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Little Explorers: Grow It! (CANCELED)

Past Event: Wednesday, April 5, 10:00 am

Update: April’s Little Explorers and Homeschooler Days have been canceled. Please join us in May! Learn about the baby plant inside every seed and plant one of your own.  …

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Little Explorers: Seed Collectors

Past Event: Wednesday, November 1, 10:00 am

How do seeds travel? (And why do they travel?) How do squirrels play a role to help trees in the fall? Collect seeds from all over the garden and make…

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Little Explorers: Seed Collectors (CANCELED)

Past Event: Wednesday, November 2, 10:00 am

How do seeds travel? Collect seeds from all over the garden and make a mosaic.   ABOUT LITTLE EXPLORERS: Join us for exploration, a garden walk, and stories! Please feel…

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Little Explorers: The Color of Leaves

Past Event: Wednesday, October 5, 10:00 am

Why do some trees change colors? Let’s see how many colors we can collect! We’ll also learn how animals start to prepare for the cold weather.   ABOUT LITTLE EXPLORERS:…

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CANCELED Little Explorers: Bees

Past Event: Wednesday, September 7, 10:00 am

Celebrate harvest time by learning all about one of a farmer’s best friends: the bee!   ABOUT LITTLE EXPLORERS: Join us for exploration, a garden walk, and stories! Please feel…

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Little Explorers: Water Wonderland

Past Event: Wednesday, August 3, 10:00 am

Cool off and celebrate summer with outdoor water games and crafts.   ABOUT LITTLE EXPLORERS: Join us for exploration, a garden walk, and stories! Please feel free to bring a…

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Little Explorers- The Garden in Bloom

Past Event: Wednesday, June 1, 10:00 am

We’ll explore Bartram’s Garden with all of our senses, look for as many colors as we can name, and create beautiful flower art.   ABOUT LITTLE EXPLORERS: Join us for…

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Little Explorers-Spring is for the Birds

Past Event: Wednesday, May 4, 10:00 am

Find out where birds live and how they talk, then build your own nest out of materials from the Garden.   ABOUT LITTLE EXPLORERS: Join us for exploration, a garden…

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Little Explorers-Growing Plants, Growing Minds!

Past Event: Wednesday, April 6, 10:00 am

We’ll search the garden for young greens sprouts and learn about the baby plant inside of every plant one of your own to watch grow at home.   ABOUT LITTLE…

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Little Explorers-It’s Raining, It’s Pouring!

Past Event: Wednesday, March 2, 10:00 am

Wriggling worms and mud puddles make for fun springtime art and science explorations.   ABOUT LITTLE EXPLORERS: Join us for exploration, a garden walk, and stories! Please feel free to…

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hand holding wheat seeds

Little Explorers: Seed Collectors

Past Event: Wednesday, November 3, 10:00 am

How do seeds travel? We’ll collect seeds from all over the garden and make a beautiful mosaic.   ABOUT LITTLE EXPLORERS: Join us for exploration, a garden walk, and stories!…

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yellow and orange maple leaves

Little Explorers: The Color of Leaves

Past Event: Wednesday, October 6, 10:00 am

Why do some trees change colors? Let’s see how many colors we can collect! We’ll also learn how animals start to prepare for the cold weather.   ABOUT LITTLE EXPLORERS:…

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honeybees in a wooden box hive

Little Explorers: Bees

Past Event: Wednesday, September 1, 10:00 am

⛈️ POSTPONED ⛈️ Due to the weather forecast, this event is being postponed to a later date. More details soon!   ###   Discover the bees that help our plants!…

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close-up of water droplets

Little Explorers: Water

Past Event: Wednesday, August 4, 10:00 am

This month we’ll be looking at WATER. Cool off with outdoor water games and crafts.   ABOUT LITTLE EXPLORERS: Join us for exploration, a garden walk, and stories! Please feel…

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ladybug on grass

Little Explorers: Insects

Past Event: Wednesday, July 7, 10:00 am

This month we’ll be looking at INSECTS. Take a walk in the garden searching for bugs, and build a fun insect sculpture!   ABOUT LITTLE EXPLORERS: Join us for exploration,…

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