JUly 26
2 to 4pm

A UMASS entomologist comes to the shop with an array of insects both live and mounted for you to learn about and hold. 

 Special guest on
may 31 , july 19 , sept.20

Scott Fusco, an experiential guide, sun gazer, crystal expert will be at the shop for Crystal Talks.

These talks will answer questions you have about crystals, deepen your knowledge about crystals, show you how to clear the chakras, and ways to stay centered and grounded.

These talks are free and provided during shop hours!

Through sluicing, digging, sifting, and exploring the world of rocks, fossils, and dinosaurs, children learn about prehistoric worlds, getting them mentally and physically engaged with a world millions of years old. Like a real prospector, children pan for their own gemstones and explore mine shafts filled with treasures, keeping the treasure they find! They engage in archaeology, unearthing fossils in large sandpits and explore outdoor fossils. The dinosaur exhibit brings dinosaurs to life as children learn about when each dinosaur lived, what it ate, and how it behaved. After discovering and collecting specimens, we provide the children with an identification guide so that they can become budding geologists, paleontologist, and archaeologist. Of course no trip to the shop is complete without checking out the gift shop which is filled with casts from prehistoric times, fossils, and rocks and gemstones from around the world!