Holiday Nature Crafts & Music
2025-12-06 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Moccasin Lake Environmental Education Center, 2750 Park Trail Lane, Clearwater, FL, United States
Come visit Moccasin Lake Nature Park to make holiday crafts using natural and recycled materials and more.
Participants will be able to assist in decorating the park’s Holiday Tree with their crafts along with taking an ornament home for themselves.

Purchase yourself a treat from PattyeCakes!
There will be reptiles and raptors to see!
The Silver Strings Dulcimer Group will play Holiday Music at 11am!
The Leila Davis Chorus will perform on stage at 1:30pm!
Sponsored by the GFWC Clearwater Community Woman’s Club

Wreath Making Workshop
2025-12-07 13:00 - 14:00 | Brooker Creek Environmental Education Center, 3940 Keystone Road, Tarpon Springs, FL, 34688, United States
Learn how to make a beautiful holiday wreath from native grapevines!

We will learn how to create the grapevine wreath base together. Our instructor will also share tips and tricks on how to decorate the base with extra foliage. Each participant will go home with a completed wreath “base” ready to decorate for the holidays!
Important Information:

This workshop caps at 20 participants, registration is required. We will only have enough materials for registered participants. Cancel your free ticket if you can no longer attend, so someone else can enjoy your spot.
Bring your own gloves and garden clippers.
If you wish to create a wreath as a team with your family or friends, please only select ONE ticket. Each ticket indicates one wreath.
Meet at the Outdoor Pavilion next to the Wildflower Garden. This workshop will be outdoors.

Additional Notes: It takes about 10 minutes to drive from the preserve entrance (Keystone Rd.) to the parking lot, and there is a 5 minute walk from the parking lot to the outdoor pavilion.
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Building and Caring for Terrariums
2025-12-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Regency Park Library, 9701 Little Road, New Port Richey, FL, 34654, United States
At this seminar you will learn to plant and care for a terrarium, with examples of containers, plants and problem solving solutions.

A terrarium is a collection of small plants growing in a clear, usually enclosed container. You will learn to plant and care for a terrarium, with examples of containers, plants and problem solving solutions. A low maintenance way to incorporate plants into your home, office or classroom. Many containers can be adapted and they do not need drain holes. Properly done, a terrarium is a source of enjoyment for many years providing interesting ways to grow and display plants with very little care.
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Holiday Themed Container Gardening
2025-12-09 14:00 - 15:00 | New River Branch Library, 34043 State Road 54, Wesley Chapel, FL, 33543, United States
Planting in containers on your Lanai, porch, or indoors offers you a chance to be creative. Come learn more at this informative seminar.

Even if you have a small space, you can have a wonderful variety of plants to enjoy year-round. Planting in containers on your lanai, porch, or indoors offers you a chance to be creative. You will learn the basics of growing in pots from selection of plants and pots to grouping plants together with similar needs. Tips on repotting, soil mixture and growing the healthiest plants will be provided in this free UF/IFAS Pasco County Extension program with a holiday theme.
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Container Gardening For Every Space on Zoom
2025-12-11 11:00 - 12:00 | ZOOM, United States
Get your green thumb ready and join us online to learn how to create a beautiful garden in any space during our Container Gardening Workshop

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Nest Box Building Workshop
2025-12-12 10:00 - 11:30 | Brooker Creek Environmental Education Center, 3940 Keystone Road, Tarpon Springs, FL, 34688, United States
Join us for an in-person workshop to “make and take” a Chickadee nest box for your yard!
Want to help our local cavity nesters?
Learn how to build your very own nest box for a Carolina Chickadee!
In this workshop you will learn about proper nest box placement and mounting, additional information specific to the nesting habits of Carolina Chickadees, and other fun facts about this species!
We will be building a nest box for a Carolina Chickdee, which is a year-round resident North and Central Florida, including Pinellas County.
Registration is required. Presented by Lara Milligan, Pinellas County Natural Resources Agent for UF/IFAS Extension.
The workshop costs $15
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Additional Notes: This program will be held in our auditorium. It takes about 10 minutes to drive from the preserve entrance (Keystone Rd.) to the parking lot, and there is a 2-5 minute walk from the parking lot to the auditorium. Follow signs to the auditorium.

Horticulture in Arts and Crafts
2025-12-16 17:30 - 18:30 | New Port Richey Library, 5939 Main Street, New Port Richey, FL, 34652, United States
Discover how to use your flowers and plants for decorations, crafts and gifts at this seminar.

Have you grown lots of flowers and plants? Now what? Discover how to preserve and use them for decorations, crafts and gifts. Samples will be shown of greeting cards, framed flower pictures, potpourri, a variety of seed tapes, seed balls, gift tags, gift boxes, book marks and 2 topiaries. Handouts for making some items will be given out.
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GINGERBREAD HABITATS
2025-12-20 10:30 - 12:30 | Boyd Hill Nature Preserve Classroom, 1101 COUNTRY CLUB WY S, St. Petersburg, FL, 33705, United States
Enjoy a day of gingerbread fun as your family creates a habitat for your favorite animal friends! Will you build an aviary for birds, a mountain for goats, or a grassland for lions? The possibilities are endless with our decorating supplies!
Cost: $15 for one house (four participants per house)
Ages 6 & up welcome with a registered adult
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Science Rocks!
2026-01-01 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-01-08 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-02-05 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-03-05 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-04-02 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-05-07 10:00 - 11:30 | Moccasin Lake Environmental Education Center, 2750 Park Trail Lane, Clearwater, FL, United States
Science Rocks is FREE and hosted by the Clearwater Community Woman’s Club.
This class is designed for children ages 4-6 years old, and all must be accompanied by a guardian. The class will cover many different science topics through literature, hands-on activities, discussion, art activities, and invited speakers.
There is a maximum of 12 students for each class.
Registration is required for the children only. Please make plans now before classes fill up!
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The date/topic for the Science Rocks classes is as follows and is always 10:15am to 11:30am:
September 4: The Scientific Method
October 2: Sea Life
November 6: Gobble, Gobble…Turkeys
January 8: Germs, what are they?
February 5: Teeth First, Food Second
March 5: Rabbits
April 2: The Secret Life of Plants
May 7: Cats…Meow, Meow
Communication with teachers: [sciencerocksmoccasin@gmail.com](mailto:sciencerocksmoccasin@gmail.com)
Classes held at Moccasin Lake Nature Park, 2750 Park Trail Lane, Clearwater, FL 33759. 727-562-4315, then press 1.

Water Bath Canning 101: Jams and Jellies
2026-02-07 09:00 - 11:00 | UF/IFAS Extension, Hillsborough County, 5339 County Road 579, Seffner, FL, 33584, United States
This class will include information and resources on safely canning at home, the science behind making jams and jellies, and a food tasting.

Learn about water bath canning, the equipment needed, and how to make homemade jams and jellies. Strawberry jalapeño jam will be made.
This class will include information and resources on safe canning at home, the science behind making jams and jellies, and a food tasting.
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If you have any questions, please contact the UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County at: (813) 744-5519
**The University of Florida is committed to providing universal access to all of our events. For disability accommodations, such as sign language interpreters and listening devices, please contact Joshua Payne at: joshuapayne@ufl.edu or 813 744-5519 x 54136, at least 1 week in advance.
