Family
Make-&-Take Sessions
July 5th and 6th
Garden Flower Presses
Using take out container lids, create a press to preserve flowers from our organic Demonstration Garden. This pretty press can be used as a suncatcher,
necklace, coaster and more!
July 12th and 13th
Grow a Grassy Gal or Guy
Grow your very own plant friend. Once the grass grows, you can cut and style the "hair" with barrettes, rubberbands, and more.
July 19th and 20th
Herbal Iced Tea & Tea Bags
Help make herbal iced-tea made from plants in the Conservatory’s organic herb garden. Then use some herbs to take home to make your own batch.
July 26th
Special Event Today!
No regular make-and-take program Join us for Meet the Bees, our annual summer honey harvest, in the Demonstration Garden from 10am-3pm.
July 27th
Flower Sketch Pads
First dye a cloth using leaves and flowers, then assemble it into a sketchpad. Be sure to try it out and sketch the Conservatory’s plants afterwards.
August 2nd and 3rd
Banana Bling
Help celebrate our new Sugar from the Sun room by making jewelry that highlights the plants in the exhibit’s collection. String together tropical plant pictures and special sun-light activated beads, while learning how the power of the sun makes things happen inside every green plant.
August 9th and 10th
Herbal Iced Tea and Tea Bags
Help make herbal iced-tea made from plants in the Conservatory’s organic herb garden. Then use some herbs to take home to make your own batch.
August 16th and 17th
Grow a Grassy Gal or Guy
Grow your very own plant friend. Once the grass grows, you can cut and style the "hair" with barrettes, rubberbands, and more.
August 23rd and 24th
Garden Flower Presses:
Using take out container lids, create a press to preserve flowers from our organic Demonstration Garden. This pretty press can be used as a suncatcher, necklace, coaster and more!.
August 30th and 31st
Flower Sketch Pads
First dye a cloth using leaves and flowers, then assemble it into a
sketchpad. Be sure to try it out and sketch the Conservatory’s plants
afterwards.
September 6th and 7th
Banana Bling
Help celebrate our new Sugar from the Sun room by making jewelry that
highlights the plants in the exhibit’s collection. String together
tropical plant pictures and special sun-light activated beads, while
learning how the power of the sun makes things happen inside every green
plant.
September 13th and 14th
Garden Flower Presses
Using take out container lids, create a press to preserve flowers from
our organic Demonstration Garden. This pretty press can be used as a
suncatcher, necklace, coaster and more!
September 20th
Special Event today!
No regular make-and-take program. Join us for County Fair 11am-5pm all
over the Conservatory campus!
September 21st
Corn Husk Creations
Create your own special urban corn-husk doll (or action figure)
to take home, while learning all about one of our favorite vegetables,
corn.
September 27th and 28th
Grow a Grassy Gal or Guy
Grow your very own plant friend. Once the grass grows, you can
cut and style the "hair" with barrettes, rubberbands, and more.