Weekend Family Classes

Together, adults and children can explore cool things about how plants connect to science, art, history, and culture. Each program includes a variety of hands-on activities and projects, as well as opportunities to bring the Garden home. Programs run from November through April on Saturdays.

Become a Garden Plus member today and enjoy a special discount.

E-mail | Print | Bookmark | Share More

registration

Download registration form

For more information, call (847) 835-8363.

Ages
Children ages 4 to 10 accompanied by adults. Limit of three children per adult, please. An adult MUST accompany children.

Fees
$17 per child Garden Plus member, $20 per child nonmember

Registration Policies

class information

Attire
Dress for the weather. Wear clothes that are comfortable for outdoor and indoor activities, and hands-on, sometimes messy, fun.

Location/parking
Fruit & Vegetable Learning Center, Park in Lots 1 or 2 and allow 5-7 minutes to walk to your class.

2009 – 2010 Class Schedule:

Plant Part Art: Nature inspires all kinds of artwork. Use different parts of plants to create some amazing pieces of art! Learn plant parts by sketching in the Greenhouses and creating "stained glass" using real flowers. Explore how seeds work and design a seed collage.
February 20, 9:30 – 11 a.m.	February 27, 9:30 – 11 a.m.
February 20, 1 – 2:30 p.m.	February 27, 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Gumballs & Superballs: Discover amazing plants of the rainforest in our greenhouses. Find out how people use parts of rainforest trees to make chewing gum and rubber. Create your own bouncing ball and flavorful gum to take home.
March 6, 9:30 – 11 a.m.	March 13, 9:30 – 11 a.m.
March 6, 1 – 2:30 p.m.	March 13, 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Homemade Ice Cream: Many of our favorite kinds of ice cream are flavored with plants — chocolate comes from a tree and vanilla comes from an orchid. Examine these plants, make a batch of vanilla ice cream, and pot a mint plant to flavor ice cream.
March 20, 9:30 – 11 a.m.	March 27, 9:30 – 11 a.m.
March 20, 1 – 2:30 p.m.	March 27, 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Insect Investigations: Explore tiny critters like bees, crickets, and butterflies. Find out about the ways bugs help the plants in a garden. Create a scientific tool to help you study insects at home, experience how bugs see the world, and plant some flowers that butterflies love.
April 3, 9:30 – 11 a.m.	April 10, 9:30 – 11 a.m.
April 3, 1 – 2:30 p.m.	April 10, 1 – 2:30 p.m.