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Camps
Garden Adventure Camp 2008
What is Garden Adventure Camp?
Garden-based camps for children in grades pre-K through grade 6 (ages 4-11) that utilize fun environmental educational experiences to strengthen connections with nature through science and art.
What’s it all about?
This summer, nature will come alive through an interdisciplinary experience that infuses science with art and culture to create engaging adventures for kids. Camp activities encourage hands-on learning grounded in the natural setting of the outdoor garden environment. Children will explore the abundant natural resources of Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden (weather permitting) and take part in additional indoor activities and projects that support the theme and learning experience in each camp.
Age Requirements
Camps are offered for children in rising grades K-6, with additional camps for 4 year olds attending with a parent or other caregiver.
Location
Camps are held on the grounds of the Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, with each camp located in a different ‘home base’ area of the Garden. Part of each day will be spent outdoors, weather permitting.
Dates/Times:
Garden Adventure Camps provide half-day, week-long sessions running from June 16 – Aug. 1, 2008. Morning sessions run from 9 a.m. – noon; afternoon sessions are held from 1 - 4 p.m. The modular format allows parents to create a customized camp experience for their children—mornings only, all day, or a few specific weeks—depending on their schedule.
Cost
Members $105, Non-members $125 (prices based on week-long, half-day sessions).
Lunch supervision for children attending both morning and afternoon sessions: $10 fee/camper/week.
Lunch supervision fee will be added to cost of camp.
Registration:
Camp descriptions are listed below. Register online or by phone at 704-829-1252.
If registering online please indicate in the QUESTIONS/COMMENTS section of the registration form if you are registering a child for all day camp sessions and require lunch supervision.
Please use a separate registration form for each child.
For more information:
Cynthia Klemmer, Ph.D. 704-829-1257
Director of Education klemmer@DSBG.org
Sprout camps are geared for campers who feel comfortable separating from their parents for camp each day. Activities are designed for active participation by young learners, with lots of action both indoors and out to introduce them to the wonderful world of gardens and nature through age-appropriate science and art.
June 16-20 - 9 a.m. - Noon My First Garden
June 23-27 - 9 a.m. - Noon Young Monets
July 7-11 - 9 a.m. - Noon Garden Sense
July 14-18 - 9 a.m. - Noon Garden Friends
July 21-25 - 9 a.m. - Noon Curious Kids
July 28-Aug. 1-9 a.m. - Noon Garden Critters
June 16-20 - 1-4 p.m. Garden Friends
June 23-27 - 1-4 p.m. Curious Kids
July 7-11 - 1-4 p.m. Garden Critters
Sprouts / Garden Friends
Kindergarten camp Date & Time:
Monday Jun 16, 08 to Friday Jun 20, 08
June 16-20, Mon. - Fri.
1-4 p.m. Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register Notes: Members $105, Non-members $125 (price based on week long, half-day sessions)
Lunch supervision for children attending both morning and afternoon sessions: $10 fee/camper/week. If registering online please indicate in the QUESTIONS/COMMENTS section of the registration form if you are registering a child for all day camp sessions and require lunch supervision. Fee wil be added to cost of camp.
Call 704-829-1252 for more information.
SPROUTS (Kindergarten Camps)
Sprout camps are geared for campers who feel comfortable separating from their parents for camp each morning. Camps are designed for active participation by young learners, with lots of action both indoors and out to introduce them to the wonderful world of gardens and nature through age-appropriate science and art. Scheduling options allow 3 weeks of full-day camps or 6 weeks of morning-only camps without incurring repeat session topics.
Garden Friends
From the birds and butterflies above ground to the worms deep in the soil, campers learn about animals that ‘help’ plants and gardens by serving as predators, pollinators, or poopers. Children will learn about the relationships between plants and animals that help each to survive, and use their keen observation skills to search for examples on excursions through the Garden.
Sprouts / My First Garden
Kindergarten Camps Date & Time:
Monday Jun 16, 08 to Friday Jun 20, 08
June 16-20
9 a.m. - noon - half day week-long session Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register Notes: Members $105, Non-members $125 (price based on week long, half-day sessions)
Lunch supervision for children attending both morning and afternoon sessions: $10 fee/camper/week. If registering online please indicate in the QUESTIONS/COMMENTS section of the registration form if you are registering a child for all day camp sessions and require lunch supervision. Fee wil be added to cost of camp.
Call 704-829-1252 for more information.
SPROUTS (Kindergarten Camps)
Sprout camps are geared for campers who feel comfortable separating from their parents for camp each morning. Camps are designed for active participation by young learners, with lots of action both indoors and out to introduce them to the wonderful world of gardens and nature through age-appropriate science and art. Scheduling options allow 3 weeks of full-day camps or 6 weeks of morning-only camps without incurring repeat session topics.
My First Garden
Curiosity, creativity and imagination come together as campers create their own garden! Working with child-sized gardening tools, campers will dig, plant and water a garden area just for them and create their own mini-gardens of summer annuals to take home. Through fun activities and garden play children will learn the basics of plant and garden care, which cultivates their own love of the outdoors.
Sprouts / Curious Kids
Kindergarten camp Date & Time:
Monday Jun 23, 08 to Friday Jun 27, 08
June 23-27, Mon. - Fri.
1 - 4 p.m. Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register Notes: Members $105, Non-members $125 (price based on week long half-day sessions)
Lunch supervision for children attending both morning and afternoon sessions: $10 fee/camper/week. If registering online please indicate in the QUESTIONS/COMMENTS section of the registration form if you are registering a child for all day camp sessions and require lunch supervision. Fee wil be added to cost of camp.
Call 704-829-1252 for more information.
SPROUTS (Kindergarten Camps)
Sprout camps are geared for campers who feel comfortable separating from their parents for camp each morning. Camps are designed for active participation by young learners, with lots of action both indoors and out to introduce them to the wonderful world of gardens and nature through age-appropriate science and art. Scheduling options allow 3 weeks of full-day camps or 6 weeks of morning-only camps without incurring repeat session topics.
Curious Kids
What does a flower look like under a microscope? How do seeds travel? Kids are naturally curious and the Garden is an ideal setting for them to make their own discoveries about the natural world. Young investigators will use their observation skills to record plant and leaf shapes, examine insects, and discover the brilliant shapes, colors, and functions of flowers around the Garden.
Sprouts / Young Monets
Kindergarten camp Date & Time:
Monday Jun 23, 08 to Friday Jun 27, 08
June 23-27, Mon. - Fri.
9 a.m. - noon Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register Notes: Members $105, Non-members $125 (price based on week long half-day session)
Lunch supervision for children attending both morning and afternoon sessions: $10 fee/camper/week. If registering online please indicate in the QUESTIONS/COMMENTS section of the registration form if you are registering a child for all day camp sessions and require lunch supervision. Fee wil be added to cost of camp.
Call 704-829-1252 for more information.
SPROUTS (Kindergarten Camps)
Sprout camps are geared for campers who feel comfortable separating from their parents for camp each morning. Camps are designed for active participation by young learners, with lots of action both indoors and out to introduce them to the wonderful world of gardens and nature through age-appropriate science and art. Scheduling options allow 3 weeks of full-day camps or 6 weeks of morning-only camps without incurring repeat session topics.
Young Monets
Colors and creativity combine with nature to produce a day of fun for everyone! Great artists, busy insects and young children all are attracted by bright colors in the garden. Easy and fun art projects help us learn about colors, plants and wildlife. Campers will explore the Garden and collect materials such as leaves, grasses, flower petals and more, and then use them to create artwork such as leaf prints, tempera paintings, clay molds, and collages.
Sprouts / Garden Critters
Kindergarten camps Date & Time:
Monday Jul 07, 08 to Friday Jul 11, 08
July 7-11, Mon. - Fri.
1 - 4 p.m. Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register Notes: Members $105, Non-members $125 (prices based on week long half-day sessions)
Lunch supervision for children attending both morning and afternoon sessions: $10 fee/camper/week. If registering online please indicate in the QUESTIONS/COMMENTS section of the registration form if you are registering a child for all day camp sessions and require lunch supervision. Fee wil be added to cost of camp.
Call 704-829-1252 for more information.
SPROUTS (Kindergarten Camps)
Sprout camps are geared for campers who feel comfortable separating from their parents for camp each morning. Camps are designed for active participation by young learners, with lots of action both indoors and out to introduce them to the wonderful world of gardens and nature through age-appropriate science and art. Scheduling options allow 3 weeks of full-day camps or 6 weeks of morning-only camps without incurring repeat session topics.
Garden Critters
What is the difference between an insect and a plain old bug? We’ll explore the answer to this and other questions that ‘bug’ you in this fun camp. We will look at insects up close and learn what it really takes to be an insect—as opposed to a bug, spider, or other critter. Through games and activities kids will learn how insects communicate, make their own Bug Suckers (and use them to collect insects!), and generally explore the buggy side of the Garden.
Sprouts / Garden Sense
Kindergarten Camp Date & Time:
Monday Jul 07, 08 to Friday Jul 11, 08
July 7 - 11, Mon. - Fri.
9 a.m. - noon Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register Notes: Members $105, Non-members $125 (prices based on week long half-day sessions)
Lunch supervision for children attending both morning and afternoon sessions: $10 fee/camper/week. If registering online please indicate in the QUESTIONS/COMMENTS section of the registration form if you are registering a child for all day camp sessions and require lunch supervision. Fee wil be added to cost of camp.
Call 704-829-1252 for more information.
SPROUTS (Kindergarten Camps)
Sprout camps are geared for campers who feel comfortable separating from their parents for camp each morning. Camps are designed for active participation by young learners, with lots of action both indoors and out to introduce them to the wonderful world of gardens and nature through age-appropriate science and art. Scheduling options allow 3 weeks of full-day camps or 6 weeks of morning-only camps without incurring repeat session topics.
Garden Sense
A child’s first scientific experience is through their senses. In this fun interactive class, campers learn the basics of good observation and begin to think as young scientists. Then they will head to the garden and assume the role of junior scientists, using their senses to make and record observations that may lead to the next great discovery!
Sprouts / Garden Friends
Kindergarten camp Date & Time:
Monday Jul 14, 08 to Friday Jul 18, 08
July 14-18, Mon. - Fri.
9 a.m. - noon Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register Notes: Members $105, Non-members $125 (prices based on week long half-day sessions).
Call 704-829-1252 for more information.
SPROUTS (Kindergarten Camps)
Sprout camps are geared for campers who feel comfortable separating from their parents for camp each morning. Camps are designed for active participation by young learners, with lots of action both indoors and out to introduce them to the wonderful world of gardens and nature through age-appropriate science and art. Scheduling options allow 3 weeks of full-day camps or 6 weeks of morning-only camps without incurring repeat session topics.
Garden Friends
From the birds and butterflies above ground to the worms deep in the soil, campers learn about animals that ‘help’ plants and gardens by serving as predators, pollinators, or poopers. Children will learn about the relationships between plants and animals that help each to survive, and use their keen observation skills to search for examples on excursions through the Garden.
Sprouts / Curious Kids
Kindergarten camps Date & Time:
Monday Jul 21, 08 to Friday Jul 25, 08
July 21-25, Mon. - Fri.
9 a.m. - noon Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register , Register Online Notes: Members $105, Non-members $125 (prices based on week long half-day sessions).
Call 704-829-1252 for more information.
SPROUTS (Kindergarten Camps)
Sprout camps are geared for campers who feel comfortable separating from their parents for camp each morning. Camps are designed for active participation by young learners, with lots of action both indoors and out to introduce them to the wonderful world of gardens and nature through age-appropriate science and art. Scheduling options allow 3 weeks of full-day camps or 6 weeks of morning-only camps without incurring repeat session topics.
Curious Kids
What does a flower look like under a microscope? How do seeds travel? Kids are naturally curious and the Garden is an ideal setting for them to make their own discoveries about the natural world. Young investigators will use their observation skills to record plant and leaf shapes, examine insects, and discover the brilliant shapes, colors, and functions of flowers around the Garden.
Sprouts / Garden Critters
Kindergarten camps Date & Time:
Monday Jul 28, 08 to Friday Aug 01, 08
July 28 - Aug. 1
9 a.m. - noon Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register , Register Online Notes: Members $105, Non-members $125 (prices based on week only half-day sessions)
Lunch supervision for children attending both morning and afternoon sessions: $10 fee/camper/week.
Call 704-829-1252 for more information.
SPROUTS (Kindergarten Camps)
Sprout camps are geared for campers who feel comfortable separating from their parents for camp each morning. Camps are designed for active participation by young learners, with lots of action both indoors and out to introduce them to the wonderful world of gardens and nature through age-appropriate science and art. Scheduling options allow 3 weeks of full-day camps or 6 weeks of morning-only camps without incurring repeat session topics.
Garden Critters
What is the difference between an insect and a plain old bug? We’ll explore the answer to this and other questions that ‘bug’ you in this fun camp. We will look at insects up close and learn what it really takes to be an insect—as opposed to a bug, spider, or other critter. Through games and activities kids will learn how insects communicate, make their own Bug Suckers (and use them to collect insects!), and generally explore the buggy side of the Garden.
My First Camp
The Garden is proud to introduce My First Camp, for children in pre-K/age 4. These are expecially designed for young campers who may not be ready for independent camp experiences yet, but would enjoy a day camp experience along with a parent or other caregiver.
July 14-18 - 9 a.m. - Noon - Garden Play
July 21-25 - 9 a.m. - Noon - Fantastic Foods
July 28-Aug.1 - 9 a.m. - Noon - Bug Brigade
My First Camp / Garden Play Date & Time:
Monday Jul 14, 08 to Friday Jul 18, 08
July 14 - 18
9 a.m. - noon Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register Notes: Members $105, Non-members $125 (price based on week-long, half-day sessions).
Call 704-829-1252 for more information.
MY FIRST CAMP (4 yr olds w/ caregiver)
DSBG is proud to introduce My First Camp, for children in pre-K/age 4. These are specially designed for young children who may not be ready for independent camp yet, but would enjoy a day camp along with a parent or other caregiver. Activities focus on pre-science skills and nurture a love of science and nature while providing great bonding opportunities for each child/caregiver pair as they learn together. An adult caregiver must accompany each child participating. To ensure an enjoyable and focused experience for all participants, please do not bring additional unregistered children to camp.
Garden Play
Kids love everything about gardening, from planting to watering! This camp will showcase projects that help connect kids and families to gardening and serve as ‘activity inspirations’ that can be continued at home. Where to start the fun? We’ll explore the Willow Maze, and a tour of the Garden fountains just for fun. Kids and their adult partner will explore everything from water to worms, and plant their own seeds and learn to care for them.
My First Camp / Fantastic Foods Date & Time:
Monday Jul 21, 08 to Friday Jul 25, 08
July 21-25
9 a.m. - noon Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register , Register Online Notes: Members $105, Non-members $125 (prices based on week0long, half-day sessions).
Call 704-829-1252 for more information.
MY FIRST CAMP (4 yr olds w/ caregiver)
DSBG is proud to introduce My First Camp, for children in pre-K/age 4. These are specially designed for young children who may not be ready for independent camp yet, but would enjoy a day camp along with a parent or other caregiver. Activities focus on pre-science skills and nurture a love of science and nature while providing great bonding opportunities for each child/caregiver pair as they learn together. An adult caregiver must accompany each child participating. To ensure an enjoyable and focused experience for all participants, please do not bring additional unregistered children to camp.
Fantastic Foods
Explore the Garden with your taste buds! Everything we eat is connected to plants—unearth the connections in this delicious camp. Kids and their adult partners will taste each plant part, discover how herbs spice up our lives, and learn to grow their own tasty treats. Campers will learn to prepare simple, nutritious snacks, make Plant Part Planters to take home and discover how plants help their bodies grow.
My First Camp / Bug Brigade Date & Time:
Monday Jul 28, 08 to Friday Aug 01, 08
July 28 - Aug. 1
9 a.m. - noon Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register , Register Online Notes: Members $105, Non-members $125 (prices based on week-long, half-day sessions).
Call 704-829-1252 for more information.
DSBG is proud to introduce My First Camp, for children in pre-K/age 4. These are specially designed for young children who may not be ready for independent camp yet, but would enjoy a day camp along with a parent or other caregiver. Activities focus on pre-science skills and nurture a love of science and nature while providing great bonding opportunities for each child/caregiver pair as they learn together. An adult caregiver must accompany each child participating. To ensure an enjoyable and focused experience for all participants, please do not bring additional unregistered children to camp.
Bug Brigade
Have you seen the busy world of insects? What do they do? Where do they live? What do they look like? Young entomologists and their adult partners will work together to explore life from a bug’s eye view. Games and activities will focus on a different insect each day, such as ladybugs, dragonflies, or butterflies, with the added bonus of mini-field trips into the Garden to check out the real thing. As a take-home project, participants will create a special planter for butterflies and their babies.
Twigs (Grades 1 and 2)
Twig camps are designed for children who will be entering Grade 1 or 2 in the fall. Hands-on activities, nature games and take-home projects keep kids learning and moving. Participants will have an opportunity to explore art, gardening, habitats, food, nature and insects.
June 16-20, 9 a.m. - Noon - Garden Art
June 23-27, 9 a.m. - Noon - Great Gardeners
July 7-11, 9 a.m. - Noon - Plant Places
July 14-18, 9 a.m. - Noon - Hands-On Nature
July 21-25, 9 a.m. - 25 - Young Chefs
July 28-Aug. 1, 9 a.m. - Noon - Pollinator Pals
June 16-20, 1-4 p.m. - Hands-On Nature
June 23-27, 1-4 p.m. - Young Chefs
July 7-11, 1-4 p.m. - Pollinator Pals
Twigs / Garden Art
Grades 1 & 2 Date & Time:
Monday Jun 16, 08 to Friday Jun 20, 08
June 16-20, Mon. - Fri.
9 a.m. - noon Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register Notes: Members $105, Non-members $125 (prices based on week long half-day sessions)
Lunch supervision for children attending both morning and afternoon sessions: $10 fee/camper/week. If registering online please indicate in the QUESTIONS/COMMENTS section of the registration form if you are registering a child for all day camp sessions and require lunch supervision. Fee will be added to cost of camp.
Call 704-829-1252 for more information.
Twig camps are designed for children who will be entering Grades 1 or 2 in the fall. Hands on activities, nature games and take home projects keep kids learning and moving. Participants will have an opportunity to explore art, gardening, habitats, food, nature and insects. Different morning and afternoon sessions allow your child to explore all that the Garden has to offer. Scheduling options allow 3 weeks of full day camps or 6 weeks of morning only camps without incurring repeat session topics.
Garden Art
In this fun class campers express their keen observations about the natural world through art. The shapes of leaves, colors of flowers, forms of trees and many other aspects observed during garden walks provide a background for an artful canvas inspired by nature.
Twigs / Hands-On Nature
Grades 1 & 2 Date & Time:
Monday Jun 16, 08 to Friday Jun 20, 08
June 16-20, Mon. - Fri.
1-4 p.m. Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register Notes: Members $105, Non-members $125 (prices based on week long half-day sessions)
Lunch supervision for children attending both morning and afternoon sessions: $10 fee/camper/week. If registering online please indicate in the QUESTIONS/COMMENTS section of the registration form if you are registering a child for all day camp sessions and require lunch supervision. Fee will be added to cost of camp.
Call 704-829-1252 for more information.
Twig camps are designed for children who will be entering Grades 1 or 2 in the fall. Hands on activities, nature games and take home projects keep kids learning and moving. Participants will have an opportunity to explore art, gardening, habitats, food, nature and insects. Different morning and afternoon sessions allow your child to explore all that the Garden has to offer. Scheduling options allow 3 weeks of full day camps or 6 weeks of morning only camps without incurring repeat session topics.
Hands-On Nature
Digging and Dabbling. Molding and Making. There are many ways to explore the garden through hands-on involvement. Make discoveries about plants and learn about nature while exploring many niches of the Garden. Investigate aquatic life. Play with clay. Make soil and plant container gardens. Hands-on projects, games and activities will foster active exploration and a stronger connection with gardens and nature.
Twigs / Great Gardeners
Grades 1 & 2 Date & Time:
Monday Jun 23, 08 to Friday Jun 27, 08
June 23-27, Mon. - Fri.
9 a.m. - noon Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register Notes: Members $105, Non-members $125 (prices based on week long half-day sessions)
Lunch supervision for children attending both morning and afternoon sessions: $10 fee/camper/week. If registering online please indicate in the QUESTIONS/COMMENTS section of the registration form if you are registering a child for all day camp sessions and require lunch supervision. Fee will be added to cost of camp.
Call 704-829-1252 for more information.
Twig camps are designed for children who will be entering Grades 1 or 2 in the fall. Hands on activities, nature games and take home projects keep kids learning and moving. Participants will have an opportunity to explore art, gardening, habitats, food, nature and insects. Different morning and afternoon sessions allow your child to explore all that the Garden has to offer. Scheduling options allow 3 weeks of full day camps or 6 weeks of morning only camps without incurring repeat session topics.
Great Gardeners
Gardens aren’t the only places where plants grow. Campers will enjoy the fun opportunity to plant a variety of plants in every day household items, including plastic bottles and shoes! Young gardeners will learn about their plants’ life cycle, proper care and tips for healthy growth as they learn and practice basic gardening skills.
Twigs / Young Chefs
Grades 1 & 2 Date & Time:
Monday Jun 23, 08 to Friday Jun 27, 08
June 23-27, Mon. - Fri.
1-4 p.m. Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register Notes: Members $105, Non-members $125 (prices based on week long half-day sessions)
Lunch supervision for children attending both morning and afternoon sessions: $10 fee/camper/week. If registering online please indicate in the QUESTIONS/COMMENTS section of the registration form if you are registering a child for all day camp sessions and require lunch supervision. Fee will be added to cost of camp.
Call 704-829-1252 for more information.
Twig camps are designed for children who will be entering Grades 1 or 2 in the fall. Hands on activities, nature games and take home projects keep kids learning and moving. Participants will have an opportunity to explore art, gardening, habitats, food, nature and insects. Different morning and afternoon sessions allow your child to explore all that the Garden has to offer. Scheduling options allow 3 weeks of full day camps or 6 weeks of morning only camps without incurring repeat session topics.
Young Chefs
Does granola come from a granola tree? Does popcorn come from a popcorn plant? Campers will explore where their food really comes from, and just what role plants play in their daily diet through fun and intriguing activities. They will plant their own ‘snack food’ to take home, and head to the kitchen and become young chefs as they prepare their own snacks from a variety of tasty plants.
Twigs / Plant Places
Grades 1 & 2 Date & Time:
Monday Jul 07, 08 to Friday Jul 11, 08
July 7-11, Mon. - Fri.
9 a.m. - noon Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register Notes: Members $105, Non-members $125 (prices based on week long half day sessions)
Lunch supervision for children attending both morning and afternoon sessions: $10 fee/camper/week. If registering online please indicate in the QUESTIONS/COMMENTS section of the registration form if you are registering a child for all day camp sessions and require lunch supervision. Fee will be added to cost of camp.
Call 704-829-1252 for more information.
Twig camps are designed for children who will be entering Grades 1 or 2 in the fall. Hands on activities, nature games and take home projects keep kids learning and moving. Participants will have an opportunity to explore art, gardening, habitats, food, nature and insects. Different morning and afternoon sessions allow your child to explore all that the Garden has to offer. Scheduling options allow 3 weeks of full day camps or 6 weeks of morning only camps without incurring repeat session topics.
Plant Places
Wet tropical rainforests, hot deserts, shady woodlands and rolling grasslands are just a few of the many places where you’ll find plants growing. Campers will explore the Garden and the new Orchid Conservatory to learn about these plants and to discover how they are specialized to grow in such different environments.
Twigs / Pollinator Pals
Grades 1 & 2 Date & Time:
Monday Jul 07, 08 to Friday Jul 11, 08
July 7-11, Mon. - Fri.
1-4 p.m. Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register Notes: Members $105, Non-members $125 (prices based on week long half day sessions)
Lunch supervision for children attending both morning and afternoon sessions: $10 fee/camper/week. If registering online please indicate in the QUESTIONS/COMMENTS section of the registration form if you are registering a child for all day camp sessions and require lunch supervision. Fee will be added to cost of camp.
Call 704-829-1252 for more information.
Twig camps are designed for children who will be entering Grades 1 or 2 in the fall. Hands on activities, nature games and take home projects keep kids learning and moving. Participants will have an opportunity to explore art, gardening, habitats, food, nature and insects. Different morning and afternoon sessions allow your child to explore all that the Garden has to offer. Scheduling options allow 3 weeks of full day camps or 6 weeks of morning only camps without incurring repeat session topics.
Pollinator Pals
Why do plants have flowers? Why are some flowers colorful, while others are small or plain? Why do some smell good—and others just plain smelly? Learn about plant life cycles through the eyes of pollinators! Play the role of a bee, hummingbird or other pollinator and discover the important relationship between plants and their pollinators, and then go on excursions to find examples out in the Garden. Campers will create a special Pollinator Planter to take home, and enjoy tasty snacks provided courtesy of pollinators.
Twigs / Hands-On Nature
Grades 1 & 2 Date & Time:
Monday Jul 14, 08 to Friday Jul 18, 08
July 14-18, Mon. - Fri.
9 a.m. - noon Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register Notes: Members $105, Non-members $125 (prices based on week long half day sessions).
Call 704-829-1252 for more information.
Twig camps are designed for children who will be entering Grades 1 or 2 in the fall. Hands on activities, nature games and take home projects keep kids learning and moving. Participants will have an opportunity to explore art, gardening, habitats, food, nature and insects. Different morning and afternoon sessions allow your child to explore all that the Garden has to offer. Scheduling options allow 3 weeks of full day camps or 6 weeks of morning only camps without incurring repeat session topics.
Hands-On Nature
Digging and Dabbling. Molding and Making. There are many ways to explore the garden through hands-on involvement. Make discoveries about plants and learn about nature while exploring many niches of the Garden. Investigate aquatic life. Play with clay. Make soil and plant container gardens. Hands-on projects, games and activities will foster active exploration and a stronger connection with gardens and nature.
Twigs / Young Chefs
Grades 1 & 2 Date & Time:
Monday Jul 21, 08 to Friday Jul 25, 08
July 21-25, Mon. - Fri.
9 a.m. - noon Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register , Register Online Notes: Members $105, Non-members $125 (prices based on week long half-day sessions).
Call 704-829-1252 for more information.
Twig camps are designed for children who will be entering Grades 1 or 2 in the fall. Hands on activities, nature games and take home projects keep kids learning and moving. Participants will have an opportunity to explore art, gardening, habitats, food, nature and insects. Different morning and afternoon sessions allow your child to explore all that the Garden has to offer. Scheduling options allow 3 weeks of full day camps or 6 weeks of morning only camps without incurring repeat session topics.
Young chefs
Does granola come from a granola tree? Does popcorn come from a popcorn plant? Campers will explore where their food really comes from, and just what role plants play in their daily diet through fun and intriguing activities. They will plant their own ‘snack food’ to take home, and head to the kitchen and become young chefs as they prepare their own snacks from a variety of tasty plants.
Twigs / Pollinator Pals
Grades 1 & 2 Date & Time:
Monday Jul 28, 08 to Friday Aug 01, 08
July 28 - Aug. 1
9 a.m. - noon Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register , Register Online Notes: Members $105, Non-members $125 (prices based on week long half-day sessions).
Call 704-829-1252 for more information.
TWIGS (Grades 1 & 2)
Twig camps are designed for children who will be entering grades 1 or 2 in the fall. Hands-on activities, nature games and take-home projects keep kids learning and moving. Participants will have an opportunity to explore art, gardening, habitats, food, nature, and insects. Different morning and afternoon sessions allow your child to explore all that the Garden has to offer. Scheduling options allow 3 weeks of full-day camps or 6 weeks of morning-only camps without incurring repeat session topics.
Pollinator Pals
Why do plants have flowers? Why are some flowers colorful, while others are small or plain? Why do some smell good—and others just plain smelly? Learn about plant life cycles through the eyes of pollinators! Play the role of a bee, hummingbird or other pollinator and discover the important relationship between plants and their pollinators, and then go on excursions to find examples out in the Garden. Campers will create a special Pollinator Planter to take home, and enjoy tasty snacks provided courtesy of pollinators.
Green Thumbs (Grades 3 and 4)
Green Thumbs camps incorporate garden and nature explorations designed for students entering Grade 3 and 4 in the fall. Young learners will experience the wonders of the Garden through fun and active explorations that foster science skills and encourage independent thinking while working in a group setting.
June 16-20, 9 a.m.- noon - Garden Gurus
June 23-27, 9 a.m. - noon - Garden Artists
July 7-11, 9 a.m. - noon - Plants on My Plate
July 14-18, 9 a.m. - noon - Herbal Explorations
July 21-25, 9 a.m. - noon - Budding Botanists
July 28-Aug. 1, 9 a.m. - noon - Winged Wonders
June 16-20, 1-4 p.m. - Herbal Explorations
June 23-27, 1-4 p.m. - Budding Botanists
July 7-11, 1-4 p.m. - Winged Wonders
Green Thumbs / Garden Gurus
Grades 3 & 4 Date & Time:
Monday Jun 16, 08 to Friday Jun 20, 08
June 16-20, Mon. - Fri.
9 a.m. - noon Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register Notes: Members $105, Non-members $125 (prices based on week long half-day sessions)
Lunch supervision for children attending both morning and afternoon sessions: $10 fee/camper/week. If registering online please indicate in the QUESTIONS/COMMENTS section of the registration form if you are registering a child for all day camp sessions and require lunch supervision. Fee will be added to cost of camp.
Call 704-829-1252 for more information.
Green Thumb camps incorporate garden and nature explorations designed for students entering Grades 3 & 4 in the fall. Young learners will experience the wonders of the Garden through fun and active explorations that foster science skills and encourage independent thinking while working in a group setting. Different morning and afternoon sessions allow your child to explore all that the Garden has to offer. Scheduling options include three weeks of full day camps or six weeks of morning only camps without incurring repeat session topics.
Garden Gurus
Everyone will have a green thumb in this garden-filled camp! Aspiring gardeners will delve into the mysteries of plant growth and development as they learn new methods and techniques of gardening. Bean pole teepees, vertical wall planters, and tropical terrariums are just a few projects that campers will help create.
Green Thumbs / Herbal Explorations
Grades 3 & 4 Date & Time:
Monday Jun 16, 08 to Friday Jun 20, 08
June 16-20, Mon. - Fri.
1-4 p.m. Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register Notes: Members $105. Non-members $125 (prices based on week long half day sessions)
Lunch supervision for children attending both morning and afternoon sessions: $10 fee/camper/week. If registering online please indicate in the QUESTIONS/COMMENTS section of the registration form if you are registering a child for all day camp sessions and require lunch supervision. Fee will be added to cost of camp.
Call 704-829-1252 for more information.
Green Thumbs
Green Thumb camps incorporate garden and nature explorations designed for students entering Grades 3 & 4 in the fall. Young learners will experience the wonders of the Garden through fun and active explorations that foster science skills and encourage independent thinking while working in a group setting. Different morning and afternoon sessions allow your child to explore all that the Garden has to offer. Scheduling options include three weeks of full day camps or six weeks of morning only camps without incurring repeat session topics.
Herbal Expressions
Textural as well as tasty! Herbs are a pleasure because of their varied fragrances, textures, and tastes. They are handy as well, and have been used for centuries for their fragrant, culinary, or medicinal properties. Campers will learn some of the historical and cultural connections through fun activities, and create their own herbal recipes, crafts, and concoctions. Take home herbal planters will ensure that the fun can continue after camp ends.
Green Thumbs / Budding Botanists
Grades 3 & 4 Date & Time:
Monday Jun 23, 08 to Friday Jun 27, 08
June 23-27, Mon. - Fri.
1-4 p.m. Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register Notes: Members $105, Non-members $125 (prices based on week long half day sessions)
Lunch supervision for children attending both morning and afternoon sessions: $10 fee/camper/week. If registering online please indicate in the QUESTIONS/COMMENTS section of the registration form if you are registering a child for all day camp sessions and require lunch supervision. Fee will be added to cost of camp.
Call 704-829-1252 for more information.
Green Thumb camps incorporate garden and nature explorations designed for students entering Grades 3 & 4 in the fall. Young learners will experience the wonders of the Garden through fun and active explorations that foster science skills and encourage independent thinking while working in a group setting. Different morning and afternoon sessions allow your child to explore all that the Garden has to offer. Scheduling options include three weeks of full day camps or six weeks of morning only camps without incurring repeat session topics.
Budding Botanists
Mints and salvias are ‘cousins,’ as are grasses and bananas. Learn some common plant family characteristics and then go on Garden hunts to find examples of relatives to be found there. Learn the “secret” language of plant names and then create your own. Explore basics of leaf and plant classification and then work with your camp-mates to create a Kinetic Key. Campers will observe details, make connections and record what they learn in their own Garden Journals, and create a Family Album Planter to take home. A great way to keep science alive—and fun—through the summer!
Green Thumbs / Garden Artists
Grades 3 & 4 Date & Time:
Monday Jun 23, 08 to Friday Jun 27, 08
June 23-27, Mon. - Fri.
9 a.m. - noon Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register Notes: Members $105, Non-members $125 (prices based on week long half-day sessions)
Lunch supervision for children attending both morning and afternoon sessions: $10 fee/camper/week. If registering online please indicate in the QUESTIONS/COMMENTS section of the registration form if you are registering a child for all day camp sessions and require lunch supervision. Fee will be added to cost of camp.
Call 704-829-1252 for more information.
Green Thumb camps incorporate garden and nature explorations designed for students entering Grades 3 & 4 in the fall. Young learners will experience the wonders of the Garden through fun and active explorations that foster science skills and encourage independent thinking while working in a group setting. Different morning and afternoon sessions allow your child to explore all that the Garden has to offer. Scheduling options include three weeks of full day camps or six weeks of morning only camps without incurring repeat session topics.
Garden Artists
Nature, gardens, and landscapes have inspired artists for centuries. Learn some of the basic principles of design and then practice them through art and garden-filled projects including sketching, painting, and 3-dimensional sculpture as well as plant-based art such as topiary.
Green Thumbs / Plants on my Plate
Grades 3 & 4 Date & Time:
Monday Jul 07, 08 to Friday Jul 11, 08
July 7-11, Mon. - Fri.
9 a.m. - noon Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register Notes: Members $105, Non-members $125 (prices based on week long half-day sessions)
Lunch supervision for children attending both morning and afternoon sessions: $10 fee/camper/week. If registering online please indicate in the QUESTIONS/COMMENTS section of the registration form if you are registering a child for all day camp sessions and require lunch supervision. Fee will be added to cost of camp.
Call 704-829-1252 for more information.
Green Thumb camps incorporate garden and nature explorations designed for students entering Grades 3 & 4 in the fall. Young learners will experience the wonders of the Garden through fun and active explorations that foster science skills and encourage independent thinking while working in a group setting. Different morning and afternoon sessions allow your child to explore all that the Garden has to offer. Scheduling options include three weeks of full day camps or six weeks of morning only camps without incurring repeat session topics.
Plants on My Plate
Roots, stems, and leaves… flowers, fruits, and seeds-- you’ll be surprised at how many plants you eat! Where do these plants come from? From all across the world! Learn how many of the foods we eat have ingredients that come from China, Mexico, and many other countries. Search your lunchbox and discover which “countries” are in your lunch in this active exploration of plant geography. Campers will create their own World Planters to take home and celebrate with a Plant Part Buffet.
Green Thumbs / Winged Wonders
Grades 3 & 4 Date & Time:
Monday Jul 07, 08 to Friday Jul 11, 08
July 7-11, Mon. - Fri.
1-4 p.m. Location: Visitor Pavilion and Gardens Cost: $105 (members), $125 (non-members), Registration: Call to Register
