Sorticulture Garden Arts Festival in Everett - Now until 4pm on Sunday, June 14th 2015

Sorticulture: The Best Garden Arts Fest in the Northwest.

 " A garden-centric weekend festival featuring handcrafted garden art, display gardens, specialty nurseries, kid's activities, playhouses, pet adoptions, a wine garden, live music, and special guests! "

 

Fri., June 12th - 10 am to 8 pm 

Sat., June 13th - 10 am to 6 pm

Sun., June 14th - 10 am to 4 pm

For more info. go here.

"SATURDAY STORIES" AT THE ELISABETH C. MILLER LIBRARY IN SEATTLE FEATURING "GARDEN SCIENCE STORY PROGRAM" - SATURDAY, MAY 16TH 2015 FROM 10:30-11:15AM

Go and enjoy "Saturday Stories" - a monthly, themed storytime and art/craft or play event!

" As the weather warms up and we're spending more time outdoors, let's allow time for scientific inquiry. These books focus on some easily-observed processes and cycles in nature, with plenty of room for kids to theorize, predict, and observe. After the stories, kids can make an ecological bookmark in the program room.. "

                                                                      

 Featured Stories:

IN MY BACKYARD by Margriet Ruurs
SECRETS OF THE GARDEN by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
GARBAGE HELPS MY GARDEN GROW by Linda Glaser

Recommended for children ages 3 to 8 and their families.

For more info. go here.

Health and Fitness Expo with a bike rodeo, free health screenings, kids fun run and lots more in Edmonds - Saturday, May 16th 2015 from 9-11:30am

For more info. go here.

15th Annual Backyard Wildlife Festival with all things nature and gardening plus a "The Bubbleman" performance at the Tukwila Community Center - Saturday, May 9th 2015 from 9am-3pm

 

" Join us as we celebrate wildlife, nature and gardening at the 15th Annual Backyard Wildlife Festival! This event features presentations from local experts including Sue Goetz and Marianne Binetti, along with a variety of educational exhibitors, arts & craft vendors and native plant sales. 

Don’t leave the kids at home... there is plenty to keep the entire family entertained at this event – so make sure you check out the Kids Garden Party area. "

2015 Event Day Schedule:

9:00am - 3:00pm - Arts and Crafts Marketplace, Educational Exhibitor Booths and Native Plant Sales 

9:30am - 3:00pm – Kids Garden Party: Arts, Crafts, and Garden Planting 

9:30am – Guided Bird Tour along the Duwamish River 

10:30am – Marianne Binetti, “Saving the World: Bee Happy! Projects and Plantings for Bee and Bird Pollinators” 

11:00am – Bubbleman Show 

11:30am - Sue Goetz - Top Ten Multi-Purpose Herbs 

12:30pm – Marianne Binetti, “Landscape Planning for the Birds and the Bees” 

1:30pm – Stacy Davison, “Incredible Edibles: Fantastic Flowers for Pollinators and People”

For more info. go here.

Earth Day Celebration with hands-on nature activities and art projects at Magnuson Park in Seattle - Saturday April 18th 2015 from 10am-2pm

"Come join the fun and celebrate Earth Day in the garden! We’ll have special hands-on nature exploration activities and art projects for kids and families to do, along with all the other nature fun. Seattle Works volunteers, Magnuson P-Patchers, and others will also be doing seasonal garden tasks such as weeding, mulching, and planting our new Pollinators Garden! "

For more info. go here.

Free Parent and Child Gardening Classes - 3 week series - Fridays at 10am - at the Lake Hills Greenbelt Ranger Station in Bellevue - March 13th through 27th 2015 - Free but registration for each class required! Choose one or all!

What a fun activity to do with the kids and just in time for spring planting!

" Explore the world of gardening through hands-on experiences with soil, plants, and water. Discover the wonders of seeds, growing plants and plant care.   As we investigate the world of plants, parents and their children can also grow together. "

Schedule: (Attend one or all!)

March 13th: Plan and Prepare Your Garden. Course #90780

March 20th: Maintain Your Garden: Watering, Weeding, and Trellising.  Course #90954

March 27th: Attracting Pollinators and Determining Helpful Bugs. Course #90955

All Ages Welcome.  Cost is Free, Registration Required.  

For more info. call 425-452-6993 or go here and put each course # listed above in the activity code search box. 

Happy planting!

Kenmore Play Day with FREE Lunch, building, kite making, tug-of-war, jump rope demos, arts and crafts, storytime and more at Rhododendron Park - Saturday, August 9th 2014 from 10am-2pm

For more info. go here.

Community and Family Day with tons of free fun at the FRYE Art Museum in Seattle - Today, Saturday, August 2nd 2014 from 11am-4pm

Received this in an email...great, fun and free family event happening today! 

COMMUNITY + FAMILY DAY  Saturday, August 2, 11 am–4 pm FREE Inspired by themes of community activism, social justice, and play, Community + Family Day celebrates the work of artists Curtis R. Barnes, Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes, Nicholas Galanin, and Nep Sidhu. Build a giant fort, learn to breakdance, take an improv class, listen to live music, plant a garden, and more! Throughout the day Build a Fort Bobby Hughes Art Studio Plant a Pollinator Garden Pollinator Pathway and Seattle Tilth Cherry Street planting strip Create a Window Mural Nep Sidhu and Moni Tep Foyer 11 am Small Frye: Storytelling in the Galleries Seattle Children’s Theatre Large Greathouse Gallery Gallery Tour Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes and Moni Tep Rotunda 11:30 am Live Music Eduardo Mendonça Large Greathouse Gallery 11:45 am Acting and Improv Workshop Mike Cherry Auditorium 12:30 pm Garden and Pollinator Talk Sarah Bergmann and Laura Matter Cherry Street planting strip 1 pm Breakdancing Performance and Workshop Vicious Puppies Large Greathouse Gallery 1:30 pm Artists in Conversation: Part 2 The Resurgence of the ShaMEN Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes, Nicholas Galanin, Nep Sidhu. Moderated by Negarra A. Kudumu Auditorium 3 pm Hip-Hop Performance Cavalier and OCnotes Large Greathouse Gallery

For more info. go here.

Open House at Jefferson Horticulture Facility with kids activities and refreshments too in Seattle - Saturday, June 21st 2014 from 11am-2pm

For more info. go here.

Sorticulture 2014 with Ciscoe Morris, lots of mostly free kids activities and more in Everett - Friday-Sunday, June 6th-8th 2014 - Various times

" Our featured artists create distinctive hand-crafted garden art 

and our nurseries produce a wide variety of plants to transform 

your backyard. Learn tips and tricks from top regional garden-

ing experts including KING 5's Ciscoe Morris, Saturday, 

June 7 at 1 PM. Sorticulture also features display gardens,

food fair, a wine garden, live music and free activities for the kids. "

For more info. go here and here.

Celebration of Food Festival 2014 - A real food movement celebration with demos, activities, a kids food station and a lot more at the Lynnwood Convention Center - Sunday May 18th 2014 from 11am-4pm

Go and learn or relearn what real food is!!

" Food Revolution Snohomish County, a movement aimed at encouraging growing, cooking, preserving, and eating real healthy food, brings this unique community event to Snohomish County.

A free, family event where you can taste, explore, and experience real food.

• Food — Free samples, demos, displays, and items for purchase (see list of vendors below).
• Gardening — Demos, displays, and activities by farm and garden professionals will show how to grow your own food and where to purchase locally grown food.
• Resources — Experts, displays, books, and resources will be available for children and adults to learn everything about growing to cooking to preserving food. "

Highlights include:

Cooking Demonstrations

Presentation Line-up

Kids Food Station

Children's Reading Tent

Celebrate Your Preserves Contest

About the Kids Food Station:

" Children and youth are welcome to join this hands-on activity and make healthy, yummy snacks. From 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., we will offer "kits" where kids can make one of the three snacks. This activity will also offer skill stations where kids are welcome to learn kitchen skills such as measuring, whisking, folding, cutting, etc. Details about the snacks to come. "

For more info. go here.

Molbak's presents Sprout Session - Fun for Budding Gardeners: Make a Pine Cone Bird Feeder - Saturday, October 5th 2013 from 10am-12pm

Image courtesy of Molbak's

 

SPROUT SESSION - Fun for Budding Gardeners: Make a Pine Cone Bird Feeder

" Calling all kids! Flock to this fun, hands-on workshop and create a pinecone feeder for your feathered friends. Children must be accompanied by an adult. All supplies provided. FREE. Featuring volunteers from Eastside Audubon! "

For more info. go here.

Family Summer Concert Series at Magnuson Park Amphitheater in Seattle - Fridays at 7pm - Now, through July 26th 2013! - Tonight is Bluegrass music, Family Garden Day and Ice Cream Social at 6:30pm

Was trying to find a better graphic yesterday but couldn't so see link below for "clearer" information!

For more info. go here.

Family Gardening Day at the Community Garden in Magnuson Park - Saturday, April 13th 2013 from 10am-2pm

Community volunteers will do simple tasks such as trimming perennials, mulching, and tidying up the garden to prepare for spring and summer programs while kids get to enjoy free activities such as exploring the worm bin, making nature art sculptures, harvesting and planting!
  

For more info. go here.

Seattle Tilth's Harvest Celebration in Issaquah - Saturday, October 13th 2012 from 10am-12pm

Head to the Harvest Celebration at the Pickering Barn in Issaquah!

" Discover the joy of gardening with kids! Indulge in garden snacks and let loose in our organic learning gardens. Families can use all of their senses to explore the garden, seek out garden critters and plant a vegetable or flower to take home. Come and see what Seattle Tilth's children's garden programs are all about; no need to rsvp. "


Images courtesy of Seattle Tilth.


For more info. go here.

Seattle Tilth's 25th Annual Harvest Fair - Saturday, September 8th 2012 from 10am-4pm

Plus, the kids can participate in crafts in the children's garden, take part in the parade at noon (arrive by 11 a.m.) and see a puppet show too!

For more info. go here.

30th Annual West Seattle Fest - Now through Sunday, July 15th 2012 - Various times

West Seattle Fest is happening this weekend and there will be all kinds of music, cake eating contests, wing eating contest between police and firemen, a talent competition, a sustainability and gardening expo, face painting, free kids art activities, a kids play area with rides and games, a kids stage with Bubbleman, Caspar Babypants and more! And there will be vendor booths, beer gardens, an art showcase plus a farmers market too!

For more info. go here.

Marimba Concert and Family Gardening Day at Magnuson Park - Friday, July 13th 2012 at 6:30pm

Another Family Gardening Day and Free concert at Magnuson Park!


" During the FREE Anzanga Marimba concert in the Magnuson Amphitheater (right next to the Children Garden), volunteers from Seattle Works, Master Gardeners, P-Patch, and other groups will be doing simple tasks such as mulching, watering, and tidying up the garden. We will also host free activities for children during the event, such as exploring the worm bin, making nature art sculptures, harvesting and planting. Come join the fun! "


For more info. go here.

Kelsey Creek Farm Gardening Event in Bellevue - Wednesday, June 27th 2012 from 11-11:30 AM

Check out the Farm Gardening event happening at Kelsey Creek Farm. Kids can pick from a variety of seeds, plant one to take home and watch it grow just like the gardens on the farm. Then they can walk around the farm and see the plants that grow there.

FREE event but donations are welcome to support the farm - $1 per person or $5 per family.


For more info. call 425-452-7688 or go here.  

FREE Caspar Babypants Concert AND Family Gardening Day at Magnuson Park's Amphitheater and Children's Garden - Friday, June 22nd 2012 from 6:30-8:30pm

This is cool! During the FREE Caspar Babypants concert in the Magnuson Amphitheater (right next to the Children Garden), volunteers from various organizations will be doing simple tasks such as mulching, watering, and tidying up the garden. They host free activities also for children during this event, such as exploring the worm bin, making nature art sculptures, harvesting and planting. Favorite child-friendly gardening activities such as spreading wood chips, refilling bird baths and puddling ponds, and watering plants are also available to do too!  

  Family Gardening Days

 

" Once a month from spring to fall, the Children’s Garden Committee and Magnuson Community Center co-sponsor special events and Family Gardening Days in the Magnuson Children’s Garden. Each summer, we also co-sponsor Family Gardening Days in conjunction with several of the Free Friday Evening Concerts in the Amphitheater.  Check our Calendar page for all the dates and details on of this year’s exciting events! "


Kids will get to see a great concert performance and help out and have fun in the garden too!


Event is located inside the Community Garden, behind the Magnuson Brig building at 6344 NE 74th St. Seattle, WA, 98115.



For more info. contact Emily Bishton at magnusonnatureprograms@gmail.com or go here.