Join us every summer for Green Adventures, our week-long day camp programs for children. Each week campers explore the Garden to learn more about the plant kingdom and their connection to it. Keepsake crafts, field studies, garden games, and botanical snacks are all part of daily activities.

Campers meet Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – noon. Advance registration is required. $100 per week member/$120 non-member. Register by phone at 804.262.9887 ext. 322.

Program Descriptions 2010

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Growing Minds | Pre-schoolers, 4 years of age (must be potty trained)
Monday, June 14 to Friday, June 18  
Storytelling, music and creative play inspire the daily gardening activities, hands-on crafts, and botanical snacks that help young minds grow! This camp emphasizes the five senses and helps young children make meaningful connections with nature in the playful setting of the Children’s Garden. Register Now

Wow Your Senses! | Rising K
Monday, June 21 to Friday, June 25
In the Children’s Garden, come see a rainbow of color, hear seeds rattle, smell sweet fragrances, be a taste-tester, and tickle the roots of young plants! Daily garden exploration, activities, and crafts wake up the senses and connect campers to the plant world. Register Now

Flowers, Fins & Feathers | Rising 1st grade
Monday, July 12 to Friday, July 16
Discover the natural world through a collection of the Garden’s favorite books. Creating flower color wheels, making fish kites, investigating plant parts under a microscope, and weaving feathers into headbands are among the story-related crafts slated for the week. Register Now

Roots, Shoots, and Other Plant Parts | Rising 2nd & 3rd graders
Monday, July 19 to Friday, July 23
Campers will gather different plant parts each day and explore the amazing life cycle of plants. Collected plant material will be used in a variety of crafts, games, and snacks including refreshing mint tea, red, white and blue potato chips, and funky fruit and flower arrangements. Register Now

Eating Shrubs; Wearing Trees | Rising 4th & 5th graders
Monday, July 26 to Friday, July 30
Do you eat shrubs? Do you wear plants? Discover the answers when you join us to investigate the many ways people use plants. We will have fun while exploring the uses of plants through observation, games, puzzles, and crafts. Register Now

Budding Botanist | Rising 6th graders
Monday, August 2 to Friday, August 6
Experience the work of real scientist by observing plants through a microscope, exploring a greenhouse climate, and collecting data on what plants need to survive and thrive in different environments. Investigations include the structure and function of flowers, leaves, roots, and stems and how these structures help plants live, grow, and

reproduce. Register Now

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