Families &amp; Kids

Families & Kids

A family workshop

Questions? Contact WCBG Friends: wcbgfriends@wellesley.edu or 781-283-3094

Plantastic Family Days

The Botanic Gardens hosts free programs for visitors of all ages to

discover through art, literature, culture and science just how fantastic

plants can be. Hands-on activities, crafts and scavenger hunts will

engage everyone from toddlers to college students to grandparents.

Drop in any time between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. to explore.

Just like Marvel comic characters, there are plants with superpowers.

Have you heard of a plant whose fruit has the power to make sour foods

taste sweet? Some superpowered plants are highly nutritious, while

others are super-competitive – which is great for them, but not for the

plants around them! Search for our greenhouse superplants and start

some super sprouts to take home.

Drop in any time between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. to explore.

Meet some plants whose spices inspired long trading voyages, sold

for incredible prices, and transformed cooking. Learn what spice

combinations characterize some of the world’s cuisines. Take our spice

taste test and see if you can identify these popular flavors.

Drop in any time between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. to explore.

While whomping willow and puffapod sprang from the

imagination of author J. K. Rowling, other plants used by

Harry Potter and his wizardly friends are quite real and

have stories of their own to tell. Meet a mandrake and

see if it screams. Explore our selection of wand woods and

potion ingredients. Try some pumpkin juice. Come dressed

as your favorite character from the Harry Potter books!