Children's Programs

Come and work on scout badges and achievement requirements at the Botanical Garden! This workshop is for Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts K-3rd grade. Scouts will visit stations and go on a nature walk. Some of the topics include: composting with worms, insects, Leave No Trace, planting seeds, and pollination. Scouts will receive a garden fun patch and a list of completed activities. 2nd and 3rd grade scouts should arrive at 12:00 pm and K and 1st grade scouts should...

This workshop will cover the requirements for the BSA Landscape Architecture badge. We will tour part of the botanical garden, do some plant identification, design a landscape for a local building, talk about careers in the field and meet with a landscape professional. The Scouts will have “homework” to do before the workshop. We do not provide the badge. Workshop size is limited. Each scout needs to have a supervising adult with a ratio of 1 adult per 4 scouts...

Is your 3-5 year-old child interested in things that grow, fly or crawl? Designed especially for preschoolers, our 4-week program will teach kids about nature in the garden, from bulbs to bats and lots in between. Spring Sessions 1 & 2 Register for both spring sessions and save 10%! Session 1: April 21st-May 12th Topics: Senses in the Garden, Colors and Camouflage, Interesting Insects, and Wiggling Worms. Session 2: May 19th-June 9th Topics: Super Soils, Surprising Seeds, Beneficial Bees, and Beautiful Birds....