Summer Activity Kits To-Go

Outdoor Adventure Challenge: Activity Kit To-Go

Suggested ages 7-12 (Children ages 7-8 will require adult assistance with some activities)

Pick up at the Arboretum or Mailed to you! See ordering options below.

• Learn how to build forts and collect clean water
• Develop wildcrafting skills like foraging and camouflage
• Discover the night sky with urban astronomy activities
• Get to know your neighborhood insects with citizen science projects
• Create recycled arts and crafts projects with natural materials

• Access to a password-protected online platform where participants will receive instructions and can submit completed challenges
• Recipes, fun resources and other extras to continue the fun beyond the kit

• Order (1) kit per child
• Participants must have occasional access to a device or computer that allows them to access the activity missions. (Taking part in the challenge by posting photos and videos to the online platform to earn points is encouraged but optional)
• Optional: Play with a friend! Friends who also register for this activity kit can play together with you. Enter your friends' name(s) in the box at checkout and we will put you in the same group game together in the online platform.
• Kids will need a few common household supplies and items outside in a yard or natural area. A complete list of additional items needed will be included with the kit. 
• Kits can be mailed or picked up at the Arboretum's Apple House, located 1 mile west of the Arboretum main entrance. Pickup directions and additional access information will be emailed to you prior to your kit pickup date.
• Online checkout screen will list the pickup date/time, or the mailing date/time.

Recommended for kids with interest in

• Building forts
• Playing outside (or need some encouragement)
• Exploring
• Science
• Online and IRL challenges

	This kit is SOLD OUT. Add your name to the waitlist, we will contact you if a kit becomes available! Mailed to your address Boxes shipped on Friday, August 7, noon Value $115 (includes $15 shipping), please pay what you can* at checkout: $90, $115, $140
* If you are a family who needs a break financially during this time, you are welcome to choose the lesser amount. If you are in a position to support the ongoing work of youth education in light of our current financial difficulty, please consider choosing the higher amount.

Hogswood Forest School of Magic: Activity Kit To-Go

Suggested ages 6-12 (Children ages 6-8 will require adult assistance with some activities)
Pick up at the Arboretum or Mailed to you! See ordering options below.

Calling all witches and wizards! Experience the wonder and excitement of Hogswood School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at home this summer! Take magical classes with a nature-based twist including Potions, Herbology, Care of Magical Creatures, and other unusual subjects. Explore science, nature, and the arts through a wide variety of self-guided hands-on activities.

• Get sorted into a magical house and show off your house pride with a scarf and pin
• Make your own exciting and colorful potions with mysterious ingredients
• Craft your own magic wand and send an owl postcard to friends
• Dissect an owl pellet and design your own fantastic magical creature
• Grow an enchanted Herbology project and contribute to a new Herbology textbook
• Help out your house elves by making a delicious magical snack
• Explore other magical skills like divination, transfiguration, and charms

• Achievement pins when you complete class activities
• Extras to continue the fun beyond the kit with recipes, scavenger hunts, and games 
• Access to a password-protected on-line platform where young witches and wizards can share their projects with others and get support from Hogswood professors.

• Order (1) kit per child
• This kit includes optional online content, but can be completed entirely without internet access.
• Kids will need a few common household supplies to complete some of the projects. A complete list of common additional items needed will be included with the kit. 
• Kits will be picked up at the Arboretum's Apple House, located 1 mile west of the Arboretum main entrance. Pickup directions and kit information will be emailed to you prior to your kit pickup date.
• Online checkout screen will list the pickup date/time, or the mailing date/time.

• Harry Potter books
• Magic
• Cooking
• Crafts
• Science experiments
• Animals

	This option is SOLD OUT. Add your name to the waitlist, we will contact you if a kit becomes available! Pickup at the Arboretum's Apple House  Saturday, August 8, 1-3 p.m. Value $100, please pay what you can* at checkout: $75, $100, $125
	This option is SOLD OUT. Add your name to the waitlist, we will contact you if a kit becomes available! Mailed to your address Boxes shipped on Friday, August 7, noon Value $115 (includes $15 shipping), please pay what you can* at checkout: $90, $115, $140
* If you are a family who needs a break financially during this time, you are welcome to choose the lesser amount. If you are in a position to support the ongoing work of youth education in light of our current financial difficulty, please consider choosing the higher amount.

Green Thumb Garden Club: Activity Kit To-Go

SOLD OUT. No longer available for purchase.

Suggested ages 6-11 (Children ages 6-8 will require adult assistance with some activities)
Pick up at the Arboretum! See ordering options below.

• 4 sets of weekly activities
• 4+ plants (including flowering and vegetable plants)
• Assortment of seeds for planting and experimenting
• Trowel, watering can, and other garden supplies for getting hands in the dirt
• Hand lens, bug box, and butterfly net for up close investigation
• Supplies for garden themed arts and crafts
• Weekly garden-based snack recipes