REDUCE, REUSE AND RE-PURPOSE! Get your creativity flowing as you think about how to turn trash into treasure. Search through your home for recycled materials to bring to the program, so we can talk about what else those items could become. Discover just how much garbage people actually make and then construct your own forest out of the recycled materials you collected. Be sure to bring your imagination!

Log in and stay connected with the Stamford Museum & Nature Center! Join us for our Facebook live program at 10 am each day.

Log in and stay connected with the Stamford Museum & Nature Center! Join us for our Facebook live program at 10 am each day.

Log in and stay connected with the Stamford Museum & Nature Center! Join us for our Facebook live program at 10 am each day.

Log in and stay connected with the Stamford Museum & Nature Center! Join us for our Facebook live program at 10 am each day.

Reduce, Reuse and Re-purpose! Join us for an interactive, virtual program where we'll discover how to turn trash into treasure by transforming everyday items into cool, artistic creations. Go on a scavenger hunt at home BEFORE the program and bring your treasures to talk about what else they could become.

Connect nature with movement, storytelling and song to bring your puppets to life. Frogs Make Me Hoppy (3-12) Monday morning from 10-11am 3 sessions, June 1st - 15th

Wednesdays from 7:30-9pm: Stoking Your Inner Fire is a weekly mentoring group for adults seeking to reconnect with their passions, dreams, and inner wildness. Runs May 27 – June 24.

Thursdays from 9am-3pm: In WILD ART (ages 8-17), we’ll create our own artist toolbox from natural materials. Offered May 21 – June 18. Sign up for one or all 5! Younger students may need some support from an adult.

Go on a scavenger hunt to find elements of nature to create your own unique puppet creations and tell the ancient story of The Rabbit and the Moon with the guidance of Adelka Polak, professional puppeteer and actor from Sova Theater. Try out movement and storytelling techniques, puppetry tips, and character development in this exciting class. This course is a three-week series beginning Friday June 5th, with live calls at 10 & 2 to share with your community of puppeteers.

Meet the museum's biologist and learn fun facts about animals that live in the butterfly garden.

How well do you know your local wildlife? You don’t have to leave the city to experience some of the incredible wildlife living nearby! Learn about the unique traits and adaptations of animals living in and around urban spaces. We’ll also explore some of the clues wildlife leave behind.

What are pollinators? Why are they important? Enjoy an interactive presentation all about butterflies, bees and other pollinators and how to support them with pollintaor-friendly gardening tips. This program is recommended for families with children ages 6 and up.

Fun Zoo Projects to do at home for kids of all ages

Enjoy the sea otters as they frolic and swim. If you see the Monterey Bay on the screen instead of our Sea Otter exhibit, don't worry! The otters will be back shortly, we promise.

Giraffes, rhinos, and more! Enjoy this live view of the African Plains habitat that comes to you from the Kijamii Overlook at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.