As a working parent of three school-age children I’m all too familiar with the summer child-care shuffle.  I’m not one to wing it in this department so there is a spreadsheet and calendar and 16 tabs open on my laptop.  There is a sticky note

As our staff gear up for Playful Nature Explorers’ return March 1st, we’ve been busy onboarding our new educators, Kelsey Brewster and Jason McClevish. An unexpected delight of orienting new staff for an ICG signature program is revisiting past years’ adventures.  We’ve been exploring old

Here we are, deep in February snow and dreaming of summer camp at Ithaca Children’s Garden. It’s a familiar feeling.  It’s what we’ve done every February for the last 9 years. This year however, that dreaming is just a little sweeter.  So much has changed

2020 Vision, A Black Walden Pond & Other Musings Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 6:00pm to 7:30pm Virtual Event, free; Author of “Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors,” Dr. Carolyn Finney, shared her work on African Americans and environmental

Join us online for the return of our fascinating Ask Me Anything! series on Thursday, February 18th at 1pm, where Professor Ken Mudge will explain and demonstrate grafting. Red or yellow apples, which do you prefer? Would you believe if someone told you there could be

Most mornings, if you visit Ithaca Children’s Garden, you’ll see a group of preschoolers, 2.5-6 year olds, wind-swept and a little muddy, deep in play and exploration. Often, I’m at the Garden for another reason entirely but the first thing I look for is Playful

Freshen up your indoor air with Winter Potpourri – let our Outreach Educator, Lauren show you how! Go for a walk and gather some branches from evergreen trees.  In our family, we always ask the tree’s permission first.  This is a fun opportunity to seek

We developed an awesome local adventure calendar in conjunction with our partners at the Child Development Council, to get you outside! A PDF document containing the calendar and activities opens in a new tab, download here. Adventure December! Grab your mask and get outside! Thirty-one