Junior Ranger Program

3 of the 4 badges of course we can't find the newest one ;)

Do you know a great way to have your children learn something, and get a cool souvenir at the same time? It’s the Jr. Ranger Program at all of our National parks! We do it at every National Park that we go to. And this year was no exception, when we went to Mount Rainier National Park with my Sister and her kiddos. I love it because they get a great (free) Souvenir (a Jr. Ranger Badge) and they learn a little something about the Park that they are visiting. We have done this at the Grand Canyon, Arches National Park and the St. Louis Arch and now Mount Rainier.

The packets that they get are geared towards different age groups from 5 and under to 12 and over. The activities are broken up so that they are easier for the littles, like coloring and connect the dots, and harder word searches and missing letter quizzes for the older kids.

They get this Certificate after they complete the book!

If you plan on going to a National Park anytime soon and you have kiddos plan on asking a Ranger about the Jr. Ranger program. It’s fun for everyone! I know we are planning on going to Mount Rushmore next year and we will be doing the JR Ranger program once again! Also for Military Families entrance into the National Parks is FREE!

3 of our new Jr. Rangers!

Want information about our National Parks? Go Here http://www.nps.gov

Check out the kids section too www.nps.gov/webrangers/

 What’s your favorite National Park?

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