Kid's Page

This page is for kid's and parents. Check out our activities to further investigate the history of life on Earth. Also check our Events page to read about upcoming kid-friendly events and activities!

Visiting the park?

Discovery Pack Create and use your own to explore the fossil beds.

Kid's Photo Page Take a photo at the Falls of the Ohio and send it in!

Kid's Journal Have a fun time at the Falls of the Ohio? Tell us about it!

Collecting Piles - Pick up and keep fossils and minerals here (behind the Interpretive Center). Collecting is not allowed anywhere else in the park.

Activities for home

Fossil Quiz 

What do you know about fossils? Take this True-False Quiz and learn about paleontology.

Match This Fossil game

Can you identify a fossil by its description?

Match Birds With Their Food

What do birds found at the Falls eat?

Match the Bird Color With Its Name 

Preschooler Bird Matching Game (New!)

Match the River Mussels

Can you identify seven freshwater mussels by their common names?

Match the Prehistoric Tool 

Can you match the tool to its description? (New!)

Coloring Pages

Print out and color fossils from the Devonian period, a red-tail hawk & a cabin.

Make a paper trilobite

Link away from our website

Make a cattail duck

Native American craft - Link away from our website

Puzzles

Puzzle out these activities (as we develop them). (Updated!)

Activities to learn more about how fossils lived From our "Educator Information" section

Stories for Young Scientists!

Stories for elementary level children - with questions for further learning.

Tiny: A Trilobite's Tail

Discover the life of a Devonian trilobite!

Cruisin' the Devonian Coral Sea

Explore the Devonian Sea Floor

2012 Events that kids will enjoy!

Go to our special events page for details of these and other events & programs.

Cabin Fever Festival -- February 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  NEW EVENT!

Raptor Day -- Charlestown State Park April 14 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Earth Day at the Falls -- May 12 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Free Fishing Day -- June 2 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Family Fun Fair -- August 4, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Charlestown Under the Stars -- September 22, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Earth Discovery Day -- October 13, 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. NEW EVENT!

Summer Camps for Kids

The Falls of the Ohio Foundation offers day camps for children June and July. Most are half-day. There are two career camps offered for older children. Young Paleontologist Camp (age 10 - 15) and Teen Archaeology Camp (age 12 - 16) allow budding fossil and archaeology enthusiasts the opportunity to learn about careers through activities and field work. Click here for more details.

June 28 - 30                                July 17 - 19

Careers in the Great Outdoors

What type of schooling and classes do you need to become a naturalist, forester, paleontologistwildlife biologist, or other exciting career? This page has suggestions and links to career information from organizations, universities and government agencies. Click on the photo to learn more!

Links

Indiana Young Birders (Part of the Indiana Audubon Society)

Nature Rocks - Learn about nature discovery activities in your area

Make a pinecone bird feeder

An inexpensive way to keep birds happy around your home.

Make a plastic bottle bird feeder

A fun home-made bird feeder that can be hung on the porch or in a tree.

Updated January 12, 2012