Kids Events & Classes

The Garden offers as great variety of fun and educational programs for children.

Events and classes for children include outdoor Garden adventures, cooking lessons in the Edible Garden Outdoor Kitchen, classroom activities such as natural crafts and more. The Children's Garden Amphitheater is also host to unique performers and storytellers throughout the year.

Homeschool Day

Friday, May 24
9 a.m. - noon

The Garden hosts an exciting day of tours and activities exclusively for homeschool groups and families. Supplement your life science, botanical and environmental studies curriculum by visiting a tropical rain forest, a desert house and a native pitcher plant bog. Tip-toe through the treetops on the Canopy Walk and observe edible plants in the Edible Garden. The Garden also has a 2-acre Children's Garden focusing on the interactions between people, animals and plants.

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Garden Stroller Strut

Fridays, March - September
10:30 - 11 a.m.

Join a sensory exploration of the Garden! Parents and caregivers of young children are invited for this short interactive walking tour. More Information

Magical Garden Stories

Children's Garden Amphitheater Program

Saturday, May 25
10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

Queen Emeralda (Kay Rosenblum), from Fairyland, will tell enchanting stories about animals and nature through puppets, song, drawings, imagination and magic! More Information

Treasure Hunts

Last Thursdays, May - August
10:30 a.m.

Hidden treasure awaits youngsters in the Garden! A search for something golden or sparkly begins in the Levy Parterre. More Information

Endangered Species Day

Saturday, June 8
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

The national Endangered Species Day began in 2006 to increase public understanding of recovery efforts for endangered plants and animals. Visit the Garden for a day celebrating rare plants and animals.

Free with Garden Admission

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Planting a Wonderland

Drop-In Family Program

Saturdays, June 15 OR 22
11 a.m. - noon

Create your very own mini garden with a magical stone, a mythical creature and an extraordinary plant! More Information

Summer Camp

June - July | Ages 4 - 10

Enroll your child in a stimulating day camp full of discovery and nature exploration. Students are invited to discover the wonderful world of plants and animals in the Garden or whip up healthy recipes in the Edible Garden Outdoor Kitchen. We hope your child can join us for amazing adventures this summer! More Information

Flower Fairies

Drop-In Family Program

Saturdays, August 10 OR 17
11 a.m. - noon

Can you find the mysterious fairies living throughout the Garden? Learn where fairies like to hide and fashion your very own fairy wand and crown. More Information

Trickster Tales Around the World

Children's Garden Amphitheater Program

Saturday, September 7
10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

Tricks and pranks are not just for April Fools Day. In fact, every culture has its own trickster, set of jokes, and ways to make people laugh. Cathy Kaemmerlen’s tales of Tyl Eulenspiegel, Coyote, Anansi, and others leave children wondering whether a trickster is a teacher of fools or a foolish teacher.

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Everybody Knows Brer Rabbit

Children's Garden Amphitheater Program

Saturday, September 14
10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

Chetter Galloway tells the stories of Joel Chandler Harris’ Brer Rabbit and Anansi the Spider from West Africa. These tricksters end up causing lots of trouble before they learn the error of their ways. More Information

Tantalizing Tall Tales

Children's Garden Amphitheater Program

Saturday, September 21
10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

Eric Litwin's tall tales and songs are so tall it takes a hot air balloon to get to the very top of them and a parachute to get back down. Students hear a heaping helping of homegrown classics rooted in American folklore traditions. More Information

Spine Tinglers & Ticklers

Children's Garden Amphitheater Program

Saturday, September 28
10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

Sherry Norfolk's not-so-scary stories about things that go bump in the night are told through rhyme, stimulating language, oral response and vivid imagery. Children are left wide-eyed one moment and laughing the next. More Information

Storybook Time

Every Wednesday, April - October
10:30 - 11 a.m.

Listen to stories about bees, butterflies, frogs and flowers. Meet in the Children's Garden Amphitheater weather permitting or in the Turner Broadcasting Garden Theater during inclement weather. Storybook Time is for children accompanied by an adult. More Information