Fall 2022 Newsletter
–Read our newest edition !
Author: tuckerhouse
Letter from our Board of Directors 2022
–Season’s Greetings to all the friends of Tucker House! With the Holiday season approaching and 2022 drawing to a close, we turn our thoughts to bundling up next to cozy fires with friends and loved ones, baking holiday treats, singing traditional Christmas songs and reflecting on the past year. 2022 saw the COVID-19 pandemic start … Continued
Summary – August 22nd – August 26th / Summer Camps 2022 (Theme: Pollinators)
–We’ve made it! We’ve reached the last week of an extraordinary summer! The theme of the week was pollinators. Our days have been filled with scavenger hunts to find the various pollinators on the Tucker property. On Monday, during History Corner, the children learned interesting facts about the Tuckers’ heritage and their property. When we … Continued
Summary – August 15th – 19th / Summer Camps 2022 (Theme: Fungi)
–As we approach the Fall, what a wonderful week to have spent focusing on the topic of mushrooms at Grow Green Camp. We used our fungi pocketbooks again this week to safely observe the beautiful array of mushrooms that we have growing right in our backyard at Tucker House! As we do every week on … Continued
Cook the Weeds Recipes!
–Dandelion Recipes Violet and Lilac Recipes Garlic Mustard Pesto Recipe and Victorian Cake Recipe
Hanging Flower Basket Fundraiser
–From May 20th, purchase a hanging flower basket from Serres Quenneville and attract pollinators to your garden! For every purchase of a flower basket, $8 will be donated to Tucker House! Location: 5690 County Rd 17, Plantagenet, ON
Meet the Beekeeper!
–DO NOT MISS THIS EDUCATIONAL FREE EVENT ON MAY 5! Something for the whole family! Registration: maison.tucker.house@gmail.com
Mushroom & Forest Theme
–Registration now available for our 2023 Summer Camps! Click here or here to read a blog post and see photos from last years mushroom & forest themed weeks! Join us for a fun-packed, hands-on, nature-based week as we explore and learn about this week’s theme: Forest & Mushrooms! 9 am – 3 pm (daycare available before camp from 8am … Continued
Gardening Theme
–Registration now available for our 2023 Summer Camps! Click here or here to read blog posts and see photos from last summer’s gardening theme ! Join us for a fun-packed, hands-on, nature-based week as we explore and learn about this week’s theme: Gardening! 9 am – 3 pm (daycare is available from 8am – 9am before camp … Continued
Pollinators Theme
–Registration now available for our 2023 Summer Camps! Click here, here or here to read blog posts and see photos from last summer’s pollinator themed weeks! Join us for a fun-packed, hands-on, nature-based week as we explore and learn about this week’s theme: Pollinators! 9 am – 3 pm (daycare is available from 8am – 9am … Continued
Make a Dreamcatcher!
–Date: March 14, 2022 from 1 pm to 3:30 pm Cost: $30 per child, all materials included Registration: Wufoo
Family Day Nature Mandala!
–Take a walk around the Tucker House property to look for material for an outdoor art project! Cost: $20 per family of 4 or $10 per person Register: Wufoo
Guided Snowshoe Tour at Tucker House!
–Visit Tucker House February 12 at 1 pm for a guided snowshoe tour! $20/adult, $10/child age 12 and under Register at: bookings@maisontuckerhouse.ca or (613) 446-2117 ext. 2
Snowshoe Rentals at Tucker House
–RENT our snowshoes and reconnect with nature in our forest! Reserve your snowshoes 24 hours ahead at: bookings@maisontuckerhouse.ca
Nature Mandala Workshop
–Take a walk around the Tucker House property to look for material for an outdoor art project! Date: Saturday January 29th at 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Price: 20$ per person Register: Wufoo
Citizen Science using INaturalist!
–Learn about citizen science with the whole family, January 20th at 7pm via Zoom! Register for the free Zoom link: maison.tucker.house@gmail.com
Guided Snowshoe Tour
–Visit Tucker House January 15 at 1 pm for a guided snowshoe tour! $20/adult, $10/child age 12 and under Register at: bookings@maisontuckerhouse.ca or (613) 446-2117 ext. 2
Snowshoe Rental at Tucker House
–RENT our snowshoes and reconnect with nature in our forest! Reserve your snowshoes 24 hours ahead at: bookings@maisontuckerhouse.ca
Citizen Science using iNaturalist
–Learn about citizen science with the whole family! Register for the free Zoom link: maison.tucker.house@gmail.com
Campfire Winter 2021
–See you around the campfire on December 23rd!
Winter Yoga at Tucker House
–Winter Yoga at Tucker House with Sherry! Registration: Wufoo
Winter Market at Tucker House
–Winter Market at Tucker House! December 5th from 9am to 3pm
Fall Yoga at Tucker House
–Fall Yoga at Tucker House with Sherry! Registration: Wufoo
Seed Saving Workshop
–Want to know what to do with this year’s garden surplus crop? Learn how to save your seeds and get ready for next spring with Nathalie Mathieu! Register: Wufoo