June 22-24 Roots and Shoots

For ages 4-5

Early summer is a time when plants are growing rapidly all over the Community Garden and nearby park areas. Every day brings new more lushness into easy view at each place we take a stroll!

In this camp, our activities will focus on the first 3 plant parts that emerge from every seed: the roots, stems, and leaves. They will plant seeds in the garden and discover the important "jobs" that roots, stems, and leaves do for every plant. They will also delight in harvesting and eating fresh organic crops from our p-patch. Each day, they will add plant-part coloring pages to their Nature Journal, and create nature crafts to take home such as root viewers, bark collages, and leaf prints.

Short hikes, songs, games, and pantomime will round out this 3-day adventure in the world of plants!