Welcome to the Children's Garden & Art Center! Enter a world of make-believe
where fairies dance, hobbits work, pirates sail the high seas and Snuffy
our resident dragon keeps a watchful eye over the garden.
We encourage you to explore, imagine and play in the dirt, but please do not disturb, harm or destroy any of the plants or sculptures while visiting. Preserving the garden's natural beauty and keeping a wildlife habitat for our animal friends is what makes it so MAGICAL! The Children's Garden was created to remind children and adults about how precious each piece of nature is and to experience the magic of MOTHER NATURE!
|
|
Events to Look out for this week.
Good Friday ...we are watching the weather if it is raining & windy we will not be open but if it isn't in the morning join us for some Easter Crafts at 10:30am to 11:30. The first craft is making eggs out of watercolor doilies at 10:30 to 11:00am. The second craft is planting seeds in upcycled easter eggs how cute at 11:00am and the third craft is making easter cards with our thumbprint & fingers at 11:30am. Please note each craft will be cleaned up for the next craft. Included in admission!
Saturday, April 20th: Our 16th Annual Children's Easter Egg Hunt! Doors open at 9:45, the hunt starts at 10 am sharp! Good luck finding the golden egg! Included in garden admission. For more details, check out our Facebook event or our web-page! We also close at 4 pm this day
Sunday, April 21st: Have a safe and happy Easter. Our doors will be closed for Easter but we will see you on Tuesday when we open!
Saturday, April 20th: Our 16th Annual Children's Easter Egg Hunt! Doors open at 9:45, the hunt starts at 10 am sharp! Good luck finding the golden egg! Included in garden admission. For more details, check out our Facebook event or our web-page! We also close at 4 pm this day
Sunday, April 21st: Have a safe and happy Easter. Our doors will be closed for Easter but we will see you on Tuesday when we open!
16th Annual Children's Easter Egg Hunt
Grab your Easter baskets & head on over to the garden for our 16th Annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 20th at 10am! Doors open at 9:45am and the egg hunt starts a little after 10am so come early once the eggs are found the hunt is over. One gold egg is hidden for a special prize. Enjoy our Coloring Station too! Enter our Drawing with your name & email for a chance to win a mini-photography session with Heather Rose Photography value of $125.00. Winner will be announced at 11am on the stage! Good Luck! Our Easter Egg Hunt is included in your admission & free for garden members. (see below) We will be closing at 4pm today & closed on Easter Day.
|
|
A Secret Garden Mother's Day Tea
|
Join us on Saturday, May 11th from 2 PM to 4 PM
This beautiful afternoon celebrates our moms with a Mommy & Me scavenger hunt and a yummy tea with little sandwiches, fruit & cakes. Plant your flower seeds to take home and watch grow together! Come in your most creative tea party hat, you could win a little prize for Best Tea Party Hat! |
|
This special event is by Reservation & Payment Only as space is limited.
You can call (941-)330-1711, visit us at the garden, or reserve online.
Kindly give the garden 2 weeks notice for refund.
Prices:
You can call (941-)330-1711, visit us at the garden, or reserve online.
Kindly give the garden 2 weeks notice for refund.
Prices:
- Non-members $25+tax
- Members $22+tax
Weekly Schedule
Click on our Calendar Events Page to see all of our new programs!
Keep your kids connected to nature & enjoy our art, gardening & nature classes each week. Each class is designed for kids of all ages !
*All classes are parent supervised.
|
Program Events:
|
|
|
Check Out Some Of Our
|
|
|
|
|
MISSED THIS MONTH'S EMAIL? No problem! Download the newsletter for APRIL right here!
|
| ||
The Children's Garden & Art Center is where the magic and fun begins!
Explore! Imagine! Make-Believe!
Nestled just north of downtown Sarasota, a hidden gem waits to be explored. The Children's Garden & Art Center is a two acre garden that is both whimsical and enchanting. Take a look at our map and see what's inside! Please note this is a computerized image of the garden we are very natural & interactive garden!
|
Just like "Alice", kids and adults alike will feel as if they have fallen down a rabbit's hole to "Wonderland"! Magic begins at the yellow brick road where entering the jasmine covered tunnel "The Black Pearl" awaits for little pirates to set sail, the Amazing Maze turns and twists down paths of intrigue and the Fairy Garden welcomes all fairies and elves for tea under the mushrooms.
|
|
|
Down the winding path you will find the Monster Garden where our giant green dragon "Snuffy" resides with her other fun & unusual monster friends.
|
|
The 3 little pigs dare any big bad wolf to blow their houses down in our Butterfly Garden. Next door is our Caterpillar Cottage which hosts lots of birthday parties and celebrations with it's "Snow White" theme and twinkling lights.
|
|
|
Nature, gardening and art classes are taught weekly at the garden to nurture and teach children the beauty in Mother Nature. Whether it is our "Art Rocks" class, our "Munch Crunch Grow Your Lunch" class or our "Nature Explorers" class to name a few, our mission is to keep kids connected to nature at The Children's Garden & Art Center.
|
Sarasota's #1 Place For Having Your Child's Birthday / Celebration
|
The Children's Garden is an enchanting place to host your child's birthday party. Where else can kids dress up in costumes and make believe in a safe, multi- themed & natural environment?
There are many whimsical and interactive themes available to host, including a Fairy Tea, A Pirate Party, a Can You Dig It Party and more! More Info... |
Discover one of Sarasota's best kept secrets, where the children inside all of us can come out to play, explore and imagine the possibilities of wonderment and fun! Check out our calendar.
The Children's Garden was created in 2003 by Joan Marie Condon who wanted a special place for children to come and leave the electronic world behind and discover new adventures in the natural world. Together with her husband David, artisan sons Ray and Roy and daughter Robin Fulk, The Children's Garden is a small piece of wonder, a place for creative play and to find magic in Mother Nature.
|
The Children's Garden & Art Center became a non-profit 501 C (3) and public charitable organization in the fall of 2009. We do yearly fundraisers for "All Faith's Food Bank", the "Humane Society of Sarasota" and "Make-A-Wish Foundation". Our wish is to continue our education classes in hopes of teaching our children to become good stewards of the earth. Help support this safe haven for children of all ages!
|