• Little Wonders: We LOVE Spring Flowers!! – SOLD OUT

    (ages 0-3 with an adult) Infants, toddlers and caregivers join our educators to experience the many wonders of Spring. Hike woodland trails and gardens. Engage in active nature play designed to stimulate your child’s curiosity and sense of wonder. Stories, music, and sensorimotor activities add to the experience by deepening our connections to each other…

  • Floral Workshop: Springtime Succulent Wreath

    (adults) Welcome spring into your home with a succulent wreath. Experience the satisfaction of creating a wreath that will grow over the season. You will create a moss-based wreath and…

  • Forest Bathing Mini-Retreat

    (for adults) Forest Bathing, also known as Nature and Forest Therapy, is a slow meditative walk in nature that takes a holistic view of the physiological, mental, emotional, and psycho-spiritual benefits to be derived from an embodied contact with nature and aims to engage humans through their senses, not their intellects. Forest Bathing can be…

  • Daffodil Plein Air Painting Workshop

    (adults and teens 16 yrs+) Experience the joy of painting outdoors during the height of daffodil season at Reeves-Reed Arboretum in this plein air painting workshop led by artist Eric…

  • Oaks and Acorns: Chasing Rainbows

    (ages 3-5 with an adult) Wonder, respect, and love for the natural world will be a great start in these engaging weekly adult and child classes. Take nature hikes, read…

  • Garden to Table – Butterfly Waffles

    Garden to Table Mondays, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM April 20 – Butterfly Waffles When exploring the gardens you are sure to spot monarch butterflies. Join us for our April…

  • Oaks and Acorns: Celebrate Earth Day at RRA

    (ages 3-5 with an adult) Wonder, respect, and love for the natural world will be a great start in these engaging weekly adult and child classes. Take nature hikes, read…

  • Moss & Mingle

    (for adults) Join us at Moss & Mingle, a 1.5-hour hands-on crafting experience where you’ll design your own preserved moss art panel using real, naturally preserved moss, foliage, and flowers.…

  • Early Spring Bird Walk

    (adults and teens 13 yrs+) The first colorful migrant birds are arriving in New Jersey from their wintering grounds down south. It’s time to break out your binoculars and hit…

  • RRA Earth Day Pop-Up at Rothy’s

    (adults) Join us for a special Earth Day pop-up at Rothy’s at Short Hills Mall on Saturday, April 25, from 1–4 PM! While you shop, stop by our table for nature-inspired children’s activities, pick up practical sustainable gardening tips, and learn more about what’s blooming and happening at Reeves-Reed Arboretum. Rothy’s commitment to sustainability—transforming recycled…

  • Oaks and Acorns: Fuzzy Bunnies

    (ages 3-5 with an adult) Wonder, respect, and love for the natural world will be a great start in these engaging weekly adult and child classes. Take nature hikes, read…

  • Full Moon and Floral Libations

    (for adults) Join us in celebrating May’s full “Flower Moon” with an evening designed to honor spring in all its blooming beauty. Craft a floral-forward mocktail, raise a toast to…

  • Floral Workshop: Mother-Child Bouquets

    (adults) Celebrate Mother’s Day with two (2) heartfelt floral arrangements made with love! This workshop is perfect for creating a thoughtful, personalized gift for a special person or for bonding…

  • Spring is for the Birds – Part 1

    (adults and teens 13 yrs+) Migration season is in full swing, and colorful migrants are flitting through the Arboretum’s forest and gardens, singing to attract mates.  Many of them are…

  • Forest Bathing Mini-Retreat

    (for adults) Forest Bathing, also known as Nature and Forest Therapy, is a slow meditative walk in nature that takes a holistic view of the physiological, mental, emotional, and psycho-spiritual benefits to be derived from an embodied contact with nature and aims to engage humans through their senses, not their intellects. Forest Bathing can be…