Virtual Junior Curators: Wings

April 2021's theme was Wings!

An orange and black butterfly sits on a child's cupped hands.

Discover the amazing variety of wings in our world.

Investigate how bats use their wings, the beauty of butterfly wings, how humans design flying vehicles, and more!

The links are all PDF documents.

Make a Migrating Bird: Make a migrating bird with flapping wings.
Butterfly Wing Collage: Get inspired by up-close views of butterfly wings, and create a collage.
Design a Paper Airplane: Explore the principles of flight by building and testing paper airplanes.
Flying Bat Straw Rockets: Discover bats and launch them into the air.
Explore Seeds With Wings: Collect birch and spruce seeds and discover their wings.

Four paper airplanes in different styles, sitting on a table.

Bird cut-out decorated with colored pencils and hanging by a string.

Cut-out drawing of a bat, with a straw attached to the bottom.

Left to Right: Paper Airplanes, Migrating Bird, and Flying Bat Straw Rocket Examples.

For activities designed for kids ages 5 and under, go to our Virtual Early Explorers page.

For activities designed for the whole family, go to our Virtual Family Days page.