The Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, located in Brooklyn, New York, has been helping children learn all about growing flowers, vegetables, and herbs since 1914. Kids ages 2-7 can plant their own crops in late spring and then come back to harvest them in the fall.
The Discovery Garden allows kids to touch and smell plants and experience different habitats; woodland, meadow, farm, and wetland. Kids can also dig up worms at the Nature Center. And what kids doesn't like digging up worms?
The gardens are open year round. Admission for adults is $10.00. Children under 12 are free.
The Discovery Garden allows kids to touch and smell plants and experience different habitats; woodland, meadow, farm, and wetland. Kids can also dig up worms at the Nature Center. And what kids doesn't like digging up worms?
The gardens are open year round. Admission for adults is $10.00. Children under 12 are free.
Cool idea.
ReplyDeleteAnd this kid thought digging for worms was dirty.
I guess you were just an adult in a kid's body. :)
Deletesounds very hands on for the kids. Nice!
ReplyDeleteThose are the best kinds of gardens for kids.
DeleteThat's wonderful they teach the kids how to plant and grow.
ReplyDeleteGood skills to have. If only they would continue continue to grow and plant as adults...
DeleteVery cool, and they've opened the place for children's enjoyment for over a century. (Meanwhile, little do they know, they're learning a lot).
ReplyDeleteYes, they are. And it's getting them outside.
DeleteA terrific way for kids to learn. Very much approved of by me!
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DeleteHi Sherry - it's great it's in the city ... there are community gardens in and around London - and I think they must benefit the locals ... thanks for letting us know about it - cheers Hilary
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