hard rain comin'

No better time to go to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History on Wade Oval in University Circle to get a load of Animal Secrets, geared to kids ages 3-8. So many hands-on stations -- animals at a stream, a meadow, in the woods, in a cave, and in the naturalists’ tent -- that your kids will surely not want to leave. The museum's open Monday through Saturday, 10 to 5 pm; Wednesday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. www.cmnh.org. Admission is $9 ($5 after 5 on Wednesdays); $7 for kids 7-18; $6 kids 3-6; free for kids age 2 and under.