PEEPs, the Preschool Environmental Education Program from Zionsville Parks and Recreation, is a playful, hands-on nature series for preschoolers and their caregivers. Each week includes outdoor adventures, sensory play and discovery-based learning that follow the seasons and explore local wildlife.
Families register for a themed three-week series each month. October’s Not-So-Scary Creatures series at Starkey Nature Park looks at bats, owls, snakes, spiders and other misunderstood animals. November’s Leaves, Seeds, and Trees series at Overley-Worman Park explores colorful leaves, seeds and the trees of the fall forest.
Activities are geared toward ages 3 to 6, and younger siblings are welcome. Adults must stay for the program. Each three-week series costs $21 for residents and $27 for nonresidents.
2026 Dates:
- Thursday, October 8, 2026 | 10 to 11 a.m. | Not-So-Scary Creatures at Starkey Nature Park
- Thursday, October 22, 2026 | 10 to 11 a.m. | Not-So-Scary Creatures at Starkey Nature Park
- Thursday, October 29, 2026 | 10 to 11 a.m. | Not-So-Scary Creatures at Starkey Nature Park
- Thursday, November 5, 2026 | 10 to 11 a.m. | Leaves, Seeds, and Trees at Overley-Worman Park, Shelter A
- Thursday, November 12, 2026 | 10 to 11 a.m. | Leaves, Seeds, and Trees at Overley-Worman Park, Shelter A
- Thursday, November 19, 2026 | 10 to 11 a.m. | Leaves, Seeds, and Trees at Overley-Worman Park, Shelter A