{"id":111764,"date":"2025-06-09T13:23:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T17:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;eventDate=2025-08-16#038;p=111743"},"modified":"2025-07-09T14:07:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T18:07:00","slug":"nature-playspace-pop-up-whiteville-2025-08-16","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/nature-playspace-pop-up-whiteville-2025-08-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Mud Day Fun (Whiteville)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"col-sm-4\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-112427 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mud-day-picture-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"young girl puts feet in bucket filled with mud\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mud-day-picture-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mud-day-picture-379x500.jpg 379w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mud-day-picture.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/div>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Come to the Museum on Saturday, August 16 for a special mud and water play day. Cool down during this extended PlaySpace Pop-Up and learn about creatures that love mud and even use it to build homes!<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Nature PlaySpace Pop-Ups are free, outdoor events guided by Museum staff in our fenced, natural play area just outside the Museum. This program connects children to nature through nature crafting, skill-building, and play. Everyone is welcome at the Nature PlaySpace, but Pop-Ups are designed especially for kids ages 4-8. Please dress for exploration! In the event of light rain or cold, the Pop-Ups will still take place. In more adverse conditions, please call the museum to inquire about the program\u2019s status. Registration\u00a0<em>not<\/em> required.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">For more information, contact Chelsea Flowers at <a class=\"ProsemirrorEditor-link\" href=\"mailto:chelsea.flowers@naturalsciences.org\">chelsea.flowers@naturalsciences.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We ask that you notify the NCMNS-Whiteville staff ahead of time if you plan to bring groups of 10 or more to visit the Nature PlaySpace or other parts of the museum. Contact us at <a class=\"ProsemirrorEditor-link\" href=\"mailto:whiteville@naturalsciences.org\">whiteville@naturalsciences.org<\/a> or 910.788.5100 for more information or to notify us of your visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Come to the Museum on Saturday, August 16 for a special mud and water play day. Cool down during this extended PlaySpace Pop-Up and learn about creatures that love mud and even use it to build homes! Nature PlaySpace Pop-Ups are free, outdoor events guided by Museum staff in our fenced, natural play area just&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/nature-playspace-pop-up-whiteville-2025-08-16\/\">Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[5,14],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/111764"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/111764\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111764"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=111764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}