# Things to do with kids at The Anita C. Leight Estuary Center

> 7 upcoming family events and 1 ongoing programs and visits at The Anita C. Leight Estuary Center, 700 Otter Point Road, Abingdon, MD 21009, in the Baltimore–Columbia–Towson area. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sun, Oct 25.

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## Events ahead

- [Fire Making Workshop at the Anita C. Leight Estuary Center](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/fire-making-workshop-at-the-anita-c-leight-estuary-center--listing-8aa74e485ccee34d03182749) — Sun, Oct 25 · 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM · The Anita C. Leight Estuary Center, Abingdon · From $10 · checked Oct 20. How do people start a fire without a lighter? In this hour-long workshop, a naturalist demonstrates the methods survival experts use to start campfires in the wilderness, and the…
- [Critter Dinner at the Anita C. Leight Estuary Center](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/critter-dinner-at-the-anita-c-leight-estuary-center--listing-cfb4a0bda2cde37e37e7e421) — Sat, Oct 31 (+1 more date) · 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM · The Anita C. Leight Estuary Center, Abingdon · Free · checked Oct 20. A free drop-in program where families watch the estuary center's resident turtles and snakes eat while a naturalist talks about these animals and how they live. It runs from 1:30…
- [Autumn Leaf Art at the Anita C. Leight Estuary Center](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/autumn-leaf-art-at-the-anita-c-leight-estuary-center--listing-8d68276a00b1af5187410d41) — Sun, Nov 1 · 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM · The Anita C. Leight Estuary Center, Abingdon · Paid · checked Oct 20. A Sunday afternoon nature-and-art program at the estuary center on Otter Point Creek in Abingdon. A naturalist explains why leaves change color in fall, then families head out in…
- [Teeny, Tiny Life Around Us: Introduction to Microscopes (Homeschool Drop-off)](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/teeny-tiny-life-around-us-introduction-to-microscopes-homeschool-drop--listing-2f9c8b0aec7469f2894b5892) — Wed, Nov 4 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · The Anita C. Leight Estuary Center, Abingdon · Ages 9–15 · From $15 · checked Oct 20. A two-hour lab session for homeschoolers at the Anita C. Leight Estuary Center. Students use the center's lab to learn the tools of microscopy and how magnification works, then…
- [Terrestrial Animal Adaptations Homeschool Series](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/terrestrial-animal-adaptations-homeschool-series--listing-009f6f851c02daa7c997d290) — Fri, Nov 6 (+2 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · The Anita C. Leight Estuary Center, Abingdon · From $30 · checked Oct 20. A three-session drop-off series for homeschoolers at the Anita C. Leight Estuary Center. On Friday mornings in November, students explore the park with a naturalist and learn the…
- [All About Oaks at the Anita C. Leight Estuary Center](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/all-about-oaks-at-the-anita-c-leight-estuary-center--listing-8606358db4a086d0e6bcd368) — Sat, Nov 14 · 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM · The Anita C. Leight Estuary Center, Abingdon · Paid · checked Oct 20. A one-hour family nature program about oak trees. A naturalist explains why a single oak can support some 2,300 different species, covers the benefits oaks bring and teaches how…
- [Herp Hibernation at the Anita C. Leight Estuary Center](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/herp-hibernation-at-the-anita-c-leight-estuary-center--listing-8c6764ede8bec8f53a17f74d) — Sun, Nov 15 · 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM · The Anita C. Leight Estuary Center, Abingdon · Ages 5+ · Paid · checked Oct 20. Where do reptiles and amphibians go for the winter? In this hour-long program, families meet a couple of the center's resident critters up close and then check the wetland areas…

## Ongoing programs and visits

- [Family Feed at the Anita C. Leight Estuary Center](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/family-feed-at-the-anita-c-leight-estuary-center--listing-c27a4c8141a6aabe696149c4) — Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30–2:30 p.m. (Oct 20 – Nov 24, 2026 in the current calendar) · The Anita C. Leight Estuary Center, Abingdon · Free · checked Oct 20. A free behind-the-scenes program at the Anita C. Leight Estuary Center in Abingdon where families help a naturalist feed the center's animals. It runs twice a week, on Tuesday…

## Recently ended

- [Teen Adventure Hike with Hammocks](https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/teen-adventure-hike-with-hammocks--listing-9b365a094d35283b21957472) — ended Sat, Oct 24

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