Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 2012 Fall/Winter Class Booklet for Families

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2012-13 AUTUMN-WINTER CHILDREN & FAMILIES

ARBORETUM EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES

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CONTENTS SECTION GREEN FUN FOR THE YOUNG

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A naturally playful time together for children ages 3-5 and their adult partner

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

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GREEN FUN FOR THE YOUNG PEA PODS FOR PRESCHOOLERS Ages 3-5 years + Adult Help your child develop a strong relationship with the natural world. Pea Pods for Preschoolers provides the opportunity for you and your special little one to be enchanted by the plant world. Weekly themes delight the young learner through planting, art, sensory and science discovery, action, music, story time, snack and outdoor or greenhouse adventures.

FALL SERIES TUESDAYS (975-10-09-12) Tuesdays, 9:30-11 a.m., $100.00 child of member/$120.00 child of non-member, Limit 65, Marion Andrus Learning Center. Call 952-443-1422 for individual or prorated sessions based on availability.

October 9—Me-Oh-My-Apple Pie October 16—Composting: Where Do Leaves Go? October 23—“Mouses” and Mosses October 30—Orange and Round Abound November 6—Those Nutty Squirrels!

November 13—Bulbs: Prepare in the Fall to Burst in the Spring!

November 20—Hey Plants, Where Did You Go? November 27—Three Sisters Stew December 4—Snow What?

December 11—Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice Tea Celebration

WINTER/SPRING SERIES TUESDAYS (975-02-05-13) Tuesdays, 9:30-11 a.m., $100.00 child of member/$120.00 child of non-member, Limit 65, Marion Andrus Learning Center. Call 952-443-1422 for individual or prorated sessions based on availability.

February 5—Chickadee-dee-dee and Me February 12—“Way Out in the Desert!”

February 19—Fabulous Flowers—Planting a Rainbow February 26—Tropical Getaway March 5—Anyone Home? (Animals in Winter) March 12—Here’s My Shoot—Where’s My Root?

March 19—A Tree For Every Purpose March 26—Tap the Sap—Eat the Sweet!

April 2—I Smell Something in the Kitchen!

April 9— Celebrate Spring Flowers

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WEEKEND FAMILY FUN

WEEKEND FAMILY FUN Connect with each other and the natural world as your family enjoys hands-on fun with plants. FREE, 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.

SEED SAVERS - SEPTEMBER Become a seed saver and find out how to harvest, store, and replant heirloom seeds.

Discover how gardens are pollinated and why it is important to save garden seeds. Create art from seeds to take home with you.

SQUISH SQUASH - OCTOBER Sink your hands inside a pumpkin, squash, or gourd and dissect one. Dig out the insides and take a closer look at plant parts through a microscope. Save some seeds to plant your own pumpkin patch. Sample pumpkin soup in the Harvest Kitchen and take home the recipe.

BLOOMS IN BULBS – NOVEMBER What is under the papery skin? Peek inside bulbs, view them under microscopes, and create art with flower bulbs. Bake garlic bulb toast in the Harvest Kitchen and plant a bulb to grow at home.

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GINGER AND SPICE - DECEMBER Add some zest to your weekend and discover plants that spice up and flavor the holiday season.

Follow your nose through the greenhouse sniffing out spices and aromatic herbs. Create a scented ornament and plant a fragrant herb to take home.

WINTERGREEN MYSTERIES - JANUARY Delight your senses with the scent of evergreens and sights of winter splendor at the Arboretum.

When other trees’ branches are bare it is up to the hardy evergreens to keep our spirits green all winter long. Take home a fragrant evergreen keepsake and a clue card to help you identify evergreen trees.

EXOTIC ORCHIDS - FEBRUARY Escape winter in the warm greenhouse! Search for orchids and other beauties in bloom. Bake orchid flavored cookies and discover the secrets of one of the largest families of flowering plants in the world. Examine orchids up close with microscopes. Create a detailed botanical illustration of your favorite flower to take home.

MAPLE SYRUP MADNESS - MARCH Celebrate the arrival of spring with the sweet sap of sugar maples. Can you tell the difference between real and artificial maple syrup? Take a maple taste test challenge. Learn how to recognize a maple tree from a twig, even before the tree leafs out. Make a maple keepsake to take home.

Grab a map and follow the path from sap to syrup on self guided hike.

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Everything’s more fun with a friend, including learning something new. And at the Arboretum, learning with a friend is also an excellent value. When you register for a class, if you sign up your friend at the same time, you can both take the class at the member rate.

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❐ Yes, I am an Arboretum Member (Member # ❐ Please enroll me as an Arboretum Member. Enclosed is ❐ $45 (Individual); $65 ❐ (Duo/Family) Make check payable to MN Landscape Arboretum OR Charge to ❐ Visa ❐ MstrCrd ❐ Disc ❐ Amex Card # _______________________________________________ Exp ____/_______ Name on card __________________________________ PIN # on back of card _________ Phone (home) ___________________ Phone (work) ____________________________ Name ___________________________E-mail ______________________________ Address ____________________________________________________________ City______________________________State ____________ Zip _______________

Register online at www.arboretum.umn.edu/learn.aspx or by phone at 952-443-1422 Mail: Classes; Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, MN 55318 Cancellation Policy: Registration cancellations must be made two weeks prior to class date in order to receive refund. A $5 processing fee will apply.

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is a premier arboretum and part of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences of the University of Minnesota. University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. ©2012 All rights reserved. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.

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