Early Childhood Programs
Mammal Tracks
Ages: 2 and up
Limit: 25 students
Length: 1 hour
Make a plaster cast animal track to paint and take home. Look at some animal photos. Which ones are wild and which ones are domestic?
When: Year-round
*Offered offsite
*Can be done in conjunction with Marvelous Mammals.
Puddle Watchers
Ages: 3 and up
Limit: 25 students
Length: 1 hour
Children explore the animals that are just below of the surface of our puddles and ponds. Look at tadpoles, back-swimmers, water boatmen, and many others through our viewers.
When:
April, May
Marvelous Mammals
Ages: 2 and up
Limit: 25 students
Length: 1 hour
Have you ever wondered what a bear skin feels like? Have you ever felt a badger's claws? How big are a beaver’s teeth? Look at, touch, and study the pelts and skulls of our Wisconsin mammals.
When: Year-round
*Offered offsite
*Can be done in conjunction with Mammal Tracks
To Be A Tree
Ages: 3 and up
Limit: 25 students
Length: 1 hour
Children learn about trees by pretending to be a tree and gaining an awareness of the tree’s structure and function. Make a tree vest and do the Town and Country tree dance.
When: Year-round
*Offered offsite
*Ask about our special tree snack
Prairie Life
Ages: 3 and up
Limit: 25 students
Length: 1 hour
Look at pictures of prairie flowers and animals, or visit one of the Navarino prairies. Where are the animals? What do they eat? How long do they live?
When: Year-round