Magnuson Children’s Garden FREE Family Days!

Gathering basket-fulls of herbs is fun! Photo by Kevin Boyd

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO MADE OUR 2016 FAMILY GARDEN DAYS FUN-FILLED ADVENTURES! Our 2017 schedule will be posted soon.

 

Each year, the Magnuson Children’s Garden Committee and Magnuson Community Center co-sponsor FREE Family Days in the Children’s Garden!

 

Free hands-on activities for children and families are provided at all Family Day events , including worm bin exploration, nature art sculptures, planting and harvesting, and much, much more!  No registration needed, just drop in for a visit!

King County Master Gardeners are also on hand at all Family Day events to answer your home gardening questions! At some events, volunteers from Seattle Works, United Way, local community colleges, scout troops, and/or other organizations are also in the garden doing seasonal garden tasks such as weeding, mulching, and other stewardship.

Children and parents are always welcome to join in some simple garden stewardship during their visit too: favorite child-friendly gardening activities are spreading wood chips, refilling bird baths and puddling ponds, and watering plants!

 

2016 Family Days schedule:

  • Saturday April 16th from 10:00am – 2:00pm  Earth Day Celebration!  Come join the fun and celebrate Earth Day in the garden!  We’ll have special hands-on nature exploration activities and art projects for kids and families to do, along with all the other nature fun.  Seattle Works volunteers, Magnuson P-Patchers, and others will also be doing seasonal garden tasks such as weeding, mulching, and preparing our new Butterfly Garden!

 

  • Saturday June 18th from 1:oopm- 3:00pm  Summer Solstice Celebration!  Come join the fun in the garden and celebrate the beginning of summer!  We’ll have special hands-on nature exploration activities and art projects for kids and families to do, along with all the other nature fun.  We’ll also be celebrating Seattle Works Day with a team of stewardship volunteers, Magnuson P-Patchers, and others who will be doing seasonal garden tasks such as weeding, mulching, and planting. Come join the fun!

 

  • Friday July 1st at 6:00pm  This Family Day is part of Magnuson Community Center’s annual 4th OF JULY ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND CONCERT, in the amphitheater right next door to the Children’s Garden!  Join us before, during, or after The Weevils’ bluegrass concert for free, family-friendly nature activities in the Children’s Garden, bring a blanket & dinner for a picnic, and have fun at a good old-fashioned ice cream social! ($1 per person for ice cream)

Let’s make nature sculptures too! Photo by Kevin Boyd

 

  • Tuesday July 26th at  6:00pm  This Family Day is part of Magnuson Community Center’s FREE FAMILY CONCERT with Beatles tribute band Creme Tangerine, in the amphitheater right next door to the Children’s Garden!  Join us for free, family-friendly nature activities in the Children’s Garden before, during, or after the concert!

 

  • Friday August 16th at  6:00pm  This Family Day is part of Magnuson Community Center’s FREE FAMILY CONCERT with kindie-rock superstar Caspar Babypants, in the amphitheater right next door to the Children’s Garden!  Join us for free, family-friendly nature activities in the Children’s Garden before, during, or after the concert!

Digging potatoes is like finding buried treasure!

It’s amazing how many sunflower seeds come from every flower!