Good Night Forest turns the dark from something uncertain into something worth exploring. Through authentic objects, hands-on investigation, imaginative play, and richly illustrated environments, young children and their families discover the animals, adaptations, and activities that make the forest after dark so fascinating.
As confidence grows, so does curiosity. Flashlights become tools for discovery, strange sounds become clues, and the nighttime forest becomes a place of wonder rather than worry.
Blending natural history with playful exploration, Good Night Forest creates a warm, memorable experience designed to help children feel more comfortable with the dark and more curious about everything that comes alive within it.
Highlights
Get Ready for Your Adventure
Every forest adventure starts with the right gear. At the Good Night Supplies station, younger visitors can grab a backpack and choose a compass, a flashlight, a map, and an animal guide before heading out into the twilight landscape.
Grown-ups can pick up their own field guide too, filled with prompts and deeper insights to encourage exploration along the way.
Gather Around the Campfire
Settle into the Starry Night Campsite, where the dark feels warm, welcoming, and full of possibility. Play with shadows, curl up with a book, or invent a story of your own. Then gather around the crackling fire in Campfire Tales to roast pretend marshmallows and trade tales beneath the stars.
Even the smallest adventurers have a place to explore in Little Campers Corner, created especially for ages two and younger.
Play by Moonlight
Follow the moon to the Moonlit Shore, where climbing, crawling, and full-body play turn the riverside into a landscape to explore.
Make your way to Firefly Meadow, where glowing fireflies dance across an interactive floor. Chase the lights, follow their movement, and create music with every step.
Get Closer to Wildlife After Dark
Inside the Care Taker’s Hut, the forest’s animals come into focus. Examine taxidermy specimens, pelts, feathers, claws, and skulls, use the Care Taker’s tools, and discover the remarkable senses and adaptations that make life after sunset possible. Her notes and discoveries offer clues to what lies ahead—because just beyond the hut, the forest grows darker.
Bring the Forest to Life
Flashlight in hand, enter the Twilight Trail and discover what thrives in the dark. Surrounded by the beautifully imagined artwork of acclaimed illustrator Penelope Dullaghan, illuminate animals hidden throughout the forest and trigger unexpected sounds, movement, and special effects.
With every discovery, the darkness becomes less unfamiliar, and the nighttime forest becomes a place of wonder, confidence, and curiosity.
