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Programs & Events
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Scarecrow Jubilee & Pumpkin Jam!
Scarecrow Jubilee & Pumpkin Jam
Saturday October 15th
3:00-6:00pm @ the Garden
Celebrate Scarecrows and Everything Autumn
at the Children's Garden!
Scarecrow Making
Pumpkin Carving
Hands On Harvest Fun
Apple Variety Taste Test
Pumpkins for Sale
Music by Judy Stock and Jim Dandy!
The event is free! Suggested donation.
For more information contact Leigh MacDonald-Rizzo, Education Director: 272-2292 x186 or LAM26@cornell.edu
Join us at the Ithaca Children’s Garden on Saturday October 15, 3-6pm to celebrate scarecrows, pumpkins, and everything autumn. The Scarecrow Jubilee and Pumpkin Jam combine again this year for an afternoon of family fun at the Garden.
We’ll have all the materials you’ll need to create a scarecrow of your own. Staff from Cayuga Landscape and volunteers will be on hand to help you master the basic construction. We’ll have pumpkins for sale at bargain prices and lots of kid-safe carving tools so you can create a jack-o-lantern and leave your goop with us. Also plenty of harvest-themed hands-on activities: visit the pumpkin station, make a felt crow, and create a seed mosaic and a gourd critter. A performance by entertainer Judy Stock, music, and food round out the event.
The event is free and great for all ages. Donations are welcome. The Garden is located at the southern end of Cass Park on Rt. 89 in Ithaca
Bulb Labyrinth Garden Launch
Sunday October 16th
4:00-5:00pm
All are welcome!
4:00-5:00 pm
Launch of the Bulb Labyrinth Garden project. This free event will kick off our fundraising and community partnership efforts in support of an exciting garden project to celebrate the beauty and regeneration of the natural world, and support and remember families who have been affected by perinatal loss. Labyrinth design will be unveiled and community feedback will be invited. Learn more about how to get involved!
Music by Dave Yantorno and Angela Comprone of Not From Wisconsin.
3:00-3:45 pm
Launch will be preceded from by a remembrance and memorial service for grieving parents and families, facilitated by Cantor Abbe Lyons
Rain or Shine, events will be held under a tent in the case of rain. Please dress for the weather.
Hosted by Ithaca Children's Garden with Ithaca's Perinatal Loss Support Group.
For more information, contact: Erin Marteal - Executive Director - enm6@cornell.edu - 607.272.2292 x122
Volunteer Evenings
Mondays: 5:00-7:00pm
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Ithaca Children's Garden will be hosting drop-in volunteer work & learning "Dig It" sessions on Monday evenings 5-7pm this summer at the Ithaca Children's Garden. Volunteers will be working ICG staff and lead volunteers. Come once or several times to learn gardening basics hands-on, learn more about the Garden and its programs, or simply to help the Children's Garden look its best. All ages welcome.
For information contact: Erin Marteal, 607.272.2292 x122 or enm6@cornell.edu
Education Programs For Children and Families...
Summer Sprouts
Wednesdays: June 15 - September 14, 10-11am
Experience the wonders of gardening through stories and hands-on
gardening projects. For preschoolers ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers.
Meet at the Ithaca Children's Garden for stories about gardens and
the creatures that live there. Help grow vegetables and flowers:
plant seeds, pull weeds, dig in the soil, water, smell flowers,
taste veggies, and more! This drop-in program meets in the Growing
Gardens near the colorful shed. Donations welcomed. No need to register.
Art in the Garden
Mondays: July 11 - August 29, 10-11am
Find your muse in the Garden. We'll collect inspiration and materials to make beautiful art in and from the Garden. A new project every week. For ages 4 and up with a caregiver. Cost is $2 per child. No need to register.
Music in the Garden
Thursdays: July 7, 14, 21, and 28 , 10-11am
Find your rhythm in the Garden! Explore the new Music and Sound Garden, make music, sing songs, create musical instruments, and learn about the sounds of nature. For children of all ages with a caregiver. Cost is $2 per child/$5 per family. No need to register.
Garden Chefs
Thursdays: August 4, 11, 18, and 25, 10-11am
Help us harvest and cook from the Garden on Thursdays in August. A new recipe each week! For children ages 4 and up with a caregiver. Cost is $2 per child/$5 per family. No need to register.
Family Fun Workshops
The full line-up of Family Fun Workshops will be available in Mid-May!
Gaia's Hatchday Celebration
Saturday August 6, 1-4pm
Join the Ithaca Children's Garden in celebrating Gaia's 6th Hatchday at this great community event. Tons of hands-on activities from exploring the wetland stream to tasting quirky fruits and vegetables. Cake, ice cream, face painting, storytelling, and more. The event is free and appropriate for all ages. Donations welcome.
Field Trips to the Garden
We're now scheduling summer field trips for July and August. Bring your summer camp, nursery school, play group, or daycare down to the Garden for an hour of fun exploring the Vegetable Garden, Wetland, Wildflower Meadow and Gaia the Turtle.
Summer Field Trips can be scheduled in hour-long blocks on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 11:30am to 3:00pm and on Tuesdays and Fridays from 9:00am to 3:00pm. Feel free to bring a picnic lunch for your group and you're welcome to stay after the field trip for as much free play time as you like. The Garden is located at the south end of Cass Park on Route 89.
There is a sliding scale flat fee of $40-75 per field trip plus $1 per child. Our intention is to make the Garden as accessible as possible so please contact us about program fees if you have any questions.
To schedule a field trip please contact Leigh at 607.272.2292 x186 or lam26@cornell.edu.
Birthday Parties
Bring your family and friends to the Garden and have the ICG supply a garden-based activity. Please call and reserve your space. Fees vary.
Scarecrow Jubilee & Pumpkin Jam
Saturday October 16, 2010
For more information contact Leigh 272-2292 x186 or LAM26@cornell.edu
Gaia's Happy Hatchday Celebration: Gaia's 5's Hatchday!
Saturday July 31, 2010
Hatchday celebrates the Garden’s signature landmark, Gaia the Turtle, with a birthday celebration. Hands-on activities featured wetlands and turtles with elements of birthday party fun such as face painting and cake and ice cream.
In 2010, Onondaga Nation storyteller Perry Ground returned for his 3rd time and entertained with Native American turtle stories. Three local kid-friendly bands also performed this year, including Nate & Kate, The Pearly Snaps, and 18 Strings of Love.
For the first time, we invited local organizations such as the Cayuga Nature Center, Cornell Plantations, The Home Depot, The Family Reading Partnership, Museum of the Earth, Tompkins County Public Library, and Cornell Lab of Ornithology to participate in the Hatchday fun.
Over 400 people attended and were very pleased with the many activities they could enjoy. One visitor remarked, “Thank you for doing this. It’s been such a great day. Our kids loved the activities and we learned so much.”
Special thanks to this year's event sponsor: The Home Depot and supporters: Zelmar Construction Sales, Purity Ice Cream, and Fingerlakes Baking Company.
We look forward to next year's celebration!
Find out more!
Schedule of Events
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Pumpkin Jam and Scarecrow Jubilee
October
We will celebrate "all things autumn" at this fall-festive community event. Activities include scarecrow making, pumpkin carving, and other garden-related activities. The event is free. Pumpkins will be sold for $1-$5. Donations welcome.
Winter Sprouts
For children ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Join the Ithaca Children's Garden January - March at Mama Goose for a garden-themed story and hands-on activities. Donations welcomed. No need to register
Education Program For Teens...
Youth Horticulture Apprentice Program
Work hard, learn a lot, have fun! is the motto of this horticulture apprentice program for teens. ICG's longest running program employees youth each summer to care for the Garden, develop horticultural skills, and explore career opportunities in the green industry. Learn more....
Education Programs For Schools...
Seed to Salad
Interested in bringing a salad garden to your school or youth program? The Salad Farmers program broadened and adapted to a semester-long school-based program called Seed to Salad. Kids take ownership of designing, planting, care taking, and harvesting a salad plot. This is another great way for kids to become connected into their food system.
Plant Science After School Enrichment
Are you looking for a way to bring some green into your classroom during the squishy spring? The Plant Science After School program is offered each spring between the mid-winter and spring break at elementary schools throughout Tompkins County. We cover all sorts of topics, ranging from Amazing Seeds! to Perfect Propagation! over the course of five sessions.
Wetlands Ecology
Kids of all ages can explore one of the newer elements of the Garden. Learn about what is involved in a wetlands ecosystem, from plants and animals to how wetlands can effect our daily lives. We encourage all sorts of exploration, so we'll provide the nets and field guides, and you can bring your sense of adventure!
Preschool and Kindergarten Classroom Programs:
Spring into Gardening, Habitat Adventures, and Field Trips to the
Garden
We are currently scheduling programs for 2010.
If you're interested in more information or scheduling a program
please contact the Ithaca Children's Garden at 272-2292 ext. 122
or ithacachildrensgarden@cornell.edu.
View the program
brochure.
Education Programs for Summer Camps
Bring your summer camp to the Garden and have the ICG supply a garden-based activity. Please call and reserve your space. Fees vary.
Birthday Parties
Bring your family and friends to the Garden and have the ICG supply a garden-based activity. Please call and reserve your space. Fees vary.
