# Forest Friends Parent-and-Child Nature Class — Lake Erie Nature & Science Center > Program for families in the Cleveland area (OH). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Weekly in 15-week sessions: Monday-Friday 9:30-10:30 a.m., or Mondays 11 a.m.-noon. - Where: Lake Erie Nature & Science Center, 28728 Wolf Road, Bay Village, OH 44140 - Ages: Children ages 1-2 with one adult - Price: $345/child per 15-week session (prorated mid-session) - Schedule: Weekly in 15-week sessions: Monday-Friday 9:30-10:30 a.m., or Mondays 11 a.m.-noon. - Organizer: Lake Erie Nature & Science Center - Official page: https://www.lensc.org/learn/preschool-programs/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/forest-friends-parent-and-child-nature-class-lake-erie-nature-and-scie--listing-33056eac7bba9a5ce63f62db ## About Forest Friends is a one-hour adult-and-child class for one- and two-year-olds and the first step into the Center's nature preschool programs. Each week has a different nature theme: little ones meet an animal, make a simple craft to take home, have playtime, visit the planetarium and explore nature indoors and out. 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