Children's Program
2021 Virtual Butterfly Festival
Activities for the 2021 Virtual Butterfly Festival include: Butterfly Photo Contest Painted Lady Chrysalis Craft Kits (limited supply - registration required) Virtual Learning Sessions - via Live Stream on WBG's YouTube channel Coloring Pages...
Helping Monarchs with Milkweed and Making a Monarch Waystation
This YouTube Live Stream program is presented by the WBG 2021 Virtual Butterfly Festival. Learn about the Monarch butterfly's life cycle and migration and how to help protect these amazing butterflies by planting milkweed...
Butterfly 101: A Look at Virginia Butterflies and their Caterpillars
This YouTube Live Stream program is presented by the WBG 2021 Virtual Butterfly Festival. Karen and Steve McCurdy will share the marvels of Lepidoptera species we see in Virginia. Learn about the fascinating caterpillars...
Name That Butterfly! How to ID by Markings and Behaviors
This YouTube Live Stream program is presented by the WBG 2021 Virtual Butterfly Festival. What's the difference between an American Lady and a Painted Lady? Do you think every orange butterfly is a Monarch?...
Funday Sunday in the Garden: Giving Thanks “In November”
Join us on the Garden patio for a reading of the book, In November by Cynthia Rylant, and a guided walk in the Garden to give thanks to plants that support our birds through...
Funday Sunday in the Garden: The Garden in Winter
Williamsburg Botanical Garden 5537 Centerville Road, Willliamsburg, VA, United StatesJoin us on the Garden patio for a reading of the book The Wish Tree by Kyo Maclear. We will take a guided walk in the Garden to look for trees and shrubs with...