HSBC Children’s Garden at Queens Botanical Garden is a hands-on program for children, ages 5-12, that teaches about plants, gardens, and nature while kids have fun playing in a beautiful environment.

SPRING

In spring, children learn the fundamentals of gardening by planting vegetables and flowers; harvest lettuce, spinach, and radishes; visit the bee garden with QBG’s beekeeper Urte Schaedle; build a watering can from recycled materials; and make Mother’s Day cards with paper they’ve made themselves seeded with parsley and basil.

Saturdays, 9:30 am – 12 Noon

March 29 – June 14

Fee: $315 (includes a free family membership to QBG)

SUMMER

In summer, children make salads from the vegetables they planted in the spring; learn about climate and environment with simple and entertaining demonstrations such as baking cookies in a solar oven; raise and release butterflies; have fun doing scavenger hunts; build planters and terrariums; and press flowers. In summer sessions, children must bring a box lunch (refrigeration is available) and the Garden provides a healthy afternoon snack.

Summer Session I 

New discounted prices (20% off original rates)                        Additional discount for multiple child registrations.

Summer Session I

Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 am – 4 pm (Half days: 9 am – 12 Noon)
July 7 – August 27
8-week fee:  $960 ($864 for members)
4-week fee:  $480  ($432 for members)

Summer Session II

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 am – 4 pm
July 8 -- August 28
8-week fee: $960  ($864 for members)
4-week fee: $480 ( $432 for members)

Half-day option, 9 am – 12 Noon
8-week fee: $640   ($576  for members)
4-week fee: $320  ($288 for members)

FALL

In the fall, children learn to put a garden to sleep; plant tulip bulbs; harvest tomatoes, peppers and spinach; make a scarecrow from hay and old clothing; and study animals such as the Garden’s resident red tail hawk.

Saturdays, 9:30 am – 12 Noon
September 6 – September 27
Fee: $200 ($180 for members)

Questions?
718-886-3800, ext. 229
or email rwolf@queensbotanical.org

Children’s Garden enjoys lead support from HSBC Bank USA, N.A.

Additional support has been provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; the Zoos, Botanical Gardens, and Aquariums Grant Program of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation; and the Walter Kaner Children’s Foundation.