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2012 Summer Day Camps for 1st - 2nd Grade Grads

Kids

MUD, WATER, SUN 1 (985-06-12-12)
Tuesday-Thursday, June 12-14, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
$96 member/$108 non-member, Price includes snacks and any project supplies, Limit 18, Learning Center

Jump into summer with all of your senses! Play, build and paint with mud. Mash-up plant parts to make paper and use water to make music. Harvest, eat, and plant the world's most famous water-loving plant. Then enjoy the sun's powers to make food-- inside a leaf to feed the plant and inside a solar cooker to feed you! Bring your own lunch and water bottle each day, take home plantings and projects. Combine with "Art at the Arb" for a full-day option. 
 
   
ART AT THE ARB (988-06-12-12)
Tuesday-Thursday, June 12-14, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
$75 member/$84 non-member, Price includes snacks and any project supplies, Limit 16, Learning Center

Explore the Arboretum and create art based on observations. Learn new techniques as you experiment with pencil, paint, clay and pastels. Different projects each summer for repeat campers. Combine with "Mud, Water, Sun 1" for a full-day option.

 
   
A FLOWER'S POWER (985-07-17-12)
Tuesday-Thursday, July 17-19, 9 a.m. - Noon
$75 member/$84 non-member, Price includes snacks and any project supplies, Limit 18, Learning Center
 
A flower's power is in the advertising. Explore the gardens from a butterfly's perspective, and discover why a bee's body makes it an effective pollinator. Use microscopes to zoom-in on the intricate relationship between pollinators and flowers. Learn about the fascinating lives of bees in the hive. Plants and projects to bring home.
 
   
KITCHEN CREATORS (987-07-19-12)
Thursday, July 19, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
$35 member/$38 non-member, Price includes snack and enough to bring home to share, Limit 14, Learning Center

Work with a chef to explore using herbs for flavor. Harvest herbs from our garden to make minty fruit smoothies, seasoned roasted potatoes, mini herb frittatas, and special herbed shortbread cookies. Young cooks will make enough to both taste in class and bring home to share with family! 
 
   

 



To register, make note of class name(s) and number(s), then click the leaf to go to our OnLine store! 

Questions?
Call 952-443-1422
or email: ArbEdu@umn.edu


Summer Day Camps
Families (Adult + Child)
Pre-K - Kindergarten Grads
1st - 2nd Grade Grads
2nd - 4th Grade Grads
5th - 8th Grade Grads

Also check-out our
Children's Garden
Preschool Programs