# Drop-In Discoveries: Make a Luminary at Eastman Nature Center

> Event for families in the Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington area (MN / WI). Times are Central Time.

- When: Sun, Dec 13 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Where: Eastman Nature Center (Elm Creek Park Reserve), 13351 Elm Creek Road, Dayton, MN 55369
- Ages: All ages welcome
- Price: Free
- Organizer: Three Rivers Park District
- Official page: https://www.threeriversparks.org/location/eastman-nature-center
- Last checked: Sat, Oct 24

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## About

A free drop-in art afternoon at Eastman Nature Center to get ready for the center's Winter Solstice Luminary Walk. Children color, draw, punch holes and decorate paper luminary bags, which staff then use to line the trail on December 21. Families can come back on the solstice and look for the bag they made glowing along the trail. All ages welcome.

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