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Week 8: Food Explosion Cooking Camp – SOLD OUT

 (5-10 years old) Did you know that cooking is part science and part art? Campers will explore both the science and the art of cooking and baking as their taste buds explode with flavors from around the country and the world. Join us in the Wisner House kitchen as we prepare and taste culinary treats…

Week 8: Crafty Kids

(rising 1st to 2nd grade) Campers will enjoy a fun-filled week of imagination, color, and creativity as they express their inner artist through a variety of materials and techniques. As we create our crafty masterpieces, we’ll draw inspiration from art-themed stories, the Arboretum’s summer beauty, and the vibrant, nature-inspired exhibit in the Wisner House Gallery!…

Week 8: Lunch Buddies – Food Explosion Cooking Camp

 (5-10 years old) Lunch Buddies returns this summer! Campers attending morning sessions (9am-12pm) can bring their lunch, and plan to stay for an additional hour of food, fun and friends! Please note that Lunch Buddies is for the whole week and cannot be prorated daily. Dates: August 4 – August 8 Time: 12:00 PM –…

Week 8: Lunch Buddies – Crafty Kids

(rising 1st and 2nd grade) Lunch Buddies returns this summer! Campers attending morning sessions (9am-12pm) can bring their lunch, and plan to stay for an additional hour of food, fun and friends! Please note that Lunch Buddies is for the whole week and cannot be prorated daily. Dates: August 4 – August 8 Time: 12:00…

Weekly Ground Force Session

(age 14+, age 12-13 with adult) Join Our Horticulture Team! Help maintain and enhance the beauty of our gardens and grounds all year long—spring, summer, fall, and even winter! Volunteer indoors or outdoors alongside our horticulturists to support the care and upkeep of our landscape. Tasks vary by session and may include weeding, mulching, watering,…

Arboretum Explorers – Meadowlands Sunset Kayak Tour

(ages 16 and up) With the NYC skyline as a backdrop, you’ll be pleasantly surprised to find great paddling in the Meadowlands. The many creeks, sweeping through grassy hills and phragmites, offer an ecological system of tidal waters, where wading birds and other wildlife forage for food in the mud flats at low tide. This…