A Giant Walk-Through Oak Tree! There's plenty of learning at The Forest Discovery Center, but there's also plenty to do for everyone as well! Activities for both young and old await you in our Activity Area. The first thing that greets you as you enter the Activity Area is an enormous walk through tree! Step inside this giant oak tree, experience its grandeur, view a video presentation, and sign the inside of the tree in support of our reforestation efforts. Grab a seat in the Mini-Theatre, where four short videos show how pencils are made; how paper is made; the story of the Louisville Slugger bat; and a story of a tree who starts in the forest, eventually ends up in a house, and all the people and things he meets along the way Mini Theater Interactive Computer Games Or you could "Join the Block Party!" Kids are encouraged to "get down" on the ground and build whatever they'd like in our Block Party area -- an area of wooden blocks where a child's imagination is their only limit. Kids can also play in Oakie's Play Area, where puzzles, leaf tracings, tic-tac-toe games and more are there for their entertainment. There's also a beautiful 1,000 square foot wooden mural ("Seasons in Wood") created using an age-old artwork technique called marquetry. The mural was designed and constructed by our master woodcraftsman, Dan Diekhoff. He loves to talk about his creation and explain the stories he tells through his artwork. Visit his workshop and watch him as he creates his next masterpiece! "Seasons In Wood" Mural