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Mill Creek Park Children Activities for March 2012

March 22, 2012

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES 

An adult must accompany each child.  To ensure quality programs for you and your child, please do not bring non-participating children. 

March 29, 30, 31
“Hello to Spring” Bouquet
Thursday, 1 - 2 pm, Friday, 1 – 2 pm or Saturday, 11 am – Noon
    Let’s welcome spring with a story and snack before each preschooler age 3 – 5 decorates a vase and arranges fresh flowers to take home. Call Fellows Riverside Gardens to register.
Fee: $6 R, $8 NR

March 31
Naturally Dyed Eggs in a Basket
Saturday, 1:30 – 3 pm
    Children ages 6 and up will learn to make dyes from plant material before decorating eggs to carry home nestled in baskets of grass. Call Fellows Riverside Gardens to register.
Fee: $6 R, $8 NR

Through March 31
Register for Children’s Summer Vegetable Gardening Program
    This hands-on gardening program is for children who have completed second grade. Each child will tend a 3’ x 10’ garden throughout the summer at the MetroParks Farm in Canfield. Horticulture activities add to the fun. Classes meet March 31, April 21, May 12, and June 2, Saturdays, 9 – 11 a.m. Beginning June 13, children will meet every Wednesday morning through August 15. Final harvest/clean-up will be September 29. Call Fellows Riverside Gardens to register.
Fee: $85 R, $95 NR

*Taken from the Mill Creek Metroparks Calendar of Events