Tuesdays in the Garden

2025 Winter/Spring Session (January 28-May 27) No class February 4th & 11th: 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.

Fee: $16/$12 members for one adult and one child.
Registration: Group size is limited; advance registration is required. Register online now. Sessions move indoors in the event of inclement weather.

Themes

2025
January
28 - Signs of Winter
February
18 - Colorful Snow
25 - Ice Sculpture
March
4 - Animal Tracks
11 - Loose parts: Pebbles and Twigs
18 - Feathered Friends
25 - Signs of Spring
April
8 - Sweet Sugar Maple Trees
15 - Life Cycles: Colorful Eggs
22 - Bilingual in Nature: Arte, naturaleza y Español
29 - Baby Animals
May
6 - Meet a Tree
13 - Nature's Kitchen
20 - Labyrint: Plant a Prairie Seed
27 - Gardening at Lynden
June
3 - Roots, Shoots, Buckets and Boots
10 - Feathered Friends
17 - Decomposers: The Hidden Workers
24 - Meet a Tree!
July
1 - Movement and Music in the Garden
8 - Garden Protectors
15 - Pond Life Cycles: Frogs
22 - Life Cycles: Monarch Butterflies
29 - Water: Up, Down, and all Around
August
5 - Light and Shadows
12 - Nature Meets Sculpture
19 - Movement and Music in the Garden
26 - Flower Friends