Children's Activities
The Friends of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum have regular educational
programs for children from toddlers through junior high school.
Activities are grouped by age:
- "Branching Out!", the 2009 gardening program
for children ages 5 through 13, will begin taking registrations at the beginning
of February. This year will mark the 34th gardening season which will run
Saturdays in the spring and two days a week in the summer. Gardeners may
attend spring, summer or both sessions. For more information or to request
that a registration brochure be mailed to you, call Gwen Montgomery at 973-631-5004
or email gmontgomery@morrisparks.net.
Click here for a downloadable
brochure (pdf).
- Garden Sprouts, for preschoolers ages 3 through
kindergarten. Many new Spring / Summer 2008 programs may be found
below.
- Tack House Crafts - Tack House Crafts returns to the Haggerty Education Center! Every Sunday, April through October, children 5+ may create a seasonally-themed craft in the Carriage House from 1pm-4pm. Just show your membership card and the activity is free. Non-family members may participate at a cost of $1 per child. The crafts are easy and no reservation is necessary.
ATTENTION SCOUT LEADERS
Girl Scouts! Did you know the Morris Area Girl Scout Council has its
own Gardening Badge for Brownies and Juniors? Scouts can earn this badge
or a number of others in a workshop at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum.
Boy Scouts! Gwen Montgomery, Education Assistant is a counselor for the
Boy Scout Gardening Badge.
For information on either of these programs call her at (973) 631-5004.
GARDEN SPROUTS
These programs, for preschoolers ages 3 through kindergarten, feature
outdoor garden walks, crafts or other learning activities that will introduce
young children to the world of plants and nature. Dress for indoor and
outdoor time. All children must be accompanied by an adult. The fee is $6.00
for members and $9.00 for non-members. Pre-registration is required, programs
start on time and last an hour.
All Children's Programs:
Wed Jan 14
1:00p | Garden Sprouts: Animal, Vegetable, MineralYoung scientists will decide what is alive and what is not and learn how they have a lot in common with plants -- another living thing. |
Thu Jan 22
1:00p | Garden Sprouts: Baby, It's Cold OutsideSure, it's cold but there's a lot going on in the garden. Explore the various gardens and look for early signs of spring. Please dress for the weather.
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Mon Feb 2
1:00p | Garden Sprouts: Shadow or No Shadow?Will the Groundhog see his shadow or will he hide for six more weeks? Look for early signs of spring, play a little shadow tag and make an indoor grass groundhog to care for at home -- don't worry, he's not going to eat everything. |
Sat Feb 7
(Snow Date: Feb 14)
1:30p | Matilda's Tea Party: It's a Dog's LifeFamilies in the Gilded Age loved their dogs and Matilda Frelinghuysen was no exception. At this annual tea we'll celebrate her favorite pet -- the dog. Learn how love for the dog as a family pet a century ago shaped how we feel about them today. Meet a service dog and learn how they are trained. Then, make a perfect puppy flower arrangement to take home. This elegant tea is perfect for young and old alike. Please bring your favorite stuffed dog and a box of dog treats that will be given St. Hubert's.
Recommended to ages 6 and up. |
Tue Feb 10
1:00p | Garden Sprouts: The Message of FlowersDifferent flowers have different meanings and when given as a gift can send a message. Touch and smell different flowers and make a few valentine flowers to send. |
Thu Feb 19
Repeated on Feb 23
1:00p | Garden Sprouts: Yum, Yum, Yum!Weather permitting, the sap will be running in the maple trees. Learn how and why this happens and if we're lucky, we'll have a taste of that liquid maple gold. By popular demand this class will run twice. It will be repeated on February 23. |
Thu Mar 5
1:00p | Garden Sprouts: Wormy WondersWorms are a gardener's best friend. Learn what they do and how they do it and discover how you can have worms at home (if you want). |
Tue Mar 10
1:00p | Garden Sprouts: Winds of ChangeSpring is just around the corner. Young explorers will travel outside, look and feel for signs of spring. |
Mon Mar 16
1:00p | Garden Sprouts: Helping Mrs. RobinThe birds are returning to the garden - hooray! Learn why birds are good for the garden and for plants and how to make your garden a bird's paradise. |
Thu Mar 26
1:00p | Garden Sprouts: Get Up! Get Growing!Time to think about that spring garden. Warm days are just around the corner and young green thumbs will start a variety of annuals that will be ready to go outside right about Mother's Day. |
