Bugs rule at this unusual annual event hosted by Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County. Those bug-loving gardeners promise an afternoon of games and activities for children that highlight the importance of bugs in our lives and teaches children (and their parents) about the incredible and often beautiful insects common to the Northeast.
Activities include:
- The Big Bug Band featuring a sing-along accompanied by “kid made” instruments
- Bugs in water
- Butterfly births
- Monarch butterfly tagging
- Bugs galore (insect inspection and handling)
- Hayrides
- Garden Q & A with Barbara J. Bromley, Mercer County Horticulturist
When: September 8 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Where: Mercer Educational Gardens
431 A Federal City Road
Pennington, NJ
For more infromation visit http://mgofmc.org/event/insect-fest-bug-us/.