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Hamilton Children's Garden Events and Activities
Hours
9:00 am – 5:00 pm Daily
(Closed Christmas and New Year’s Day
TOURS
>> Pre- School Aged | School Aged Children | Boy Scouts | Girl Scouts
Hamilton Happenings
Fun on Fridays
11:00 am – 1:30 pm
Come and enjoy the autumn weather. Children can make art, help in the Garden, or read a book.
Saturday Slugs
11:00 am – 1:30 pm
Every Saturday there will be extra activities for children. Painting, making a craft, or using clay will be available. Fertilizing the edible garden with worm tea is another popular activity for children. Making a house and mud pies to serve are fun in the Fall.
The Garden
What’s Growing in Incredible Edibles?
Now is the time to plant winter vegetables. We have root vegetables such as radishes, carrots, and beets. Lettuces and spinach can be found in the salad bowl. Broccoli and cauliflower are examples of flowers from plants that we eat. A variety of peas grow at this time of year. Sugar snap peas are great to plant since children can pick and eat them right from the vine. Growing your own vegetables is a great way to encourage your family to try some new vegetables.
Photo: Rachel Cobb
Bird and Butterfly Garden
Fall is still a good time to observe the birds and butterflies that live in this garden at HCG. Last year there were Monarch butterflies throughout the fall and into the winter months. As long as milkweed plants are growing there will be caterpillars, chrysalises, and butterflies to see. Hummingbirds also enjoy the nectar from the flowering plants that we have planted for them.
Photo: Rachel Cobb
Individual Class Field Trips
A variety of field trips for up to 25 students are available for school-age children using the resources of the entire Garden, concluding with time for discovery play in the Hamilton Children’s Garden. A special admissions rate is available for groups of 12 or more. To book a field trip please e-mail ldavis@SDBGarden.org. Here are some of the field trips we offer:
Why is a Strawberry a Suitcase?
Eating With Your Eyeballs
Native Plants/Native People
TOURS FOR GIRL AND BOY SCOUTS
San Diego Botanic Garden is a delightful place to schedule your next Girl or Boy Scout Outing. Come to learn about plants and critters that make the garden their home, or to experience the beauty of nature. Including time to explore the Hamilton Garden is the perfect way to end your visit. Tours are available for second grade or older. A self-guided tour is available on our website for grades K-1. To discuss an area of interest or badge requirements e-mail ldavis@SDBGarden.org. There is a special discounted rate for Scout groups. Your group can schedule a docent-led visit or do a self-guided one.
Find Leonard
Lucille the lizard is looking for her best friend Leonard. Come to the Hamilton Children’s Garden, follow the trail, and see if you can help find him.
>> Download your own activity coloring page (11 x 17 PDF file)
>> Download Leonard and Lucille coloring page (8.5 x 11 PDF file)
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