Scheduled Activities & Special Events
Summer Fun

Summer just got better with these fun activities for kids and families running April through the end of October!

Girl with basket of vegetablesGermination Stations
in the Children's Garden (Children's Garden admission required)
Daily 10 a.m.–noon

Join us for Interpreter-led discovery at these Children's Garden Germination Stations:

  • Mondays: General Store
  • Tuesdays: Edible Garden
  • Wednesdays: Nature Explorer Classroom
  • Thursdays: Wetlands
  • Fridays: Pollination Station
  • Saturdays: Edible Garden
  • Sundays: Cave

Child journalingStorytelling
in the Brookings Interpretive Center
Tuesdays & Saturdays at 10 a.m.
and
in Tower Grove House
Wednesdays at 11 a.m.

Nature Journaling
in the Children's Garden (Children's Garden admission required)
Tuesdays & Saturdays at 11 a.m.

Crafts
in the Brookings Interpretive Center
Daily at 4 p.m. 

 

Coming Soon: Family Food Saturdays
Saturdays June 1 through August 25, 2013
Included with Garden and Children's Garden admission

Saturdays are all about family, and family is largely about food! Each Saturday, kids and their families are invited to “dig in” to the plants they eat. Experience the Edible Garden in the Children’s Garden by watering, digging in the soil, playing games, or taste-testing what’s growing. From 1 to 3 p.m. the first 200 children will pot a veggie plant of their own to take home!

 

Great Green Adventures: George Washington Carver

Statue of George Washington Carver in the Carver GardenJune 15, 2013
10:30–11:30 a.m. or
1:30–2:30 p.m.

Peanuts, right? If this is all that comes to mind, then join us as we explore the George Washington Carver Garden and learn more about the important work he did as an American scientist, educator and humanitarian.Learn more

 

Great Green Adventures: Discover Missouri Natives

Purple coneflowerJuly 20, 2013
10:30–11:30 a.m. or
1:30–2:30 p.m.

We’ll learn about the plants of Missouri’s prairies and woods and how to protect the remaining native ecosystems. Learn more

 

 

Be sure to check out classes and additional happenings for kids and families at the Garden, the Shaw Nature Reserve and the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House!

Children’s Garden

The Doris I. Schnuck Children’s Garden (open April–October) is the perfect place to make new discoveries. Host your next birthday party, come for a drop-in program, learn at a germination station, or just explore.