Category: Kid Friendly Activities

Sound Map What is a sound map? A sound map is a piece of paper with an “x” in the middle. That “x” is you. … Read More

Colorful Carnations When Ebenezer Brigham first settled here in 1828, prairie and oak savanna covered much of Southwestern Wisconsin. Here on the grounds of Cave … Read More

Soda Bottle Terrariums Since the Cave of the Mounds first opened to the public in 1940, our gardeners have been hard at work cultivating a … Read More

Making Mountains What is Geology? The study of the Earth What part of Earth do people live on? The crust. What are the layers of … Read More

Oreo Tectonics Have you ever noticed that South America and Africa fit together like puzzle pieces? Paleontologists and Geologists noticed that similar fossils are found … Read More

Window Ornament Here at Cave of the Mounds, we have found many small pine cones, chestnuts, walnuts, and tree seeds in our Oak Valley this … Read More

Water Cycle in a Bag One of the main components of hydrology that sticks in my mind is the water cycle. Water is amazing! It … Read More

Tasty Trees A lot of people don’t realize that here at Cave of the Mounds we have wonderful nature trails. One is called “Oak Valley … Read More

Suet Feeder By putting up a bird feeder in your yard, you can easily attract a variety of wintering Wisconsin birds. Not only will you … Read More

Pressed Leaf Bookmarks Leaves are wonderful! Here at Cave of the Mounds we love looking at our large oak trees in wonder and awe. Leaves … Read More