Upcoming Classes

Terrarium Class
Dates: March 6th & 20th  April 3rd and 17th
Time: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Location: Paxton Gate's Curiosities for Kids, 766 Valencia Street

Paxton Gate’s plant specialists will now be offering a class on how to make a desert terrarium. There is a fee of $60 for instruction and materials, including glass orb, plants and soil.

Lecture & hands-on training, approx. 2 hrs.  Advance registration required; first come, first served. We are accepting registration over the phone as well as in the store.

For more info stop by Paxton Gate, email or call 415.824.1872.

Insect Mounting Class
Dates: TBA
Location: Paxton Gate

We are accepting registration over the phone as well as in the store.

Advanced registration required.

Lecture & hands-on training, approx. 3 hrs.

Paxton Gate entothusiasts will teach classes on how to mount both beetles and butterflies. Insect mounting kit and lecture are provided for the fee of $60 plus tax. The kit includes the basic tools needed to mount insects as well as specimens to mount the evening of the class.

For more info stop by Paxton Gate, email or call 415.824.1872.

After the September 30th class we will be taking a break, returning in January with a whole new concept!  We will also be adding an advanced insect finishing class.  Please check back for more info.

Advance registration required; first come, first served.