Choose Your Own Campus Adventure!

Appropriate for: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above

Join the Student Horticulture Association and view their themed indoor landscape display (The Seasons of Pixie Hollow) and plant sale fundraiser.

Learn more about Spring Show and Plant Sale presented by Student Horticulture Association

Appropriate for: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above

Join us for Six-Legged Saturdays on the third Saturday of each month, a free, family-friendly event held alongside the Bug House’s monthly open house. Each program features an insect-themed craft, engaging story time, and hands-on activities designed to spark curiosity and introduce young audiences to science in a fun, welcoming environment. Guests can also choose to safely interact with live insects, though participation in insect handling is completely optional. 

Learn more about Six-Legged Saturday

Appropriate for: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above

Celebrate all things reduce, reuse, recycle with a day at the campus recycling center and thrift store. Go secondhand shopping, tour the material recovery facility and vermicompost hoophouse, make upcycled crafts, and enjoy some freecycling, all while listening to music provided by IMPACT 89FM! Let's go green!

Learn more about MSU Earth Bash

Appropriate for: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above

Visit the MSU Herbarium, view preserved specimens of plants, fungi, and algae, and test your knowledge of plant names and etymology!

Learn more about MSU Herbarium Tour

Appropriate for: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above

Learn about plant diseases, then decorate a leaf cutout to “make our own plant disease”.

Learn more about Plant Diseases Presented by Student Phytopathological Organization for Research and Education (SPORE)

Appropriate for: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above

As part of the Spring Show and Plant Sale, make sure to check out the children's room for garden-themed activities!

Learn more about Seasons of Pixie Hollow Kids Craft Room presented by Student Horticulture Association

Appropriate for: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above

Soils vary widely in composition, color, and texture. Learn about soil types, then create a work of art with soil-based paint.

Learn more about Soil Painting presented by Horticulture Organization of Graduate Students (HOGS)

Appropriate for: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above

Tour the Plant Biology Conservatory and Teaching Greenhouse and view the Arid, Tropical, and Evolution collections.

Learn more about Plant Biology Conservatory and Teaching Greenhouse Tour

Appropriate for: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above

Tour the Plant X Tech Lab which utilizes 3D printing and robotics to develop technology to accelerate plant science research.

Meet tour guide in Plant and Soil Sciences Building, Room A246 (second floor)

Learn more about Plant X Tech Lab Tour

Appropriate for: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above

Explore the world-class Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB), where nuclei are smashed into a target at nearly half the speed of light! Our tour takes you behind the scenes where nuclei are accelerated, smashed, and studied. The secrets we learn could help explain what happens in supernovae and the origins of elements that make up the human body. Adults will need to complete a permission form for any minors in their party. This tour will be limited to the first 50 visitors in line; others will be invited to a virtual tour at Abrams Planetarium.

Learn more about Tour the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams

Appropriate for: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, 18 years and above

Join us for an open house at MSU’s Rachana Rajendra Neotropical Migrant Bird Sanctuary. Located in Baker Woodlot, the sanctuary provides an urban refuge for wildlife and people to enjoy year-round. It is home to a diverse ecosystem of plants, animals, and microorganisms. We invite you to come out and play in the sanctuary while learning about its inhabitants and what makes it such a special place. The open house will highlight unique habitats, like vernal pools, and the plants and animals you can find in spring.

The Sanctuary is located in Baker Woodlot. Meet us at the northern Bogue Street entrance, the closest intersection is Bogue St. and Service Rd. 

The trails are often muddy in the Spring, so please wear appropriate shoes!

Please check their social media for weather-related updates

Learn more about Open House at the Rachana Rajendra Bird Sanctuary