Hey, Kids!
Did you know that Dow Gardens has a special spot just for you... it's called The Children's Garden. In The Children's Garden you'll find lots of fun things like a treehouse, an ABC garden, water fountains, a rainbow garden and a weather station.
Kids Classes
Please click here for a full schedule of events happening this summer!
Stop by the Children’s Garden this summer to see real
tee-pees and tunnels. Wander through the corn maze too.
NEW! Craft Wednesdays - June 18th – Aug 20th
Drop in every Wednesday at 1:00 for garden crafts.
Friday Story Time - 10:00am, May 23rd – Sept. 26th
Drop in at every Friday at 10:00 to hear a garden or
nature themed story. Kids can then busy around
the garden with child size garden tools and watering
cans.
Super Friday Story Time
Every 2nd and 4th Friday at 10:00 (June- August)
Drop in, listen to some stories then participate in fun
activities.
June 13 – A Summer Garden Party featuring Jeffery
Schatzer reading from his book The Runaway Garden.
June 27 – Scarecrow Day – help make scarecrows for
the Children’s Garden
July 11 – Water Day – wear a bathing suit and splash in
wading pools and sprinklers
July 25 – Fairy/Gnome Day—Dress up as a fairy or
gnome and join us in building gnome/fairy houses.
August 8 & 22– Water Day – wear a bathing suit and
splash in wading pools and sprinklers
Rabbits in the Garden: Tea with Beatrix Potter
July 14 10:00am – Noon. Perfect for 2nd- 4th Graders.
Cost $7.00/child, $1/adult. Please register by July 3rd.
Whiting Forest Story Hour
Dates: Fridays: May 2, 16
Times: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: Whiting Forest
Description: Listen to stories by the big stone fireplace in the Whiting Forest Visitor Center.
Fee: Admission (no registration required)
Tickets available at: Whiting Forest Visitor Center
Growin' Gardeners!
-classes are full
Hey Kids! It's time to think summer gardening plots! You can have your very own gardening plot near the Children's Garden...sign up to attend Growin' Gardeners once a week with an adult all summer long.
Ages 8 & older
Tuesdays, June 17 - August 19
9:15 - 10:15
New time! 10:45 - 11:45
Ages 4-7 years old
Wednesdays, June 18 - August 20
9:15 - 10:15
10:45 - 11:45
Thursdays, June 19 - August 21
9:15 - 10:15
10:45 - 11:45
Fee: $22.00
Please register by calling 989.631.2677
Little People Plant Programs:
April 28 - May 30
A Woodland Spring: Mayapples, orchids, and a lot of little wildflowers start to appear. Bring out your detectives and discover spring. We'll see the forest floor and the treetops (from a 22 foot tower!). (Whiting Forest, 837.8299)
Yummy insect recipes! These recipes were featured at this years "Cafe Insecta"
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