Blog: Family Fun

September 2023 Written by JoAnn Rocks are boring. Most kids...

March 2023 Written by Eliza What is camouflage? It is...

October 2022 Written by Jenny Parents and grandparents often ask...

May 2022 Written by Jenny Road trips. Loading up the...

Written by Stalac-Tate Becoming a Cave of the Mounds Adventure...

Written by Stalac-Tate Have you ever wondered why animals hibernate?...

Written by Anne Bandow When it’s this hot, you can...

Written by Stalac-Tate Cave of the Mounds Cave of the...

Written by Stalac-Tate There are so many places for camping...

Written by Stalac-Tate There are so many places to stay...

Written by Stalac-Tate Cave of the Mounds is located in...

Written by Stalac-Tate Cave of the Mounds The most obvious...

Written by Stalac-Tate A living organism spends its life in...

Written by Stalac-Tate Nature is very different at night compared...

March 2021 Written by Ashley What is a mineral? For...

February 2021 Written by Ashley “Febru-Ore-Y” is an educational add-on...

Written by Ashley Over the past several weeks, it has...

Written by Ashley What if I told you you could...

Written by Ashley Want to experience the cave in a...

January 2021 Written by Ashley For January, Cave of the...

Sound Map What is a sound map? A sound map...

Colorful Carnations When Ebenezer Brigham first settled here in 1828,...

Soda Bottle Terrariums Since the Cave of the Mounds first...

Making Mountains What is Geology? The study of the Earth...

Oreo Tectonics Have you ever noticed that South America and...

Window Ornament Here at Cave of the Mounds, we have...

Water Cycle in a Bag One of the main components...

Tasty Trees A lot of people don’t realize that here...

Suet Feeder By putting up a bird feeder in your...

Pressed Leaf Bookmarks Leaves are wonderful! Here at Cave of...

Milkweed Bracelet Milkweed is one of those really cool plants...

Leaf Mobile One of the most common items to find...

Edible Aquifer Did you ever wonder where all of the...

Cone Bird Feeder If you are a birdwatcher or someone...

Compass Plant Craft The Compass Plant is a small budded...

Build an Underwater Scope Sometimes the best way to learn...

Water Filter Activity Learn about aquifers and watersheds with this...

Sweet Sedimentary Rock Learn about sedimentary rock and the different...

Stream Table Get ready to learn more about geology, erosion,...

Gem Suncatcher This activity is just fun! You will make...

Stalactite and Stalagmite Paint Drips Here’s an activity that families...

Sinkholes in a Cup Sinkholes are found all over the...

Erosion with Chalk and Vinegar This activity will talk about...

Create Your Own Sugar Cube Cave Adapted from Exploring Caves...

Exploring Caves in Your House Also, check out our “Headlamp...

Headlamp and Flashlight Also check out our “Caving at Home”...

Caving at Home Building a fort is one of the...

Make a Fire-starter for Camping Cave of the Mounds National...

Cave Constellations Here at Cave of the Mounds, we have...

Super Soda Bottle Beads Recycle your empty plastic soda and...

Make a Dried Flower Bookmark When Ebenezer Brigham first settled...

Create-A-Fossil Investigation Fossils are remains of life from the past...

Grow-Your-Own Speleothem Replicas Cave formations like stalactites and stalagmites, collectively...

Grow-Your-Own Geode Replica You will need: a clean eggshell, paintbrush,...

Crystal Structure Study Experience You will need: 2 balloons, 12-inch...

Charcoal Briquette Crystal Growing Project You will need: 1 charcoal...

Butterfly habitats have been slowly shrinking due to urbanization and...

Cave of the Mounds made an appearance in the movie...

Written by Jan Okeson Planning a visit to a show...

Winter is a great time to enjoy family fun outdoors...