Tuesdays in the Garden

2023 Summer Session (June 6-August 29): Tuesdays, 10:30 am-11:30 am
2023 Fall Session (September 5-December 19): Select Tuesdays, 10:30 am-11:30 am

Tuesdays in the Garden, designed for children aged 1-3, provides a nurturing environment where children’s curiosity and wonder are extended through play and exploration, and children and their caregivers learn and discover side-by-side. Join art educators Claudia Orjuela and Denice Niebuhr for hands-on art making and all-senses-engaged exploration of the outdoor world at Lynden. We’ll consider different themes, each designed to connect Lynden’s environment with children’s interests. We will encourage experimentation and the manipulation of art and natural materials to tell stories, solve problems, and develop relationships.

Masks required indoors for adults and children ages 2 and up. Social distancing will be practiced at all times. To view our Guidelines for Parent-and-Child, Youth Workshops, click here.

Fee: $16/$12 members for one adult and one child.
Registration: Group size is limited; advance registration is required. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration does not guarantee admission. Once we receive your completed registration form, we will follow up via e-mail with an invoice for payment – or a notification that you've been added to the waitlist – and a confirmation after payment is received. Register online now.

Themes
2023
January
10 - Signs of Winter
24 - Ice Sculpture
February
7 - Colorful Snow
21 - Animal Tracks
March
7 - Loose Parts: Pebbles & Twigs
14 - Feathered Friends
21 - Sweet Maple Trees
28 - Signs of Spring
April
4- Fairy Gardens
11 - Life Cycles: Colorful Eggs
18 - Nature Meets Sculpture
25 - Flower Friends
May
2 - A Nest for Explorers
9 - Meet a Tree
16 - Nature's Kitchen
23 - Labyrinth: Plant a Prairie Seed
30 - Gardening at Lynden
June
6 - Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots
13 - Feathered Friends
20 - Nature's Kitchen
27 - Meet a Tree
July
11 - Garden Animals
18 - Water: Up, Down and All Around
25 - Life Cycles: Monarch Butterflies
August
1 - Pond Life Cycles: Frogs
8 - Flower Friends
15 - Light and Shadows
22 - Movement and Music in the Garden
29 - Nature's Kitchen
September
5 - Flower Friends
12 - Labyrinth Explorations
19 - Loose parts: Pebbles and Twigs
26 - Compost Sculpture
October
3 - Artful Clay
10 - A Nest for Explorers
17 - Colorful Autumn
24 - Colorful Autumn
31 - Halloween!
November
7 - Decomposers: The Hidden Workers
21 - Hibernation: Cozy Shelters
December
5 - Signs of Winter
19 - Gingerbread Fun