A Club for Youngsters to Learn About the Wild

The Nature Museum in Grafton, VT offers the Mighty Acorns Club, a pre-school program designed for young explorers to discover the wonders of nature. This club for budding naturalists aged 3-5 and their caregivers meets on the third Thursday of every month of the school calendar year. "Brilliant and Beautiful Bats" takes place on Thursday, October 20 from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Nature Museum.

The Mighty Acorns Club Environmental Educator Leah Kotok enjoys teaching to such wide-eyed wonderers because they are able to see the magic in nature. Even mundane details are new and exciting pieces of a puzzle that young kids use to piece together the world around them. This month we're going to be investigating bats - not just a key part of Halloween but some of the most important animals in our ecosystem.

Through stories, games, hands-on items and a craft, the October program will cover the life of a bat and how bats are able to sweep through the sky, never bumping into a house or tree. It will also explain how they live and what they eat, along with why bats are so beneficial to the environment.

The cost per child is $5, and caregivers are free. Children should bring a snack and clothes for outside. Drops-ins welcome! Pre-registration is encouraged but is not required.

Located at 186 Townshend Road in Grafton, Vermont, The Nature Museum is a non-profit museum that offers hands-on, natural history exhibits, nature programs for adults and children, plus an annual Fairy House Festival. More information can be found on The Nature Museum Facebook page (www.facebook.com/naturemuseumatgrafton) and on their website (www.nature-museum.org).