Lopata Learning Lab

March Morpho Mania Educational and Family Activities

Event Date: 
Sat, 03/05/2011
Learn about butterfly farming.

Celebrate March Morpho Mania with family-friendly activities at the Butterfly House. This week, youngsters can learn about butterfly farming. Participants will make a small craft caterpillar and examine how cloth sleeving on the host tree will protect it from predators.

Naturally Crafty Saturday

Event Date: 
Sat, 02/19/2011
Create handmade souvenirs at the Butterfly House.

During your Butterfly House visit, stop by the Lopata Learning Lab to create your own handmade souvenirs to take home. This week, explore the world of flowers and flying insects through hands-on craft activities. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. All ages. Class price is included with admission. Lopata Learning Lab at the Butterfly House.

 More information: butterflyhouse.org or (636) 530-0076.     

Naturally Crafty Saturday

Event Date: 
Sat, 02/05/2011
Create handmade souvenirs at the Butterfly House.

During your Butterfly House visit, stop by the Lopata Learning Lab to create your own handmade souvenirs to take home. This week, show your love for nature by making bugs out of hearts. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. All ages. Class price is included with admission. Lopata Learning Lab at the Butterfly House.

More information: butterflyhouse.org or (636) 530-0076.         

Bugaloo Nature’s Shapes and Colors

Event Date: 
Sun, 02/13/2011
Celebrate Mother Nature’s shapes and colors with a special class.

During your Butterfly House visit, celebrate Mother Nature’s shapes and colors with fun books, insects, learning games and other hands-on discoveries. Stay for just a bit or play for a while. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Children ages 2 to 4 with their families. Class price is included with admission. Lopata Learning Lab at the Butterfly House.

More information: butterflyhouse.org or (636) 530-0076.     

Bugaloo Nature’s Shapes and Colors

Event Date: 
Tue, 02/01/2011
Celebrate Mother Nature’s shapes and colors with a special class.

During your Butterfly House visit, celebrate Mother Nature’s shapes and colors with fun books, insects, learning games and other hands-on discoveries. Stay for just a bit or play for a while. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Children ages 2 to 4 with their families. Class price is included with admission. Lopata Learning Lab at the Butterfly House.

More information: butterflyhouse.org or (636) 530-0076.     

Owl Be There

It’s party time at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Chesterfield! Whoop it up at the Bootterflies” Halloween Party. Children ages 3 to 10 are invited to dress up and enjoy two fun-filled days of non-scary, Halloween-themed activities and crafts. Get yourself caught up in the Mummy Wrap challenge, score a hole-in-one at the Putt Putt Pumpkin game or try your hand at he Goblin in the Goblet Toss. The not-so-scary Haunted Village contains a Pumpkin Patch Barn, Tiny-Bit Mad Scientists Lab, Buggy’s Halloween Party and Bugtilda the Witch’s Boarding House. Don’t forget to have your face painted and grab a goody bag on the way out!

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Today's Featured Camp

Fazio’s Rock Academy

Fazio’s Rock Academy is the summer destination for the aspiring rock star in your life! Campers attend one-week or two-week sessions (8:50 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. daily) where they form a real band, choose a band name, write their own music, pose for a photo shoot and conclude with a live concert with special guest appearances by professional rock artists! Fazio's Rock Academy is for Guitarists, Vocalists, Bassists and Keyboardists between the ages of 9-17 years.

Two sessions are offered: July 15-19; and July 22-26. Each session is $399, which includes print music and a t-shirt. Ask about a discounted rate for two-week enrollment.

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