Our workshops require an adult chaperone to attend with children 11 years and younger. In most cases, chaperones are free.
Waiver Form for youth 12 and over
For youth aged 12 and over, a parent or guardian can print and complete a waiver form giving permission for the youth to attend alone. Youth must bring the completed form with them to the workshop. Download the waiver form HERE.
Youth Nature Journaling Club
First Saturday of the Month
12-1pm
FREE
In-Person
Join us every first Saturday of the month for nature journaling club! This free program introduces kids aged 6-14 and their chaperones to nature journaling, inspired by John Muir Laws. We’ll start indoors with a prompt, then head outside to journal before regrouping to share discoveries. Bring a blank notebook and a pencil. You are welcome to attend without registration, but please be on time for the 12:00 pm start. Kids 6-11 must be accompanied by an adult; those 12+ need a waiver. Dress for the weather. Signs at the main entrance will direct you to the workshop.
Registration is optional, but is helpful for our planning.
Past Workshops
Email Us for information about when these workshops will be offered again.
Private Youth Group/Scout Workshops
Private youth group or Scout badge workshops are offered on a limited basis. Please email us to organize a private workshop at the Garden for your youth group. We can also do a virtual program, if that works best for your group.
Children’s Workshop: All About Birds!
This workshop is all about birds! We will share about birds in the past through our Lost Birds exhibit and the birds that presently live or visit the garden. We will have activities, a craft project and a tour of the garden. Recommended age is 5-8 years old with their families.
Children must be accompanied by a parent or other significant adult. This is not a drop-off program. Adults are free.
Youth Workshop: Landscape Architecture
We will tour part of the botanical garden, do some plant identification, make a scale drawing, and design a landscape for a local building. We will also talk about careers in the field and meet with a landscape professional! For youth 12-18 years old.
This workshop fulfills requirements for the BSA Landscape Architecture badge and is led by a merit badge counselor. It would also fulfill requirements for the Girl Scout Cadette STEM Career Exploration badge. You do not need to be a scout to participate. Scouts may need to put in some additional time.
Children’s Workshop: Creative Explorations with Drawing
Taught by Rohini Mathur. Drawing skills lay the foundation for all artistic endeavors, while unleashing a child’s creativity like nothing else. We will work on multiple drawing projects ranging from still life drawings to a lovely garden landscape scene to even making our own cartoon comic strip. We will mix and match different art media including pencils, colored pencils, oil pastels and markers. We will be creating inside in the classroom, as well as exploring the beautiful Garden with outdoor activities. Bring your enthusiasm and imaginative spirit and let your creativity soar in this highly fun, engaging and creative workshop. Workshop designed for 4th-6th graders. All materials provided. Includes a half-hour lunch break.
Children’s Workshop: Outdoor Art
First we will take a tour of art in the garden, and then we will do some painting, play a game, and create a mini-garden to take home. A garden fun patch is included. Recommended age: 6-9 years old. This workshop fulfills requirements for the GS Brownie Outdoor Art Creator badge, but you do not need to be a scout to participate. This is not a drop-off event. Chaperones are free.
Children’s Workshop: Beneficial Bugs
Taught by Pauline O’Rourke. What are Beneficial Bugs? Why do we need them and how do we attract them to our garden? Join us at the Bellevue Botanical Garden as we examine live insects, read a story, create a bug craft, and go in search of pollinators. Best for ages 3-8 with accompanying adult(s). Fulfills requirements for the Girl Scout Brownie badge.
Children’s Workshop: All About Tardigrades
Tardigrades are amazing microscopic aquatic creatures that live just about everywhere! Come learn about tardigrades and build a tardigrade habitat to take home. We will have tardigrade related activities and a moss tour of the garden. Recommended for ages 6-10. Registration is by individual child. Adults attend for free with their children.
Youth Workshop: Garden Design
Participants will learn about plants and their needs and how to choose the right plant for the right place! We will cover different types of gardens, how to use a plant guide for identification, basic garden design, how to set-up a seed experiment, and how to share plants with others. Geared to 8-11-year-olds. This is not a drop off workshop. A single adult can chaperone several participants. Garden patch included. Recommended for ages 8-11.
This workshop fulfills requirements for the Girl Scout Junior gardening badge and parts of the BSA Webelo Into the Wood, Into the Wild, and Science Adventures achievements. You do not need to be a scout to participate.
Youth Workshop: All About Trees
Together, we will explore the world of trees through art, media, scientific inquiry, and exploration of the garden. We will learn about the urban forest ecosystem, tree identification, new technologies in the forestry industry, as well as related career and local service opportunities. Recommended for ages 12-15.
This workshop fulfills requirements for the Girl Scout Cadette tree badge and parts of the BSA Forestry merit badge. BSA Scouts would need to contact us beforehand. You do not need to be a scout to participate.
