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Great Green Adventures are drop-in activities that explore a special part of the Garden each month. Learn about plants, nature and green living through hands-on activities, journaling, stories and games.

Great Green Adventures are designed for ages 6–12. Adults may accompany up to three children. Younger children may attend.

  • 10:30–11:30 a.m. or 1:30–2:30 p.m.
  • Free for Garden members
  • $3 per child (with Garden Admission) for nonmembers

Meet at the Doris I. Schnuck Children’s Garden Ticket Fort.

To register, click here to be taken to the Classes Registration Page. Once there, filter for Youth and Family programs and choose a date range.

Great Green Adventures Schedule

 

Instructor and kids looking for birdsSaturday, December 20, 2025
Art in the Garden
Join us as we search for sculptures, mosaics, and other art in the Garden.

Saturday, January 17, 2026
Bird Friendly Gardens
Most of the birds have migrated, but some stay here all year. Join us as we search the Garden for birds and learn what makes the Garden bird friendly.

Saturday, February 21, 2026
Sweet Smells of Indoor Gardens
Join us as we discover what smells so good in the Linnean House, the oldest greenhouse west of the Mississippi.

Saturday, March 21, 2026
Spectacular Spring
Join us as we search for the Garden for the first signs for spring.

Saturday, April 18, 2026
Getting to Know Trees
Learn how to identify some of the Garden’s trees with a few easy tricks. Take home a tree identification key to learn more about your neighborhood trees.

Saturday, May 16, 2026
Celebrate Urban Birds
Join us as we celebrate birds and learn about this Citizen Science project from Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Saturday, June 20, 2026
Interesting Insects
What insects call the Garden their home? We’ll search the Garden for insects and spiders that make their home in the Garden.

Saturday, July 18, 2026
My Senses Tell Me…
What do your senses tell you? Join us as we let our senses guide us on our walk through the Sensory Garden.

Saturday, August 15, 2026
Wonderful Water Lilies
Join us as we visit the water lily pools and try our hand at watercoloring these amazing plants.

Saturday, September 19, 2026
Weather Watcher
Join us as we observe and identify changes in the weather and how this seasonal change affects the plants in the Garden.

Boy writingSaturday, October 17, 2026
Signs of Fall
It’s beginning to look and feel like fall. Join us as we explore the garden and look for colorful fall leaves to watercolor.

Saturday, November 21, 2026
Preparing for Winter
Winter will soon be approaching, let’s search the Garden and discover what the plants and animals do to prepare for winter.

Saturday, December 19, 2026
Winter Color Walk
There may not be many plants blooming, but that doesn’t mean we can’t find color in the Garden. Join us as we search for common, and some not so common, colors in the Garden.