Classes for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Ages 2-5 years
$30 / $20 Tilth members
Each class is 10 – 11:30 a.m.
Classes are intended for both parent and child.

Even our youngest friends enjoy the garden. These one-day sessions introduce children and parents to insects, flowers and the garden world. We will sing songs, find colors & shapes, and taste the flowers and plants that grow in the garden. All classes take place in our Children’s Garden at the Good Shepherd Center.

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Spring 2008
Wiggle, Squiggle, Giggle
April 14
Explore all things slithery, squirmy and (of course) slimy.

Bug Tales
April 21
Good Insects! In the air and on the ground, yeah!

Dig and Dance
April 28
Plant seeds, dig out weeds, water plants and have fun helping the garden.

Get Dirty
April 29*
Digging, planting seeds, using tools, and pulling weeds.
*This class is held on Tuesday morning.

Seed Soup
May 5
Seeds big and seeds small, plant them and watch them grow!

Insect-a-rama
May 12
Good Insects! In the air and on the ground, yeah! Wiggle your abdomen.

Slimy Creatures
May 19
Enter a world of slime. Meet snails, worms, slugs, and other slippery critters.

Flower Fandango
June 2
Taste the different plants and flowers in the garden. Collect a petal rainbow.

Fall 2008
Ladybug Picnic
Sept 8
Ladybugs of all shapes and sizes come to feast. Learn insect anatomy.

Fabulous Flowers
Sept 15
Smell and taste the flowers. Make an outrageous garden bouquet.

Slimy Creatures
Sept 22
Enter a world of slime. Meet snails, worms, slugs, and other slippery critters.

Harvest Hoopla
Sept 29
Garden vegetables and fruit just ripe for the picking (and eating too)!

Seeds in the Ground
Oct 6
Big seeds and small seeds, seeds that explode and seeds that fly.

Tools are Cool
Oct 13
Dig in the soil using an enormous variety of tools.