Coati Kids Club Special Events for 2012
Mark your calendars now for these fun events! And as always, we'll send you an invitation before each one.
- Cool Crystals and Mineral Madness: Saturday, January 21, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the Education Annex rooms 1-2 and on grounds.
- To kick off Tucson's Gem and Mineral Show, we're hosting the first mineral sale of the season and a fun family geology fair on grounds (10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sat. and Sun., January 21 - 22.) Coati Kids are invited to join the fun either day, but on Saturday, we'll investigate crystals - the building blocks of minerals - and find out what's inside a geode before we head to the fair.
- Hundreds Day: February 18, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Education Annex rooms 1-2 and on grounds.
- It's Arizona's Centennial and the Desert Museum's 60th birthday this year. Compare yourself to Sonoran Desert animals as you explore "powers of ten" stations around the grounds. Plus, you can attend the newest Running Wild program to discover some of the highlights of the museum's 60 years.
- Bonus Event - Beat Back Buffelgrass Day: Saturday, February 18, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Meet in the Education Annex rooms 1-2.
- Last month, hundreds of volunteers from around Tucson worked to protect the Sonoran Desert from the invasive plant, buffelgrass. Join us for the fourth year as we clear buffelgrass from our club's adopted site near the Museum.
- April Fools! Plant and Animal Tricksters: Saturday, March 31, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Education Annex rooms 1-2 and on grounds.
- Survival is no joke, but sometimes trickery helps animals and plants to survive. Discover some of nature's practical jokers and their fascinating stories of deception. Create your own tricky creature and tell its story of survival.
- Cienega Creek Adventure: Saturday, April 21, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Riparian areas are rare jewels in the desert, winding like a moist ribbon of green through the dry land that surrounds them. Join Pima County Natural Resources, Parks, and Recreation naturalists as we hike, birdwatch, and explore aquatic life in this amazing riparian area southeast of Tucson.
- Wonderful Weasels: Saturday, May 19, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Education Annex rooms 1-2 and on grounds.
- Meet the Mustelids, the weasel family, and their relatives. Known for their musky smells and wily predatory ways, weasels include animals like otters, badgers, and ferrets. Meet some of these fragrant friends and go behind the scenes with our keepers to see how they prepare special treats for our otters.
- Monsoon Makers: Saturday, July 14, 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the Education Annex rooms 1-2 and on grounds.
- What would our desert be without the summer monsoon? Join us on a Summer Saturday Evening to discover how our summer rainy season shapes the land, plant and animal life, and culture of our region. We'll meet animals that emerge in the monsoon and make rain sticks to take home.
- Humane Society Tour: Saturday, August or September, time and date TBD.
- The Humane Society of Southern Arizona is more than a pet shelter. Learn about the different programs of this important organization and pet care on this very special tour.
- Totally Trees: Saturday, October 27, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- When you think of a desert, trees don't often come to mind. But the Sonoran Desert is different. Besides columnar cacti like saguaros, the plants that define our desert are its legume trees. Meet these trees and discover the important products they provide for humans and other animals.
Plus, Coati Kids get discounts to our Summer Museum Explorers kids' camps. This year's camps will be from July 23-26 and July 30 - August 2. Check www.desertmuseum.org/kids for more information.
