Programs
& visits.
Every visit is shaped to your group, your space, and your curriculum. Mix and match — additional presentations at the same location on the same day are discounted.
Tiny entomologists
Bug Experience
Counting legs, observing and exploring stuffed bugs, and getting to see live bugs up close.
Buggy Story Time
Bug-themed stories from around the world with stuffed characters and preserved specimens.
Insect Stations Rental
A pop-up insect museum for your space. Children rotate through five hands-on stations built around play, sensory exploration, and curiosity.
- Insect Dress-up. Costumes that support body, movement, social, and imaginative play.
- Bug Search. Plastic insects hidden in a large fabric play mat with logs, leaves, and hiding spots.
- Light Table Play. Translucent shape matching, vintage slides, light-table insects. (Classroom supplies the table.)
- Build-a-Bug. Felt insect parts on a board — mix-and-match four identical sets.
- Insect Exploration. Magnifying glasses, real specimens in child-safe containers, fossils, and entomologist tools.
Pricing varies by half-day vs. full-day and travel distance — inquire for a quote.
Classroom visits
Bug Experience
Arthropods vs. insects vs. arachnids vs. true bugs — and the roles they play in their environments. Tailored to what your class is studying.
Buggy Story Time
Bug stories from around the world — stuffed characters, real specimens, lots of laughs.
Ask an Entomologist
Got a science fair project? We schedule free Zoom interviews to answer kids' burning bug questions. Email AskEnt@elytraed.com.
Older students
Bug Experience
We work with teachers to thread our visit into your current unit. Pick a focus topic — or let us blend a few together.
Bug parties
Birthday Visit
Live arthropods up close, one guided bug-themed activity, and a room full of new entomologists.
Entomology for everyone
Community Visit
Senior centers, day programs, scout troops, neighborhood groups — younger family members always welcome. Includes a question-and-story portion at the end.
Brownies Bug Badge
Covers all the badge requirements: bug poster, bug craft (supplies included), live bugs in action, and exploring bug homes. Troops supply their own badges.
Library programming
Bug Experience
Families counting legs, exploring stuffed bugs, and meeting live ambassadors up close.
Buggy Story Time
Library-length story time with stuffed characters and preserved specimens.