Fall into Fun at the New York Botanical Garden

In what seems like the blink of an eye, summer has ended. But the excitement of the fall season has just begun. This means there are new and interesting sights and sounds at The New York Botanical Garden. Come experience brightly colored orange and red leaves, berries on the shrubs, pumpkins to pick, and the tasty scent of fresh apples. Children and their families enjoy these seasonal delights and more at the two unique children’s gardens—The Everett Children’s Adventure Garden and The Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden.

NEW! Beautiful Birds of Fall in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden+ Weekends, October 4 to November 16, 2003

Birds are more than just a beautiful sight or sound. Children take a closer look at these important inhabitants of our Garden before some fly south for the winter. Children have the opportunity to make a bird’s nest and a bird feeder to take home. Children look and listen for our special winged guests and investigate their amazing diversity of feathers and habitat.

Goodnight Garden and Goblin Fun- October 25 and 26, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden; 1 to 5:30 p.m. in the Howell Family Garden: It’s happy harvest and Halloween time at the Family Garden and the Adventure Garden. At the Adventure Garden, it’s all about goblins, ghosts, and creepy-crawlies that make Halloween fun. Children make ghostly leaf rubbings, create friendly ghosts, design funny or fearsome pumpkin faces, and pot up a spider plant to take home. Budding Botanists, a drop-in program for 2–5 year olds Tuesday-Friday, 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. is where preschoolers learn their ABC’s. Children get creative and explore fun words that go with each letter.

Now through October 10: T is for Tall Trees and Turtles, October 14-24: U is for Underground exploration, October 28 to November 7: V is for Velvet, Violets, and Vegetables

Professional Development Workshops: These half-day workshops are designed to provide the classroom teacher with important science content, and to provide effective techniques of inquiry-based learning. Workshops are offered on Saturdays and/or during school breaks. Three units of New York City Department of Education New Teacher Credit are available per workshop. Workshops include: Saturday, October 4, The Plant World Demystified and Flowers, Fruits and Seeds, Saturday, October 11, How Plants Grow and New! Introduction to Ecology, Saturday, October 18, Introduction to the Forest and New! River Ecology, Saturday, October 25, Plant Animal Interactions and Pond Ecology

For a full listing of Family Fun activities go to www.nybg.org/family/index.html.#

For more information call (718) 817-8700 or visit us on the web at www.nybg.org, The Everett Children’s Adventure Garden has been made possible by the leadership generosity of Edith and Henry Everett.