Children’s Garden gives out plants, launches at-home program during coronavirus crisis
Ithaca Journal covers the launch of ICG@HOME.
Ithaca Children’s Garden launches Community Grows program
WHCU Radio covers ICG’s launch of Community Grows program to help families grow plants together, from home.
Houseplant Meet & Greet
Get to you know your houseplant with this Meet & Greet activity! Share what your houseplant looks, smells, and feels like; draw what it looks now and imagine what it’ll look like in 5 years! If you don’t have access to a printer, no problem,
ICG in Bloom
Missing the Garden? Take a virtual tour of the Garden with our ICG in Bloom videos! We hope these videos serve as a reminder that while home, we are together, and nature’s beauty is unfolding all around us like a warm spring hug.
The Self-Duplicating Mother of Thousands + Ask Me Anything! on Houseplants
Cornell Plant Science PhD student Brandon Williams shares what makes the Mother of Thousands plant so special and his favorite plant (watch video here)… but, wait, is it really his absolute favorite??? Tune in for our second Ask Me Anything! live Zoom session this Wednesday, 4/22 – Earth
Birdwatching from home
ICG Philanthropy Associate Tori Chamberlin is staying connected to nature by birdwatching right from her window.
More at home bird activities
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Bird Academy Play Lab has so many fun games that explore flight, song, dance, feathers, and so much more! Shoebox Birdfeeder Invite nature to you by making a birdfeeder from a recycled shoe box lid! Find the full activity here. Materials: peanut/sun butter,
Making your own tea!
Looking for a way to make tea to stay warm during this chilly early spring? Make tea bags using dried herbs you have on hand! ICG Educator Lauren Salzman is staying connected to nature from inside her home by finding things in nature that her
At home birding activities!
How do we stay connected to nature from inside our homes? ICG Philanthropy Associate Tori Chamberlin is staying connected to nature from home by birdwatching right from her window! Want to spark a love of birds in your little – or not so little! –