… Add a little brightness to your family's day—play with food, make rainbow dough—and get in some nature play, too. Ready to turn ☹️ into ☺ ? Nature Rainbow Scavenger Hunt Lace up … away behind the dirt. When you do find something colorful, snap a picture! The end result is a gorgeous collection of nature's treasures that just may help us remember that there is … to smush! Here is an easy to make recipe for stove-top play dough... Ingredients: 2 cups flour 1/2 cup salt 4 tbsp. cream of tartar 2 cups oil 1 tsp. color, scent, glitter Directions: Mix …
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… and then fade as the wonders of the next season take over. Decorate it! Pumpkin Project Get the whole family involved in this fun activity. Give pumkins a quick coat of non-toxic …
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… Professional Development Resources/Links The following professional association list is maintained to promote education and professionalism throughout the professional gardening … Garden member rate for select CBG classes. … The following professional association list is maintained to promote education and professionalism throughout the professional gardening …
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… the intricate beauty and small details in the often overlooked.” ARTIST BIO Kristin Field is a textile artist, natural dyer, and gardener based in Chicago. She is currently pursuing her MFA in Fiber and Material Studies at the School of the Art Institute of … that surround us in our everyday lives. Her work values and expresses curiosity, and she is inspired by the intersection of nature, science, and art. Kristin enjoys sharing her love of …
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… appropriate age on or before the start of camp. Your child must be 5 years old by September 1 of the current school year. We regret that we cannot make any exceptions to this policy. … the same activities. We do not recommend enrolling for both weeks. Special Needs The Garden is committed to providing accessible experiences for all children. If your child will require … Staffing In order to provide the best possible experiences for your children, camp is limited to 20 campers. Camps are led by Chicago Botanic Garden staff and qualified teachers, …
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… What do gardeners give as gifts? Staff around the Chicago Botanic Garden get creative this time of year, sharing harvests of fruit, nuts, herbs, and more in creative—and … With care, amaryllis will repeat the show next year. This long-lasting pink and coral beauty is Hippeastrum ‘Amalfi’. Amaryllis ( Hippeastrum ‘Amalfi’) make great “repeat” gifts. A Tiny … in your hands, and you can sense the horticultural therapist at work: each terrarium is a perfectly shaped jewel, fresh and green and carefree enough to leave on your desk all …
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… Evaluation Notes Press Kit Green roofs. In plant science (and gardening), the new frontier is overhead rather than underfoot. On the 16,000-square-foot G reen Roof Garden at the Daniel F. … roof plant study ever conducted in the United States. Q & A with Richard Hawke Richard Hawke is the plant evaluation manager and an associate scientist at the Chicago Botanic Garden. … Green roofs. In plant science (and gardening), the new frontier is overhead rather than underfoot. On the 16,000-square-foot G reen Roof Garden at the Daniel F. …
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… support materials on this page are free to all. "The reason we developed this curriculum is because there were few or no regionally relevant climate-change curricula out there," said … and its consequences for our environment using an earth-systems science approach. (Budburst is a national citizen-science project that contributes data to ongoing research on climate … core ideas and connecting cross-cutting concepts. About the Curriculum The series is made of three complete curricula, targeting different age levels—grades 5 to 6, grades 7 to 9, …
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… Use of Neonicotinoids at the Chicago Botanic Garden Overall Goal The Chicago Botanic Garden is committed to using the most environmentally safe and efficient methods of pest control to keep … them very sparingly—the Garden’s average annual use of neonicotinoids over our entire 385-acre site is much less than what is typically used on a single acre of treated soybeans. Neonicotinoids …
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… talks about guiding students away from their electronic devices and into the plant world. It is a pretty spring day. The sun shines through my office window, illuminating the old and worn photo on my desk. With the image is a handwritten note: “1912 photo of Bucknell botany class field trip.” Twenty-nine formally … are not enough. Unsurprisingly, the best way to connect people with the real world is still to get them outside, unplugged and in position to see real things in real places—just like my …
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