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Fantastic Fridays Parent Tot Playtime FANTASTIC FRIDAYS
Parent and tot playtime at Crissy Field.
-The current  Spring Session of the program ends on  6/12.
-The Summer Session starts on 7/10.

Time: 10 to 11:30 am.
Ages: 2 to 4, with parent, guardian or caregiver
Cost: $12 per child with pre-registration and receipt of payment (no later than 4:30 pm the Thursday prior to program date);  
$15 at the door.   Drop-in OK on a space available basis, pre-registration suggested.

Crissy Field is a magical and safe place for toddlers to explore the outdoors with their five senses and to develop a lasting appreciation for living things. Spend quality time with your child making sand animals, becoming bug detectives, listening with your 'deer ears,' and more. It's a different adventure every week, full of creative activities you can use over and over during your own family getaways! There will also be time indoors, in the Center's Art Lab, making fish prints, pirate scopes, and more!

Click on the title to read about the Theme of the Week!

May 29             FOOD

June 5              SAND AND SEA

June 12            BEST OF...

July 10             PARK PEOPLE

July 17             PLANT IT CRISSY
 
July 24             MARSH MADNESS

July 31             THINGS WITH WINGS

August 7           BUGS

August 14         BEACH PARTY!


Pre-registration is recommended for all programs. Drop-ins accepted on a space-available basis. Scholarships are available for all programs and events. Click here to register online or call (415) 561-7765.
For more information email Crissy Field Center at
cfcregistrationinfo@parksconservancy.org.

Confirmation/Cancellation Policy:
Confirmation will be communicated via e-mail or pone call up to 48 hours prior to your program start date.  Registrations received less than 48 hours prior to start date will receive email confirmation.  If you are unable to attend a program for which you have registered, please phone (415) 561-7765.  Cancellations must be received 48 hours prior to the program to qualify for a 75 percent refund.  If we cancel a program, you will receive a full refund of your total payment.
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Mystery Trail MYSTERY TRAIL CHALLENGE
Available everyday
9 am to 4 pm FREE
Self-guided; recommended for families and groups with children ages 5 to 10.

Calling all seaside sleuths! Grab a magnifying glass and get down to the Warming Hut, near the fishing pier at the western end of Crissy Field. Once there, you'll find a booklet that directs you down the Mystery Trail in search of the first clue. There are nine secret plaques altogether, hidden along a one-mile waterfront trail-can you find them all? A prize awaits you if you can! Take the Crissy Field Mystery Trail Challenge, unlock its secrets, and claim your surprise!

For groups of 20 or more, please call (415) 561-7765 to register and to ensure that
adequate supplies are available.
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its fun to learn PRESIDIO TREKKERS :: SPRINGCAMP
Monday, April 6 to Friday, April 10

8:30 am to 4 pm (extended care to 5:30 pm) $350 per child ($15 extra per day for  extended care) Grades: 1–6  Calling all intrepid explorers! Come along with Crissy Field Center’s specialists  and national park rangers to explore the country’s premier urban national park conveniently hidden in your very own backyard. Take an exciting journey from the heights of Inspiration Point to the bottom of Crissy Field Marsh. Create your own “habitat in  a box” in the Center’s Art Lab. Investigate the impact of humans on watersheds in our Ecology Lab, and create your own ecological musical anthem in our Media Lab. It will be an adventure you will never forget. 

Pre-registration is recommended for all programs. Drop-ins accepted on a space-available basis. Scholarships are available for all programs and events. Click here to register online or call (415) 561-7765.
For more information email Crissy Field Center at
cfcregistrationinfo@parksconservancy.org.

Confirmation/Cancellation Policy:
Confirmation will be communicated via e-mail or pone call up to 48 hours prior to your program start date.  Registrations received less than 48 hours prior to start date will receive email confirmation.  If you are unable to attend a program for which you have registered, please phone (415) 561-7765.  Cancellations must be received 48 hours prior to the program to qualify for a 75 percent refund.  If we cancel a program, you will receive a full refund of your total payment. Details


Upcoming Events
Things with Wings
Things with Wings
Session 2:    July 6–17 (10 days)    
Session 4A:    August 3–7 (5 days)
8:30 AM
Location: Crissy Field Center
Lots of things fly through the air with the greatest of ease and, in this camp, you'll learn why and how.
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Climate Cadets
Climate Cadets
Session 2:    July 6–17 (10 days)     $649
Session 4A:    August 3–7 (5 days)      $324 8:30 AM
Location: Crissy Field Center
Grades 4-5
Session 2:    July 6–17 (10 days)     $649
Session 4A:    August 3–7 (5 days)      $324
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Fantastic Friday :: Parent and Tot Playtime
Fantastic Friday :: Parent and Tot Playtime
The current  Spring Session of the program ends on  6/12.
Summer Session starts on 7/10.

10 AM
Location: Crissy Field Center
Crissy Field is a magical and safe place for toddlers to explore the outdoors with their five senses and to develop a lasting appreciation for living things. Spend quality time with your child making sand animals, becoming bug detectives, listening with your 'deer ears,' and more.
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Fantastic Friday:  PARK PEOPLE
Fantastic Friday: PARK PEOPLE
July 10
Parent and tot playtime at Crissy Field.
Ages: 2 to 4 with parent, guardian, or caregiver
10 AM
Location: Crissy Field Center
PARK PEOPLE

Come meet the people that make the park run.  From the Rangers that roam the park to the mounted police that keep the park safe, interact with people that keep your park safe and fun!
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Fantastic Friday:  Plant it Crissy
Fantastic Friday: Plant it Crissy
July 17
Parent and tot playtime at Crissy Field.
10 AM
Location: Crissy Field Center
Here at the Center we love our native plants.  Let us share our love of native plants with you and your toddler.  You will learn all about plants and engage in your own “mini-restoration” project.
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Junior Rangers on Patrol
Junior Rangers on Patrol
Session 1:    June 22–July 2 (9 days)    
Session 2:    July 6–17 (10 days)    
Session 3:    July 20–31 (10 days)    
Session 4:    August 3–14 (10 days)
     8:30 AM
Location: Crissy Field Center
From the infamous cellblocks of Alcatraz to the primeval forests of Muir Woods, there's an adventure around every corner in the Golden Gate National Parks. You and your fellow rangers-in-training will head out to a different park site every day, learning important wilderness skills along the way.
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Archi-Techies
Archi-Techies
Session 1:    June 22–July 2 (9 days)  
Session 3:    July 20–31 (10 days)    
Session 4B:    August 10–14 (5 days)     8:30 AM
Location: Crissy Field Center
Calling all young designers! If you love to build and invent, this camp is for you.
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Water Wizards
Water Wizards

Session 1: June 22-July 2 (9days) $585
Session 2: July 20-July 31(10 days) $649
Session 4: August 10-August 15 (5days) $324

8:30 AM
Location: Crissy Field Center
During this intensive investigation of water, you'll suit up in waders and head into the marsh to learn about the magic of the marsh ecosystem.
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Seaside Sleuths
Seaside Sleuths
Session 1:    June 22–July 2 (9 days)  
Session 3:     July 20–31 (10 days)  
Session 4B:     August 10–14 (5 days)
   
8:30 AM
Location: Crissy Field Center
Hey, Sherlock! There are mysteries to be solved in the Presidio this summer. Who lives here, and how do they survive? Use all your sleuthing skills to find out.
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Fantastic Friday: MARSH MADNESS
Fantastic Friday: MARSH MADNESS
July 24
Parent and tot playtime at Crissy Field. 10 AM
Location: Crissy Field Center
MARSH MADNESS :: The Marsh at Crissy Field is more than just muck and mud; it is a home to many wonderful animals.  From Scuds to Snowy Plovers, come learn about and see the neighbors that call the Marsh home during this interactive hands-on program.
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Warming to Global Climate Change
Warming to Global Climate Change
July 26, 2009 1 PM
Location: Crissy Field, Crissy Field Center, Presidio
If we continue to spew from smokestacks and tailpipes, the world will suffer catastrophe. Learn what you can do to help slow down global warming.
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Fantastic Friday: Things with Wings
Fantastic Friday: Things with Wings
Parent and tot playtime at Crissy Field.
July 31

10 AM
Location: Crissy Field Center
It’s a bird… It’s a plane… no wait; it’s a toddler flying a kite!  Explore all things that fly from birds to kites.
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Community Campfire: Past to Present: A Celebration of Coast Miwok History and Culture
Community Campfire: Past to Present: A Celebration of Coast Miwok History and Culture
Saturday, August 1, 2009 5:30 PM
Location: Crissy Field Center, Marin County
Join Crissy Field Center and the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria for a traditional campfire featuring Coast Miwok storytelling and arts and crafts. Don't forget your picnic dinner, we'll supply the marshmallows.
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Fantastic Friday:  Buggy Bugs
Fantastic Friday: Buggy Bugs
August 7
10 AM
Location: Crissy Field Center

Buggy Bugs: What Makes a Bug? Bee Eyes and Butterflies! Insects are Nature's Helper!


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Fantastic Friday: Sand and Sea
Fantastic Friday: Sand and Sea
June 5, August 14.
Parent and tot playtime at Crissy Field


10 AM
Location: Crissy Field Center
Today we have a Beach Party while the weather is good!  Engage in some guided sand and water exploration.

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