Cultivation Education
Join us this summer for our engaging, nature-based educational series! Each session theme takes a close look at the natural world and helps us appreciate what Earth has to offer.
2023 program dates to be announced
Support for this program was provided by a grant from the Richland County Foundation
Storytime Series
NEW DATE AND TIME! Wednesdays at 11AM
Join us for our Storytime Series! Every week, a Kingwood staff member or volunteer will read an engaging children’s story. A new theme will be featured each month. This program is geared towards children 6 and under, but all kids are welcome.
Free for participating children. One free adult per child. Registration encouraged, not required.
The Peacock Playhouse: The Kingwood Sensory Center
At the Peacock Playhouse, children and their families can explore nature through many different activities. There are books you can read, garden games to play, and masterpieces to create. You can even take a rest on your Kingwood journey and watch birds and hummingbirds through the large windows of the center.
The Peacock Playhouse is designed for self-exploration and is periodically monitored by staff throughout the day.
The Peacock Playhouse was originally the Gate House and home to the chauffeur’s office and garage space during Mr. King’s time.
The Peacock Playhouse is open January through November
The 2022 Peacock Playhouse Impact Project was generously funded by The Shelby Foundation.
The Storybook Trail
Located near the Peacock Playhouse, this literacy adventure can be enjoyed by all ages! Take a stroll through a woodland path while discovering When Spring Comes, written by Kevin Henkes and illustrated by Laura Dronzek
When it is cold and snowy and bleak and brown, Spring seems very far away. But, if you wait, soon you will see leaves and blossoms. Soon you will feel pussy willows and raindrops. Soon you will smell flowers and mud. Soon you will hear birds and buzzing bees.
Are you ready for Spring?
Many thanks to our project partner, Mansfield-Richland County Public Library, and to the Keyser Library Fund and the George and Barbara Keyser D A Fund of Richland County Foundation who funded the establishment of the Storybook Trail.
The 2022 Porous Pave project improved the Storybook Trail with the addition of ADA-accessible and stroll-friendly paving. This project was generously funded by The Shelby Foundation.