Photos of the Nature Explore Classroom at the Gifford Farm Education Center

Playing a marimba in the Nature Explore Classroom provides children with a fun, hands-on way to experience nature first hand.

Children can walk through an apple orchard on a path made of natural tree cookies in the Nature Explore Classroom.

Natural materials are used to create borders between Nature Explore Classroom activity areas at Gifford Farm.

Natural fabrics allow children to use their sense of touch, smell and sight while playing in an activity area of a Nature Explore Classroom.

Native plants and grasses help children connect with nature at Gifford Farm's Nature Explore Classroom.

Vegetable gardens are located in the Nature Explore Classroom at Gifford Farm to help connect young children with the natural world.