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Grow Little Gardener Children’s Gardening Classes in Herrontown Woods
August 4 • 9:30 am - 11:30 am
$10
Mathilde Burlion, Certified Master Gardener and local mom, will offer youth gardening classes each Friday through late fall with her Grow Little Gardener workshops in Herrontown Woods. In these sessions, children will learn and grow by exploring the woods and interacting with nature. Matilde will support and encourage their natural curiosity and imagination to create a bountiful garden together.
The sessions will cover a variety of gardening techniques and activities:
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Being in nature and creating art with material from the woods
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Care for wildlife and wildlife observation
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Being a botanist
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Being a scientist
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Build and play
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Sustainability
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Gardening: how to care for a garden
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Cooking with produce from the garden
Preschool & elementary-aged children are welcome to sign up. Parents must accompany all children. Classes are on Friday mornings:
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Preschool: 9.30-10 a.m.
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Elementary: 10.30-11.30 a.m.
Classes will meet each Friday on the lawn next to the Veblen House in Herrontown Woods. Please park in the upper parking lot in Herrontown Woods off of Herrontown Road here. (GPS use the following address: 474 Herrontown Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540)
Cost: $10 per session per child.