This Weekend: Creating Little Artists
Posted in Around the Garden, Programs and Events on July 27 2012, by Matt Newman
Is it too early to plan for your child’s critically acclaimed gallery showings? Maybe not! Because sometimes inspiration just needs a little coaxing. Join the NYBG on Saturday, July 28, as we host MasterCard® “Priceless Budding Masters” in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, guiding each young artist through a hands-on exploration of the links between nature and their own boundless creativity.
Just as Claude Monet looked to his garden to find his muse, kids will enjoy the opportunity to indulge inspiration through the plants and flowers around them, channeling what they see, smell, and touch into masterpieces of their own. Once finished, each young Impressionist’s painting will be photographed for our online gallery–or even hang in the Budding Masters Gallery if your child chooses. That’s a long way from sticking it on the kitchen fridge. So be sure to sign up today, as remaining spots are sure to disappear quickly!
Elsewhere in the Garden, we’re continuing this summer’s theme of foodie fun with everything from pickles to parsley. Mario Batali’s Kitchen Garden is once again leading the table in the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden, where you’ll learn about some of the local, seasonal ingredients going into each of our special Family Dinner events. You can also pick up some of Mario’s favorite Italian recipes. And if you’re hoping for something to get the entire family involved with, “Pickle Me!” also kicks off this weekend, letting you in on the most surprising secret of brining your own pickles: it’s incredibly easy!
Forest tours, Monet’s Garden, home gardening demonstrations–you know you can always count on us to have a packed schedule. Head below for more of this weekend’s happenings.
Saturday, July 28
MasterCard® Priceless Budding Masters
Everett Children’s Adventure Garden
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. for 5 to 7-year-olds, accompanied by an adult
1 to 3 p.m. for 8 to 10-year-olds
This exclusive MasterCard® experience will give kids a chance to discover their inner Monet during a hands-on art and nature workshop produced in collaboration with Studio in a School. Your “Budding Master” will be guided through an entire afternoon of fun by a visiting instructor from Studio in a School and a NYBG Science Educator at the NYBG Adventure Garden. Kids will discover how Impressionist painters drew inspiration from nature; go on an exploration of the Adventure Garden to observe nature like a scientist; and then create their very own nature-inspired masterpieces. $75 for non-Members, $50 for Members. Book your reservation here.
Forest Tour – 12:30 p.m.
Meet at the Reflecting Pool in the Leon Levy Visitor Center
Experience the beauty of the Garden’s 50-acre Forest on this one-hour walking tour with an expertly trained Garden Tour Guide. You’ll learn facts about the trees, history, geology, and ecology of this original, uncut woodland.
Home Gardening Demonstration: Heavenly Hydrangeas – 2 p.m.
In the Home Gardening Center
Hydrangeas are always popular. Join a Botanical Garden horticulturist who will take you through the general maintenance of these floriferous workhorses in our gardens.
Monet’s Garden Tour – 2:30 p.m.
Meet at the entrance to the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory
Join one of the Garden’s Tour Guides for a tour inside the galleries of the historic Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, where horticulturists of The New York Botanical Garden bring to life stunning re-creations of Monet’s most iconic gardens at Giverny. In the Conservatory Courtyard, the focus on the artistry of the great Impressionist continues with a display of water lilies.
Sunday, July 29
Forest Tour – 12:30 p.m.
Meet at the Reflecting Pool in the Leon Levy Visitor Center
Experience the beauty of the Garden’s 50-acre Forest on this one-hour walking tour with an expertly trained Garden Tour Guide. You’ll learn facts about the trees, history, geology, and ecology of this original, uncut woodland.
Home Gardening Demonstration: Heavenly Hydrangeas – 2 p.m.
In the Home Gardening Center
Hydrangeas are always popular. Join a Botanical Garden horticulturist who will take you through the general maintenance of these floriferous workhorses in our gardens.
Monet’s Garden Tour – 2:30 p.m.
Meet at the entrance to the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory
Join one of the Garden’s Tour Guides for a tour inside the galleries of the historic Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, where horticulturists of The New York Botanical Garden bring to life stunning re-creations of Monet’s most iconic gardens at Giverny. In the Conservatory Courtyard, the focus on the artistry of the great Impressionist continues with a display of water lilies.
Ongoing Children’s Programs
Children’s Outdoor Nature Explorations: Observe and Create
Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, through September 30
Weekdays 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. / Weekends 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Let your inner Monet run wild and be inspired by nature to create art in all different forms. Movement, music, drawing and painting abound in this outdoor studio for children. Stop by Inspiration Station to play our outdoor marimba. Paint with water and experiment with colors in our Color Clash Studio. Step inside to experiment with the engineering behind aquatic plants. Nature is art–discover it at the Adventure Garden. Also on view: an exhibition by students from Studio in a School.
Hands-On Gardening Activities for Families: Pickle Me!
Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden through August 17, 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. daily
*1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on August 2 and 12 due to Family Dinner events
Go on a Pickle Parade through the Family Garden to learn about plants–both familiar and unfamiliar–that take part in the pickling process. Learn what it takes to pickle and make your very own batch of pickles to savor back at home. Cooking demonstrations at 2 and 4 p.m. on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
The Edible Garden
Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden through October 31, 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. daily
*Closes at 5 p.m. on August 2 and 12 due to Family Dinner events
The Edible Garden returns to the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden this year, bringing plenty of events for both adults and kids alike with daily, family-friendly activities, cooking demonstrations in the Whole Foods Market Family Garden Kitchen, and hands-on gardening fun.
A Garden friend and chef extraordinaire, Mario Batali takes a featured role in this year’s Edible Garden. Visit the beds of herbs and vegetables in “Mario Batali’s Kitchen Gardens,” where you can pick up some of his favorite recipes. Later, join Mario and other top chefs for The Edible Garden Festival, featuring tastings, harvest activities, and a chance to sit down to dinner with the man himself. Your culinary delight begins in the garden! Visit summer through fall for the best of the harvest.
