Did you know the St. Croix River is a national park? Become a Junior Park Ranger as you explore the Art Bench Trail by doing fun art & nature activities.
Earn your very own Junior Ranger badge. Complete four or more activities and e-mail your name, age, and mailing address to SACN_info@nps.gov.
Click the links below to download a printable PDF:
Play Animal Charades
This activity can be done at any of the art benches. Bring a pencil or pen.
Look Listen Feel
This activity can be done at any of the art benches. Bring a pencil and crayons or colored pencils or markers.
Make a Micro-Discovery
This activity can be done at any of the art benches. Bring paper, a pencil and crayons or colored pencils or markers.
Tell A River Story
This activity can be done at any of the art benches. Bring a pencil and crayons or colored pencils or markers.
Make a Texture Rubbing
This activity can be done at any of the art benches. Bring paper and crayons or colored pencils.
Seek & Find – For the Birds
To complete this activity, visit the benches in Prescott, St. Croix Falls, Bayport, Hudson, and at Carpenter Nature Center. Bring a pencil or pen.
Park Ranger Self Portrait
This activity can be done at any of the art benches. Bring a pencil and crayons or colored pencils or markers.
Discover Water Cycles
This activity can be done at any of the art benches.
Web Of Life
This activity can be done at any of the art benches. You will need at least 6 people. Bring a ball of yarn, index cards, and a pencil or pen.
Word Scramble
To complete this activity, visit the benches in Bayport, St. Croix Falls, Osceola, and Somerset. Bring a pencil or pen.
Write a Haiku Poem
This activity can be done at any of the art benches. Bring a pencil and crayons or colored pencils or markers.
The Junior Ranger Art Bench Trail program is presented by The Phipps Center for the Arts in partnership with the National Park Service.