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.
Monday, June 17th Wizard, Dragons & Magical Things Camp starts.
Thursday, June 20th Get thrifty on Thursdays and take advantage of our weekly admission discount. Adults, seniors and military are only $8, and children 3-13 years are only $4.
Friday, June 21st Step-Into-A-Story at 11am sharp at our stage complete with listening dust!
Sunday, June 23rd Woodland Fairy Festival on Sunday June 23rd from 10am to 1pm. This sweet morning is filled with Fairy Folklore, Fairy crafts and a lot of fairy fun. This special event is perfect for all ages. Visit our webpage for a list of Fairy Crafts & Times!
Thursday, June 20th Get thrifty on Thursdays and take advantage of our weekly admission discount. Adults, seniors and military are only $8, and children 3-13 years are only $4.
Friday, June 21st Step-Into-A-Story at 11am sharp at our stage complete with listening dust!
Sunday, June 23rd Woodland Fairy Festival on Sunday June 23rd from 10am to 1pm. This sweet morning is filled with Fairy Folklore, Fairy crafts and a lot of fairy fun. This special event is perfect for all ages. Visit our webpage for a list of Fairy Crafts & Times!
WOODLAND FAIRY FESTIVAL
Sunday, June 23rd
10am to 1pm
Our Fairy Schedule:
10am Welcoming Our Fairies 10:30 to 11 Receive Your Fairy Name at the stage & color your fairy 11am to 11:30 Fairy Story & Fairy House Making in the garden (pixie dust & jewels) 11:30 - noon Join us at the picnic tables to decorate your fairy wands with sparkles & ribbons 12:30 to 1pm We are making Fairy Soup (bubbles) with sweet essential oils, flowers & herbs along with a shiny Fairy Bubble Wand! |
Calling all fairies, elves, sprites & gnomes to our Fairy Festival for lots of Fairy Fun! This sweet morning is entwined in Nature celebrating our wee folks with Fairy Folklore, Fairy Stories & Crafts. Perfect for kids of all ages!
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This Special Event is included in your garden's admission but we are asking for an extra $2 for each person participating in the fairy crafts. Do one or two crafts or do them all:)
Our garden members get free admission with the $2 charge. Thanks!
Summer Camp 2019!
Nature fun awaits you at our Summer Camp! There is a new adventure everyday and the wonders of Mother Nature to explore! We encourage your child's Imagination, we foster creativity and we allow for Make-Believe!
So Join Us for Four Cool Camp Weeks for 5-12 year Old at The Children's Garden!!
So Join Us for Four Cool Camp Weeks for 5-12 year Old at The Children's Garden!!
Week One: Garden Chefs
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Week Two: Wizards, Dragons, & Magical Things
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Week Three: Nature Crafting
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Week Four: Wilderness Camp
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Thanks for Joining us for Garden Chefs Week
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From June 17th-21st
Camp is filled! |
From July 8th-12th
We still have a couple spaces left. |
From July 22nd-26th
We still have a few openings for this camp! |
For More Information, Click the Button Below!
Dragon Egg Hunt
Saturday, July 20th
(Rain Date July 21st)
Opening Doors at 9:45 AM
This event is free for Garden Members and included in regular admission for non-members.
--------------------------------------------------- Skip the line! Non-members can prepay for this event only!* We will email you to confirm purchase. If you prepay for this event, please bring receipt with you upon arrival to the Garden.
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Once upon a time a Magical Realm was filled with Dragons! We think they have landed at The Children’s Garden, we are off on a ROARING adventure to find hidden Dragon Eggs! Decorate a shield to take with you on your hunt! We will start our Dragon Hunt close to 10 AM so don’t be late! Once all the Dragon Eggs are found the hunt will be over. A prize will be presented to the Knight who finds the Magical Golden Dragon Egg! Turn in your Gold, Dragon Glass, Gems & Jewels for special treats at our Magical Trading Post!
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*Refunds will not be available for this event. If you have questions or concerns please email us at info@sarasotachildrensgarden.com
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.
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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!
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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.
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Down the winding path you will find the Monster Garden where our giant green dragon "Snuffy" resides with her other fun & unusual monster friends.
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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.
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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.
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Sarasota's #1 Place For Having Your Child's Birthday / Celebration
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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.
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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!
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