Children & Families
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Search for Plants from The Secret Garden
Lilies, late roses, delphinium, and other plants described in the The Secret Garden can be found at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Go on a scavenger hunt and find some! Read More ›
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Search for Plants from Through the Looking-Glass
Have fun in the Garden with a Lewis Carroll–inspired scavenger hunt. Read More ›
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Make Mud Pies Out of Mud Season
Embrace the wet, mucky early spring and encourage your kids to get good and dirty. Read More ›
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What Are Pussy Willows, Anyway?
These little nubs are an early sign of spring, but what is their botanical role? Read More ›
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Search for Plants from Peter Rabbit at the Garden
Have fun in the Garden with a Beatrix Potter–inspired scavenger hunt! Read More ›
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The Benefits of Playing in Nature
Something wonderful happens when children spend time playing in a natural area—they get to relax and enjoy themselves. Read More ›
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What’s Happening to These Leaves?
These rhododendrons aren't wilting. Their curled leaves are a response to the cold. Charles Darwin first wrote about such movements in plants in 1880, but this response is a still not well-understood. Read More ›
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Trees are for Kids!
Young gardeners learn best by doing, and street trees could use their help! Here are some tree-rific tips to get started: Read More ›
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Market Day in the Children’s Garden
Look what young farmers brought to market in the Children's Garden the summer! Read More ›
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Quiz: What Is This Plant Called?
Try to guess the food- and animal-inspired names of some of the plants in the Annual Border. Read More ›
