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Summer
Challenge
ay To Play!
A New W
PeoriaParks.org
Welcome to the Peoria Park District
Summer Challenge
The Summer Challenge will officially run from
June 1- July 31, 2020. The challenge is free and open
to everyone who lives, works and plays in Peoria!
In order to be entered (and win weekly prizes) please sign up at
www.PeoriaParks.org/SummerChallenge
Please note, that registration for the challenge is done by household. All ages are welcome to
participate! Participants are allowed to register until the July 31st deadline.
Each week we will draw a winner for a PPD sponsored prize. Winners will be notified via e-mail so
make sure you sign up to be entered! Once you sign up, you will receive the Summer Challenge
booklet. Each challenge can be done at your own speed and order. Please note that we will go
through the challenges numerically and highlight them on our Facebook page over the course of
the 9 weeks. On those posts, we encourage participants to comment with pictures, videos, etc. of
you completing that highlighted challenge. If you comment, we’ll give you another weekly entry to
win a prize!
PeoriaParks.org/SummerChallenge
#ANewWaytoPlay
Hummingbird Feeder
During a typical summer, Sommer Farm
hosts an annual Hummingbird Festival.
Research Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
and their feeding habits. Get creative and
use materials in your home to create a
hummingbird feeder, fill it with homemade
nectar, and see if you can attract a
hummingbird!
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Pollinator Portrait
Donovan Park is home to some fantastic
native prairie plantings. These are
important for pollinating insects. Go for a
walk in Donovan Park and take a picture or
draw an insect you see. Can you name it?
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Share to Win!
Each week, we will draw a winner for our weekly prize! Everyone who signs up for the
program, will be entered. Want an extra entry? Go to the Peoria Park District’s Facebook
page, Facebook.com/PeoriaParkDistrict/ and comment on the Summer Challenge post
with a picture of you completing the challenge!
Roar for the Camera
Take a selfie with the Triebel Lion statues
outside the Peoria Zoo, and show us your
best lion pose! Don’t forget to ROAR!
Research these statues or lions, and share
your favorite fact with someone you know.
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Meerkat Kam Study
Take a peek at the Meerkat Kam at
PeoriaZoo.org/meerkat-kam/. Write down
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three things you see the meerkats doing.
Sweet Syrup Creations
Camp Wokanda is open daily for hiking, and staff and
volunteers at Wokanda make maple syrup from trees
right there in the park! What’s your favorite way to
use/eat maple syrup? Show us your recipe
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OR a photo of your culinary creation.
Location! Location! Location!
Not sure where the parks are located? Visit the Park District Website,
PeoriaParks.org to view all our places and spaces! On the website you can find
amenities of each park, hiking trails, and fun facts!
Solar System Trek
Four planets in the Riverfront Museum Central
Illinois Community Solar System can be found
along the Rock Island/Pimetoui Trail, which runs
along the Peoria riverfront. Can you find them all?
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Where is Robert?
Find the statue of Robert Ingersoll in Glen Oak
Park. Take a picture, and do some research about
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Ingersoll. What did he do to deserve a statue?
Make your own statue or portrait of somebody who
inspires you.
Walk the Talk
Columbia Park features a Story Walk on its
walking trail. Complete the Story Walk and
photograph yourself with the final ‘page’ of the
story. What do you think would happen after the
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final page, if the story continued?
Share to Win!
Each week, we will draw a winner for our weekly prize! Everyone who signs up for the
program, will be entered. Want an extra entry? Go to the Peoria Park District’s Facebook
page, Facebook.com/PeoriaParkDistrict/ and comment on the Summer Challenge post
with a picture of you completing the challenge!
Seeking Forest Friend
While on a hike or walk, can you spot any
animals using camouflage to blend in with
their environment? Take a picture, and see
if anyone can spot your ‘hidden’ animal
friend.
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Tawny Oaks Folks
Tawny Oaks Field Station has nesting
structures for three different types of
birds: Purple Martins, Chimney Swifts,
and Eastern Bluebirds. Can you find and
photograph all three structures at Tawny
Oaks?
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Location! Location! Location!
Not sure where the parks are located? Visit the Park District Website,
PeoriaParks.org to view all our places and spaces! On the website you can find
amenities of each park, hiking trails, and fun facts!
Once a Upon a Tail
Check out the Peoria Zoo’s website. What’s
your favorite fun fact about a species at
the Zoo? Incorporate your fact into a short
story about an adventure of you and your
favorite zoo animal.
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Build Your Own Park!
Peoria Park District parks include structures
like greenhouses, an observatory, former
stables, bridges, and golf clubhouses.
Design your ‘dream park’ with indoor and
outdoor spaces by sketching, designing
on a computer, building with Lego or other
materials – however you want to express
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yourself. Share a photo of your design.
Share to Win!
Each week, we will draw a winner for our weekly prize! Everyone who signs up for the
program, will be entered. Want an extra entry? Go to the Peoria Park District’s Facebook
page, Facebook.com/PeoriaParkDistrict/ and comment on the Summer Challenge post
with a picture of you completing the challenge!
Fore Real Play Time
Park District golf courses are open this summer! If
you enjoy golf, photograph yourself having fun playing
at one of our courses. If not, share a photo of yourself
enjoying your favorite sport – even if it’s a sport you
invented yourself!
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Dream On! Dream on!
What was the Peoria Park District venue that has
played host to bands like Fleetwood Mac and the
Beach Boys in the 1970’s? In which park would you
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want to see a live music event? If this inspires you,
create a song to be performed at the event!
Bridge, Anyone?
Which Peoria Park District park is home to
a beautiful Japanese bridge? Go find the
bridge (or your favorite Peoria bridge) and
share a picture of you and the bridge.
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Location! Location! Location!
Not sure where the parks are located? Visit the Park District Website,
PeoriaParks.org to view all our places and spaces! On the website you can find
amenities of each park, hiking trails, and fun facts!
Settle in for StoryTime!
Attend StoryTime at the PlayHouse on
Peoria PlayHouse Children’s Museum’s
Facebook page every Friday at 10 am.
Share something new you learned at
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StoryTime.
Say it in Stone!
Visit Rocky Glen and find the carvings people have
etched into the canyon wall. Can you find the carving
of a hand holding a union card? This natural area is
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protected now, but if you wanted to carve something
memorable into stone, what would you choose? Show
us a drawing or sketch.
Extra! Extra!
Write an article or make a video and
submit it to the PlayHouse Times.
To Learn More visit
PlayHousetimes.org
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Share to Win!
Each week, we will draw a winner for our weekly prize! Everyone who signs up for the
program, will be entered. Want an extra entry? Go to the Peoria Park District’s Facebook
page, Facebook.com/PeoriaParkDistrict/ and comment on the Summer Challenge post
with a picture of you completing the challenge!
Sweet Summer Maker
Participate in the Peoria PlayHouse
Summer Maker Challenge by choosing one
of the 16 Maker Activities to do and submit,
and win a badge! Complete four activities
and win a free treat from Dairy Queen!
For full details visit
PeoriaPlayhouse.org/innovation-at-home.
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Un-bee-lievably Cozy
Sometimes, bees curl up with other bees
to nap in a flower and hold each other’s
feet as they snooze! Draw the perfect
flower for your midday nap. For inspiration,
be a naturalist, and go observe insects
interacting with flowers in many of our
parks.
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Location! Location! Location!
Not sure where the parks are located? Visit the Park District Website,
PeoriaParks.org to view all our places and spaces! On the website you can find
amenities of each park, hiking trails, and fun facts!#TheresMoreToExplore PeoriaParks.org
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