Bee kind to your local pollinators! toddlers served by Infant Crisis Services. Visit infantcrisis.org/volunteer for the Micro-Volunteer (Volunteer from Home) opportunity to learn what to include in your packs. 98. Research the history of The Guardian, the bronze 97 94. Learn how to say hello in several Native languages. 95. Check out one of OKC’s many free museums — including the Rattlesnake Museum! Find a full list at metrofamilymagazine.com/free-museums-in-okc. 96. Give back by making healthy snack packs for the 90. Enjoy a snow cone. Find our readers’ favorite stands at metrofamilymagazine.com/reader-picks-best- snow-cones-in-okc. 91. Find out-of-this-world adventure in Weatherford at the Stafford Air & Space Museum. 92. Unwrap and melt the broken pieces of your old crayons to make new ones. Find instructions at metrofamilymagazine.com/diy-indoor-fun. 93. Pick up everything you need to get crafty at home with Unpluggits Paint & Play’s to-go kits.
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Pollinators play an important role in our ecosystem. Learn how you can help! 1. Pollinators sometimes travel long distances to collect pollen. You can help by providing them a space where they can stop and rest awhile, or even build a home! Invite solitary bees to make your backyard their safe haven by building a simple DIY bee hotel. Find instructions at myriadgardens.org/botanical- broadcast-bee-hotel-craft. 2. When planning your summer garden, consider adding pollinator-friendly plants like green milkweed, Beebalm, Maximillian sunflower and blue sage. Certain kinds of plants are best at providing pollinators food in the form of nectar, leaves and stems for larvae and pollen to spread around. Find more information about pollinator-friendly plants at okiesformonarchs.org. 3. Become a pollinator scientist! Observe a flowering plant in your backyard or neighborhood and count the pollinators that visit. Collect your data using a camera, drawings or tally marks. What kinds of pollinators visited the most? Which visited the least? Did
you identify any new pollinators that you hadn’t seen before? Learn more about conducting a pollinator count at myriadgardens.org/botanical-broadcast- citizen-science-pollinator-count. The Myriad Gardens outdoor grounds and Crystal Bridge Conservatory are open to enjoy nature while social distancing. The Children’s Garden, Thunder Foundation and Plaza Foundation are currently scheduled to open June 1. Visit myriadgardens.org for the most up-to-date information.
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