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ARBORETUM EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES

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CONTENTS SECTION PEA PODS FOR PRESCHOOLERS

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For ages 3-5 and their adult partners; playful weekly sessions with art, stories, sensory/science discovery, planting and more

SUMMER DAY CAMPS

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One-, two- and three-day camps with hands-on plants, science adventure, imagination, art and cooking for ages 4-14

WEEKLY SUMMER CHILDREN’S GARDEN

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A summer long growing adventure, seed to snack; kids dig in to plant and harvest their own garden plot.

WEEKEND FAMILY FUN

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Free drop-in activities for families every Saturday and Sunday; ongoing year-round with themes that change monthly

KID’S GUIDED ADVENTURES

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One-hour summer programs for groups of 10-50 children ages 3-12 visiting the Arboretum

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YOUR LIFE WITH NATURE o and Fun in Learning at the Arboretum PEAPODS FOR PRESCHOOLERS Pea Pods for Preschoolers provides the opportunity for you and your special little one to experience the enchantment of the plant world. Positive interactions with the natural world are an important part of healthy child development and such interactions enhance learning and quality of life over the span of one’s lifetime. Developing this wonder in the early years focuses primarily on young children exploring and enjoying the world of nature under the guidance and with the companionship of caring adults.

Pea Pods for Preschoolers provides the opportunity for you and your special little one to experience the enchantment of the plant world. Weekly themes delight the young learner through planting, art, sensory and science discovery, action, music, story time, snack and outdoor/greenhouse adventures. Come play and learn about nature!

PeaPods registration is by seasonal series of 10 weekly classes that are oered Fall, Winter/ Spring and Summer. You can register for one or all of the series to enjoy this special time together through the whole cycle of seasons at the Arboretum.

PEAPODS FOR PRESCHOOLERS WINTER/SPRING 3-5 year olds with caregiver.

975-02-01-11: Tuesday Morning Session, 9:30-11 a.m.

$100.00 for ten session series member/$120.00 for ten session series non-member, fee includes gate fee for one adult caregiver. Limit 65 children, Learning Center TUESDAYS February 1 February 8 February 15 February 22 March 1

Winter Wonderland Nature Detectives Dino Delight Shadows for Spring The Shape of Things

March 8 March 15 March 22 March 29 April 5

A Winter Walk Through the Woods Leave Some Stems for Me! Rooty Toot for Fruits and Roots!

Sticky Sap! Sensational Seeds

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PEA PODS CONT. PEAPODS FOR PRESCHOOLERS SUMMER 3-5 year olds with caregiver.

WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION | 975-06-08-11-01: 9:30 – 11:00 a.m.

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION | 975-06-08-11-02: Noon – 1:30 p.m.

$100.00 for ten session series member/$120.00 for ten session series non-member, fee includes gate fee for one adult caregiver. Limit 65 children, Learning Center WEDNESDAYS June 8 June 15 June 22 June 29 July 13

From BIG Trees to Tiny Treasures Catch a Rainbow - Catch the Sun! Who Wants a Weed?

Lovely Ladybugs The Buzz About Bees

July 20 July 27 August 3 August 10 August 17

What’s Better Than Butterflies!

Hotels and Restaurants Who Needs Trees A Plant for Every Purpose Spectacular Summer Celebration

THURSDAY MORNING SESSION | 975-06-09-11-01: 9:30 – 11:00 a.m.

THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION | 975-06-09-11-02: Noon – 1:30 p.m.

$100.00 for ten session series member/$120.00 for ten session series non-member, fee includes gate fee for one adult caregiver. Limit 65 children, Learning Center THURSDAYS June 9 June 16 June 23 June 30 July 14

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From BIG Trees to Tiny Treasures Catch a Rainbow - Catch the Sun! Who Wants a Weed?

Lovely Ladybugs The Buzz About Bees

July 21 July 28 August 4 August 11 August 18

What’s Better Than Butterflies!

Hotels and Restaurants Who Needs Trees A Plant for Every Purpose Spectacular Summer Celebration

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SUMMER DAY CAMPS FOR ENTERING KINDERGARTEN AND K GRADUATES SUN CATCHERS I | 980-06-21-11-01 Tuesday-Thursday, June 21-23, 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. $60 member/$67 non-member, Price includes snacks and any project supplies, Limit 16, Learning Center Play games and meet new friends. Explore Arboretum gardens, find scratch’n’sniff plants, look for tadpoles, and discover the magical fairies that protect our plants. Make a fairy garden and other takehome plantings.

SUN CATCHERS II | 980-06-21-11-02 Tuesday-Thursday, June 21-23, 12:30 p.m.-3 p.m. $60 member/$67 non-member, Price includes snacks and any project supplies, Limit 16, Learning Center Play games and meet new friends. Explore Arboretum gardens, find scratch’n’sniff plants, look for tadpoles, and discover the magical fairies that protect our plants. Make a fairy garden and other takehome plantings.

FOR 1ST - 2ND GRADE GRADUATES DIRT DETECTIVES | 985-06-14-11-01 Tuesday-Thursday, June 14-16, 9 a.m.-Noon $72 member/$81 non-member, Price includes snacks and any project supplies, Limit 18, Learning Center Unravel the mysteries of plants. Explore the Arboretum, conduct experiments, and write a secret message using invisible ink! Bring home plants and projects to continue discoveries at home. Combine this camp with “Fly Away Plants” and the “Supervised Lunch” for a full-day option.

LUNCH SUPERVISION FOR JUNE 14-16 | 999-06-14-11 Tuesday-Thursday, June 14-16, Noon-1 p.m. $10 member/$13 non-member, Price covers supervision during the break between “Dirt Detectives” and “Fly Away Plants,” Limit 18, Learning Center Nature play lunch break! Bring your own (non-refrigerated) bag lunch and water bottle. After lunch we will play in the woods behind the Learning Center and in the Under the Oak nature play area. A perfect option for a full day of fun!

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SUMMER DAY CAMPS CONT.

FLY AWAY PLANTS | 985-06-14-11-02 Tuesday-Thursday, June 14-16, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. $72 member/$81 non-member, Price includes snacks and any project supplies, Limit 18, Learning Center

Some plants are airborne only as seeds, and some spend their entire lives 200 feet in the air!

Examine the ways that plants use the air, from breathing to flying to pollination. Experiment with seed propulsion by catapult and parachute, use the sun to cook a snack, and bring home special air-loving plants. Combine this camp with “Dirt Detectives” and the “Supervised Lunch” for a full-day option.

FOR 2ND - 4TH GRADE GRADUATES FRIDAYS IN THE KITCHEN Every Other Friday, June 17-August 12, 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Fee per day: $31 member/$34 non-member, Price includes snack and enough to bring home to share, Limit 16, Learning Center Have fun while increasing skill and confidence in the kitchen. Prepare and sample recipes in class, then take home enough to share with your family too! Each day has a unique theme, so sign up for one or all five! Food is as organic and local as possible. (Details about each class can be found online.)

June 17: BEYOND BAKED BEANS | 992-06-17-11 July 1: FOURTH OF JULY TREATS | 992-07-01-11 July 15: FRUIT MANIA! | 992-07-15-11

July 29: COOKING IMPROV. | 992-07-29-11 August 12: SANDWICH MAKEOVER | 992-08-12-11

YOUNG ARTISTS SERIES Every Other Friday, June 24-August 19, 9 a.m.-Noon Fee per day: $26 members/$29 non-members, Price includes snack and any project supplies, Limit 16, Learning Center Learn from an expert! Join guest art instructors for a variety of Arboretum inspired art projects throughout the summer. You can sign up for just one day or all five! Wear old clothes, and be ready for a fun, art-intensive experience! (Details about each class can be found online.)

June 24: BASKET WEAVING | 993-06-24-11 August 5: INTRO TO PRINTMAKING | 993-08-05-11 July 8: SCULPTING NATURE | 993-07-08-11 August 19: CLAY SCULPTURE | 993-08-19-11 July 22: GARDEN PAINTING | 993-07-22-11

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WETLAND EXPLORERS | 990-06-28-11 Tuesday-Thursday, June 28-30, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $144 member/$162 non-member, Price includes snacks and any project supplies, Limit 18, Learning Center Hunt for critters in the Arboretum’s restored wetland, Spring Peeper Meadow. Conduct weather and water experiments to see how water affects our plants and lives. Take home plants for catching water and plants for wet places. Be ready for lots of hiking—and fun! Bring your own lunch & water bottle each day.

FOR 5TH - 8TH GRADE GRADUATES COOKING WITH EASE Every Other Friday, June 17-August 12, 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

Fee per day: $31 member/$34 non-member, Price includes snack and enough to bring home to share, Limit 16, Learning Center Have fun while increasing skill and confidence in the kitchen. Prepare and sample recipes in class, then take home enough to share with your family too! Each day has a unique theme, so sign up for one or all five! Food is as organic and local as possible. (Details about each class can be found online.)

June 17: BEYOND BAKED BEANS | 997-06-17-11 July 1: FOURTH OF JULY TREATS | 997-07-01-11 July 15: FRUIT MANIA! | 997-07-15-11

July 29: COOKING IMPROV. | 997-07-29-11 August 12: SANDWICH MAKEOVER | 997-08-12-11

FRIDAY’S ARTIST SERIES Every Other Friday, June 24-August 19, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.

Fee per day: $26 members/$29 non-members, Price includes snack and any project supplies, Limit 16, Learning Center Learn from an expert! Join guest art instructors for a variety of Arboretum inspired art projects throughout the summer. You can sign up for just one day or all five! Wear old clothes, and be ready for a fun, art-intensive experience! (Details about each class can be found online.)

June 24: BASKET WEAVING | 998-06-24-11 July 8: SCULPTING NATURE | 998-07-08-11 July 22: GARDEN PAINTING | 998-07-22-11

August 5: INTRO TO PRINTMAKING | 998-08-05-11 August 19: CLAY SCULPTURE | 998-08-19-11

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WEEKLY SUMMER CHILDREN’S GARDEN The Children’s Garden is THE place for growing adventures.

Plant seeds. Meet insects. Make compost. Taste weeds. Dig potatoes. Share the harvest. All these and more intriguing adventures await this summer’s crop of Children’s Gardeners.

FOR ENTERING KINDERGARTEN-1ST GRADE GRADS MIGHTY MITES | 971-05-14-11-01 Planting Saturdays: May 14 & June 4; Summer Tuesdays: June 14, 21, 28, July 12, 19, 26, August 2, 9, 1:30-3 p.m. Garden Graduation Celebration, Tuesday August 15, 6-8 p.m. $130 member/$145 non-member, Includes snack and any project supplies, Limit 22, Learning Center Dig in and get ready for a mighty summer of gardening fun. From sowing seeds to harvesting produce, we will have a hands-on plant adventure. Soaring sunflowers, rainbow radishes, and fragrant flowers are just some of the plants we will investigate. Join us as we figure out how our garden grows!

FOR 3RD - 8TH GRADE GRADS GARDEN CHEFS | 973-05-07-11-01 Planting Saturdays: May 7 & 14; Summer Tuesdays: June 14, 21, 28, July 12, 19, 26, August 2, 9, 16*, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. *August 16 regular class 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and Garden Graduation Celebration 6-8 p.m. $180 member/$200 non-member, Includes Children’s Garden T-shirt and Cook Book, Limit 22, Learning Center Garden Chefs will take their weekly garden harvest and create a garden lunch in the Harvest Kitchen. From seed to table, Garden Chefs will be involved in every aspect of growing their own lunch. Emphasis will be on trying many variations and tasting choices related to the fresh produce from the garden. Garden Chefs will create new recipes and also explore how to add their garden harvest to their favorite lunch recipes.

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FOR 1ST - 4TH GRADE GRADS SEED SOWERS | 972-05-14-11-01 Planting Saturdays: May 14 & June 4; Summer Mondays: June 13, 20, 27, July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 8, 15, 9-11:30 a.m. Garden Graduation Celebration, Tuesday, August 15, 6-8 p.m. $170 member/$190 non-member, Includes snack and any project supplies, Limit 22, Learning Center Get ready for an exciting summer of gardening at the Arboretum. Seed Sowers will sow seeds, tend sprouts, try hands-on science, and turn some of our produce into yummy garden fresh snacks in the Harvest Kitchen.

WEEKEND FAMILY FUN Connect with each other and the natural world as your family enjoys free, hands-on fun with plants. FREE with gate admission, every Saturday and Sunday, Noon – 4 p.m. at the Marion Andrus Learning Center. Catch the rhythm of the seasons, with a different theme and activities every month.

COZY UP TO A CACTUS Saturdays and Sundays in January 2011, Noon-4 p.m.

Free with gate admission, Learning Center Escape from winter for a desert adventure in our warm greenhouse. See the spikes, spines, and inside of a cactus larger than life through our Scope-on-a-Rope. Munch on edible cactus and savor sweet agave syrup while you invent a survival adaptation. Before you go, pot up your own succulent plant to keep on your windowsill all winter long.

TREES IN THEIR WINTER WEAR Saturdays and Sundays in February 2011, Noon-4 p.m.

Free with gate admission, Learning Center Discover how you can tell trees apart even without their leaves. Tree shape, buds, fruit, seeds or cones can clue you in to who’s in the forest. Plant a tree and create art from bark and twigs to take home with you.

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WEEKEND FAMILY FUN CONT. SPROUTS ALIVE Saturdays and Sundays in March 2011, Noon-4 p.m.

Free with gate admission, Learning Center

In the plant word it is time to begin! How do seeds turn into sprouts? Let’s look in a microscope at shoots with baby leaves and roots. Prepare a sprout snack in the Harvest Kitchen, design seed pictures, and plant seeds to take home and watch as they sprout and grow.

SQUISH OF SPRING Saturdays and Sundays in April 2011, Noon-4 p.m.

Free with gate admission, Learning Center Mother Earth is in her kitchen preparing good soil to feed her plant family. Use her soggy, squishy, spring soil to make a great mud pie. Then decorate it with garden gleanings. Watch worms compost trash to help Mother Earth turn it into a garden resource. Celebrate Earth day at the Arboretum on April 23 and take home a native prairie plant while supplies last.

BLOOMING BASKETS Saturdays and Sundays in May 2011, Noon-4 p.m.

Free with gate admission, Learning Center Weave your own May basket and plant a spring flower to take home with you. Explore the greenhouse in search of fiber producing plants that can be used to make clothing, paper, rope, and more. Feel downy soft cotton, tough coconut husks, and silky soft ramie.

ROOT ROAST Saturdays and Sundays in June 2011, Noon-4 p.m.

Free with gate admission, Learning Center Bake a delicious roasted root snack in the Harvest Kitchen. View roots up close through our Scopeon-a-Rope and peek through root viewers. Search the greenhouse for plants grown for their root crops, take part in a root experiment, and create art with roots.

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GUIDED ADVENTURES Guided Adventures are perfect for daycare, scout, summer school or neighborhood groups wanting extra hands-on fun during an Arboretum visit.

Each Guided Adventure lasts one hour. For groups of 10-50 children ages 3-12.

Available Mondays and Tuesdays, June 13 - August 2, at 9-10 am, 11am-12noon, 1-2pm FEE: $5.00/child. Call 952-443-1422 to register.

FROM EARTH TO OVEN Ages 3-5 Follow the path of the Little Red Hen as she plants wheat, mills the grain, and bakes delicious bread.

Learn how plants grow as you plant your own wheat garden. Then grind seeds into flour and shape some dough. Bake fresh bread and enjoy a puppet show.

BUTTERFLIES AND HUMMINGBIRDS Ages 6-12 What would it be like to taste with your feet or fly upside down? Discover the amazing lives of butterflies and hummingbirds, our most colorful garden visitors. Learn how fast a hummingbird flaps its wings, how a caterpillar changes into a butterfly, and which flowers these winged creatures prefer. Pot a plant to attract hummingbirds and butterflies to your garden at home.

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