A person smiling and holding a black paper bat craft with googly eyes.
Museum Supervisor Suzannah Beltran makes paper bats as part of the Colorful Creations program at the World of Wonders Science Museum in Lodi, California on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (Photo by Annie Barker/Stocktonia/CatchLight Local/ Report for America)

LODI— The World of Wonders Science Museum kicked off October on the first with a “Colorful Creations” event. Participants could make a paper bat and add a straw and string to make it flap its wings.

A person in a black "Chaffey" hoodie cuts black paper with pink scissors in a room with educational posters in the background.
A person crafting with black paper, tape, and googly eyes on a table.
Educator Michelle Coronel, left, makes a paper bat.

Other events include Science Storytime, Little Scientists, WOW Wonder Lab, and Sensory-Friendly Morning. Halloween themed events this month include a spider science adventure on Oct. 17, a bubbling witches brew event on Oct. 24, and splatter monsters on Oct. 30.

More information on events can be found at https://www.wowsciencemuseum.org/events/.