RANGELEY — The Wilhelm Reich Infant Trust has received a donation of $100 from Rangeley Firefighters Association to be used for the museum’s children’s programs. The free programs serve the youngest participants from day care centers in the area.

This year two Rangeley day care centers, a Head Start group from Philips and kindergarten to grade two classes from Stratton and Rangeley public schools participated, as well as an outreach program to Western Maine Center for Children in Carrabassett Valley.

Each group spent a day or half day creating its own experience using the museum’s resources. They had access to the interactive exhibits from the discovery room that are designed to identify animals and learn about their habitats and life cycles, as well as books and materials dealing with water, earth and sky.

The children also used an indoor jump and slide, ball tent and fishing pond. Outdoors, they used snowshoes, cross country skis and slide on the hill.

The activities are part of the natural science program at the museum, which offers a variety of free programs in environmental studies for people of all ages.