Weekly Garden Fun!

Storytime in the Garden
January 27 and 28
Books: The Knot Fairy and Do You Believe in Unicorns-
Theme: Magical Creatures
Our stories will celebrate magical creatures this week. For our craft we’ll make our very own unicorns to take home.
February 3 and 4
Books: The Night Gardener and Stuck
Theme: Bonsai Trees
Visit the bonsai exhibit in the Conservatory and then make your own bonsai tree, no water or sunlight needed.
February 10 and 11
Books: Who Wants a Hug? and Dinosaur Kisses
Theme: Valentine’s Day
Love is in the air! Share it by gifting a Valentine’s craft to someone special.
February 17 and 18
Books: This is the Nest that Robin Built and Chirp
Theme: The Great Backyard Bird Count
It’s time for the Great Backyard Bird Count! Join in the fun by crafting your own bird’s nest. Chirp chirp.
February 24 and 25
Books: I am a Bat and If I had a Vampire Bat
Theme: Bats
You don’t have to wait until Halloween to appreciate bats! It’s BYOVB (build your own Vampire bat).
March 3 and 4
Books: Sometimes Cake and Your Birthday was the Best
Theme: Cockroaches and Cake
March 10 and 11
Books: Lizzy and the Cloud and It Looked Like Spilt Milk
Theme: Clouds
Today’s weather forecast: cloudy with a chance of creativity! We’ll make our own clouds during craft time today.
March 17 and 18
Books: Butterflies are Pretty…Gross and Don’t Worry Bear
Theme: Caterpillars and Butterflies
It’s getting close to the time for Butterflies Live! in the Conservatory. This week we’ll make caterpillars in craft time and in a few weeks it will be time to welcome the butterflies they become!
March 22 and 23
Books: Animals Go Vroom and Roar
Theme: Animal Sounds
Oh my, what big teeth you have! Learn a mouthful about different sounds animals make then make an animal to take home.
March 31 and April 1
Theme: Seeds
Books: The Bad Seed and Seeds Move
Sunflowers grow facing the sun, like how we grow when faced with brightness and positivity. This week, make a sunflower of your very own!
April 7 and 8
Books: The Runaway Pea and Carrot and Pea
Theme: The Annual Runaway Pea Hunt
It’s time for the annual Runaway Pea Hunt in the Garden. Help us find the runaway peas and put them safely back in a pod.
April 14 and 15
Books: The Twilight Library and THe Night the Forest Came to Town
For No matter what our differences are, we all look at the same moon (Katrina Mayer).