Welcome to the Children's Garden & Art Center!
We are happy to announce that we have reopened The Children's Garden.
As you know we are very family oriented so we are following protocol by asking everyone too:
*Please stay home if you or your child are feeling sick or have a fever or a cough. Take your temperature before leaving too. We will be doing no contact temperature checks at the door as a precautionary measure!
*All adults must wear a mask or face covering to help protect our other guests, children and our staff. It is the kind thing to do and we appreciate it.
Unfortunately anyone coming in without a face covering will not be able to stay, but we will have some masks in the shop for a small donation.
*The Dress Up room will be closed just for now, but feel free to wear your own costumes!
*The Caterpillar Cottage will be shut down due to tight quarters inside, but we will have books outside on the porch & a little coloring station.
We will offer a hand sanitizer station as well as clean our bathrooms, tables & surfaces often. We will have our tables 6 ft distance apart, but you as parents will have to do your part in helping with your children to be mindful of other people's space & the 6 foot social distancing rule.
All of our Nature, Gardening & Art Classes will resume in the near future but we are postponing them until further notice.
Thanks so much for your kindness in helping us keep everyone at the garden safe & healthy! We appreciate our Garden Family!
Summer Camps are so much fun at The Children's Garden!
We are taking reservations now as space is very limited.
We have rescheduled one of our camps, "Under the Sea -Mermaids, Pirates & Sea Creatures of the Deep" to July 6-10th. The rest are on schedule, but subject to change for health concerns. Please call for reservations.
Magic Potion Garden June 15-19
Treasure Hunters June 22-26
Once Upon a Time... Fairy Tales & Magical Crafts June 29-July 3
Under the Sea -Mermaids, Pirates & Sea Creatures of the Deep July 6-10th
We have added one more Magic Potion Garden Camp during July 13th to 17th due to overwhelming demand!
All kids must be 5 years old to attend camp please.
Camp hours are drop off 9:15am start time 9:30am
Pick up time is 1:30pm.
Cost is $150+tax for non-members (discounts for siblings & another added camp week)
Cost is $135+tax for garden members (discounts for siblings & another added camp week).
Call the garden starting next Tuesday May 26th for more information or email us at info@sarasotachildrensgarden.com
We have so many fun things coming up later in the Summer as soon as we reopen like our Summer Camps, our Woodland Fairy Festival & Dragon Egg Hunt! We will announce dates when we are able to reopen & welcome more guests to the garden. Everything is uncertain for us, but we are still here for you! Keep checking back with us for information.
An Update On Our Adult Easter Egg Fundraiser!
We have a big fun announcement! Our Adult Easter Egg Hunt had to be rescheduled due to Covid 19, but we heard that the Easter Bunny passed off his basket of prizes to the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland, so "Don't Be Late For This Very Important Date"! The Mad Hatter's Adult Fundraiser for the Garden will be in October the date will be announced soon!
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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We are monitoring the situation and we are hoping to be open for Summer Camps, check out those tabs here
We also have 2 events in the works:
Our Annual Woodland Fairy Festival and the Annual Dragon Egg Hunt
Keep updated with us by signing up to our email and following all our Social Media accounts!
Our Annual Woodland Fairy Festival and the Annual Dragon Egg Hunt
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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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