Happy Giving Tuesday 2021! We hope you can join us at 11am in the garden today for our learning activity and craft. If you want to support the Garden with a donation, you can visit our PayPal link here. Thank you for helping us in our mission to keep kids connected to nature!
The Children's Garden and Art Center of Sarasota
Follow the yellow brick room into a land of enchantment & make-believe where little pirates can sail the high seas on The Pirate Queen, fairies can have tea in fairyland & kids can climb towards the clouds in our tree fort! The Woodland Cafe waits in Hobbitville for kids to create mud pies or mud cakes, the rain forest beckons kids to run through the cool mist & our costume room welcomes kids to dress up for creative fun! We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and public charitable organization and rely on admission and donations to support our mission, which is to keep kids connected to nature. We do so through fostering imaginative play as well as offering weekly nature and art programs for children. We hope to see you soon!
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Hours of operation
Tuesday through Friday: 10:00am - 4:00pm Saturday & Sunday: 10:00am - 5:00pm Closed Mondays |
Admission
Adults and Teenagers 13 years & up: $10+tax Children 3 years & up: $5+tax Children under 2: free |
MASK POLICY & COVID SAFETY: Children and vaccinated adults are not required to wear masks, however, we are kindly asking unvaccinated adults to wear masks during their visit. We encourage social distancing & hand washing! Thank you for helping to keep our small team safe & other guests!
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Learn more about our membership levels here! Please use the "instructions to seller" text box to give us the recipient's information. Feel free to call or email us with any questions.
Purchase a gift certificate with a custom amount using the PayPal button below and use the "instructions to seller" text box to add recipient's information.
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Don't forget! Each week we offer 20% off admission prices on Thrifty Thursday, where adults get in for $8+tax and children get in for just $4+tax!
Thursday, November 25th: Closed All Day - Happy Thanksgiving!
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Wed, December 1st, 11:00am - 11:30am
A Perfect Red & Green Mystery Craft for the Holidays but can you guess what it is? Come find out with Storytime and the cutest craft! Fri, December 3rd, 11:00am - 11:30am We are using our creativity this morning with a bright Paper Mosaic Christmas Ornament, perfect for little hands. Sat, December 4th, 10:00am to 11:00am Candy Cane Scavenger Hunt This Annual Event at The Children's Garden is our sweet way to kick off the holiday season. Grab your scavenger hunt in the gift shop to find all your hidden candy canes. Make sure to color your Gingerbread House before you go. This is included in your garden's admission & free for members. Happy Holidays! Wed, December 8th, 11:00am -11:30am We are making a super cute keepsake by Fingerprinting Christmas Lights for a holiday card! You do not want to miss this special craft! Fri, December 10th,11:00am - 11:30am We are taking a break from the holiday crafts to make our very own Stone Soup! What is it you ask? Come listen to the story and then let's find our natural materials to make this magical make-believe soup! |
December's Newsletter is now available!
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2021 AT 10 AM – 11 AM
We are kicking off the Holidays with our sweet "Candy Cane Clue Hunt!” Come anytime during these hours and grab your clue hunt in the gift shop to find all of your Candy Canes. Some are big, some are small, some are in trees & some on the ground! Once you have found all your candy canes, enjoy coloring your Candy Cane Gingerbread color sheet at our picnic tables. Included with admission & free for members.
We are kicking off the Holidays with our sweet "Candy Cane Clue Hunt!” Come anytime during these hours and grab your clue hunt in the gift shop to find all of your Candy Canes. Some are big, some are small, some are in trees & some on the ground! Once you have found all your candy canes, enjoy coloring your Candy Cane Gingerbread color sheet at our picnic tables. Included with admission & free for members.
Join us for an afternoon filled with fairy magic! Follow the clues in our fairy scavenger hunt to find your fairy gifts, then you'll have everything you need to create your own sparkly fairy wand. An enchanted fairy tea with delightful snacks will be served before story time at the stage. We will then create fairy houses with nature finds in the garden to complete our Fairy Tea, an event you will not want to miss!
Please note: Tickets for this event are by RSVP and preregistration only. Refunds are available until two weeks prior to the event date. This event will be held outdoors, but may be moved to our cottage indoors to avoid rainy weather.
Please note: Tickets for this event are by RSVP and preregistration only. Refunds are available until two weeks prior to the event date. This event will be held outdoors, but may be moved to our cottage indoors to avoid rainy weather.
Saturday, December 18th from 10am to noon (rain date: December 19th)
Annual Elf Workshop
This Special Holiday Event is one you do not want to miss! The Children's Garden has transformed into Santa's Workshop and you are the Elves! Stop by the "Kindness Bank" to get your Elf money to buy your sweet treats in our Woodland Cafe, then write your letter to Santa at the post office, have it postmarked to the North Pole and drop it in Santa's special mailbox! Create your Jingle Bell Stick at the Elf Workshop so that Rudolph & the reindeer can find you Christmas eve & plant your special peppermint seeds to take home & watch grow.
Pre-registration is required for this event. Tickets are $5+tax per elf in addition to the cost of admission.
Refunds are available prior to 2 weeks before event. The rain date for this event is December 19th.
Annual Elf Workshop
This Special Holiday Event is one you do not want to miss! The Children's Garden has transformed into Santa's Workshop and you are the Elves! Stop by the "Kindness Bank" to get your Elf money to buy your sweet treats in our Woodland Cafe, then write your letter to Santa at the post office, have it postmarked to the North Pole and drop it in Santa's special mailbox! Create your Jingle Bell Stick at the Elf Workshop so that Rudolph & the reindeer can find you Christmas eve & plant your special peppermint seeds to take home & watch grow.
Pre-registration is required for this event. Tickets are $5+tax per elf in addition to the cost of admission.
Refunds are available prior to 2 weeks before event. The rain date for this event is December 19th.
Birthday Parties at The Garden |
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Looking for a space to celebrate more safely with a small gathering? The Garden is completely outdoors with lots of room for your party of up to 24 guests. To make your party even more special, check out our Nature Add-Ons, unique and whimsical crafts & activities where we handle 100% of the prep and the mess! For more information on parties, visit our page here.
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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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