a perfect way to spend a rainy afternoon. It's completely free and I was very impressed with the amount of fun learning tools crammed in a deceptively small space.
The interactive tour "Keying Into Nature" was a big hit since it contained real snakes, frogs and fish, a dark cave to crawl through and one completely fake singing sunflower.
To the employees working that day: I deeply apologize for the repeated sunflower performances. Madeline simply could not get enough.
I nearly wet my pants when I pulled open a door and discovered a busy bee hive underneath a thin sheet of plastic. It's amazing to watch but if you don't know what you're about to see, the closeness is
In the play area, there are tons of puzzles, books and toys so bring your littlest ones too. You'll want to grab a camera because there's a big box of puppets and a puppet stage for performances and... there are costumes.
You definitely don't want to miss out on capturing your little cutie dressed up as a stinkin' adorable skunk or frog.
My favorite spot is the bird-watching room. It's filled with cushy leather sofas and has a window wall which looks into a beautiful garden packed with bird feeders. I might have fallen asleep in that peaceful room but there was a little girl jabbering in my ear about going back to the singing sunflower.
Go there and love it. And tell the employees again that I'm so very sorry.
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