Children & Families
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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 › The Benefits of Playing in Nature
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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 › What’s Happening to These Leaves?
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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 › Trees are for Kids!
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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 › Market Day in the Children’s Garden
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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 › Quiz: What Is This Plant Called?
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The Children’s Garden at BBG (Video)
Since its founding in 1914, the Children’s Garden has been the cornerstone of Brooklyn Botanic Garden's educational programming. Read › The Children’s Garden at BBG (Video)
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A Lasting Harvest: A Century of Children’s Education at BBG
In BBG's Children's Garden, over the past hundred years, thousands of young people have tended plots, harvested vegetables, and picked flowers for study. Read › A Lasting Harvest: A Century of Children’s Education at BBG
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Anyone Inside?
Bald-faced hornets' nests are easy to spot in winter's bare trees. Are the hornets still living inside? Read › Anyone Inside?
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How Do Buds Survive Winter?
Spring flowers and leaves have already formed and are hidden inside tree buds. How do these tender plant parts survive sub-freezing temperatures? Read › How Do Buds Survive Winter?
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Where Did the Turtles Go?
During the winter, what happens to the red-eared sliders, painted turtles, and koi you see at BBG in the warm months? Read › Where Did the Turtles Go?
