A few crawling creatures are set to visit Mission Oaks Garden for a day full of youth education.

On July 11, the Muskingum Valley Park District is hosting Mark Berman of Bugman Educational Entoprises at Mission Oaks Garden for two hands-on programs about bugs.

The first program is for children ages 3-and-a-half to 6 years old and begins at 11 a.m.

“Bring your little tykes and perhaps they will unlock the mystery of why the itsy-bitsy spider went up the waterspout,” Executive Director of the Muskingum Valley Park District Russ Edgington said in a media release.

The second program begins at 12:30 p.m. and is for children ages seven and older.

Berman, who earned a degree in entomology sciences from the University of Hawaii and was later certified to teach secondary general sciences and biology by The Ohio State University, founded Bugman Educational Entoprises in 1996, according to the organization’s website.

Since its founding, which started in Massachusetts but it now located in Columbus, Bugman Education has served thousands of students in New England, California, New Jersey and Ohio.

Berman uses live arthropods including Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches, Giant African Millipedes and Chilean Tarantulas to educate young people about the benefits of bugs.

The event at Mission Oaks Gardens is free and open to the public. Those wishing to participate are asked to register for the event by calling the Muskingum Valley Park District at 740.455.8237.