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Missouri people and plants take center stage as kids explore the natural world at the Children's Garden. Look for hands-on learning and family fun throughout the Children's Garden all season long. Bring your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and neighbors to where the adventure begins!

Closing Week Activities Sunday, October 25 – November 1, 2009

We will be making seed packets, giving away bulbs, and making buttons everyday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In addition, we will have face painting on the weekends from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Great Green Adventures
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Explore a special part of the Garden with us each month. Learn about plants, nature, and sustainability through hands-on activities, journaling, stories, and games.

Family Backpacks
Would you like to explore and learn about other parts of the Missouri Botanical Garden? Check out a Family Backpack!

Resources
Check out more activities to do at home or in the Garden here!

  

Germination Stations
The Children's Garden is a great place for families to play. Interpreter-led "Germination Stations" enrich visitors' experience with discovery and learning.

Birthday Parties
With nearly two acres of hands-on activities and outdoor play, the Children's Garden is a wonderful place to have a birthday celebration you'll never forget!

Special Events
We're open! Check out our upcoming events.

  

Featuring
Henry Shaw
in 2009

Each year, the Children's Garden highlights an important individual in Missouri history. In honor of the Missouri Botanical Garden's 150th anniversary, the life and legacy of Garden founder Henry Shaw will take center stage in 2009.