# Creature Connection: Tortoise Egg Planters at the Discovery Center

> Event for families in the Nashville–Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin area (TN). Times are Central Time.

- When: Thu, Nov 5 · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Where: Discovery Center at Murfree Spring, 502 SE Broad Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
- Ages: Kindergarten and up
- Price: $5 per student, $5 per chaperone
- Organizer: Discovery Center at Murfree Spring
- Official page: https://63671.blackbaudhosting.com/63671/Creature-Connection---Tortoise-Egg-Planters
- Last checked: Fri, Oct 30

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## About

Meet Panzer the leopard tortoise, then plant a paper egg that grows into a mystery plant. For kindergarten and up.

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