Children's Program
TAGGING MONARCH BUTTERFLIES
Learn how to hand raise butterflies with proper care at different stages; learn lots of Lepidoptera fun facts. A list of host and nectar plants to incorporate into your garden to attract them will...
Birds–and watching them
Location: Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public, $5 donation requested. Description: Are your children interested in the birds in your backyard, those you see in the sky or by the...
Art in the Garden
May 10: . A program for children 7 and older in the Botanical Garden. Linda Miller, Artist and Virginia Master Naturalist, will help children create a botanical portrait in colored pencil or watercolor from...
Reptiles and Snakes
Freedom Park Interpretive Center 5535 Centerville Road, Willliamsburg, VA, United StatesJune 14: REPTILES AND SNAKES!! Location: Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public, $5 donation requested. Description: Scary, no more! Children can join us for a hands-on journey to observe our...
Zoo in a Suitcase
July 12: ZOO IN A SUITCASE. Location: Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public, $5 donation requested. Description: Want an up close and personal look at a menagerie of bugs, worms...
Life Stages of Monarch Butterflies
August 16: LIFE STAGES OF MONARCH BUTTERFLIES. Location: Williamsburg Botanical Garden, 10:00 a.m., open to the public, $5 donation requested. Description: Children will learn the remarkable transformation that results in the stunning monarch butterfly and...
World of Worms
Williamsburg Botanical Garden 5537 Centerville Road, Willliamsburg, VA, United StatesSeptember 13: WORLD OF WORMS! Location: Williamsburg Botanical Garden, 10:00 a.m., open to the public, $5 donation requested. Description: Do you like to wiggle? Join us to meet our hardworking earthworms—the Red Wigglers! Explore...
THE AMAZING BLUEBIRD
April 25: THE AMAZING BLUEBIRD. Location: Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public, $5 donation requested. Description: Join the Master Naturalists and learn about one of the most beautiful and best-loved...
CHILDREN’S BOTANICAL SKETCHING IN THE GARDEN
May 9: CHILDREN’S BOTANICAL SKETCHING PROGRAM. Location: Williamsburg Botanical Garden (inside Freedom Park Interpretive Center if rain), 10:00-11:30 a.m., open to the public, $5 donation requested. Description: Learn how to observe and draw stems,...
DEER IN YOUR BACKYARD!!
June 13: DEER IN YOUR BACKYARD!! Location: Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public, $5 donation requested. Description: Do deer have teeth? What do they love to eat? How do mother...
REPTILES!! SNAKES!!
July 25: REPTILES AND SNAKES!! Location: Freedom Park Interpretive Center, 10:00 a.m., open to the public, $5 donation requested. Description: Scary, no more! Children can join us for a hands-on journey to observe our native...
LIFE OF BEES
Williamsburg Botanical Garden in Freedom Park 5537 Centerville Road, Williamsburg, VA, United StatesAugust 8: LIFE OF BEES. Location: Williamsburg Botanical Garden, (inside Freedom Park Interpretive Center if rain), 10:00 a.m., open to the public, $5 donation requested. Description: Did you know that of the 900 THOUSAND kinds...