Garden to Table Summer Sessions: Wednesday Mornings, 10:30am – 11:30am August 19 – Lemonade & Watermelon Salad Enjoy quality time in the garden with your child/children as we explore the Kitchen Garden and all that it has to offer. Help us weed and water, plant, and harvest. We will prepare a simple snack with ingredients…
(adults) Embrace the season’s colors with a new arrangement that feels rich and cozy! We will be working with beautiful blooms such as sunflowers, mums, astilbe, celosia, thistle, calla lilies, and various fall foliage and berries. In this workshop, you will learn tips about seasonal blooms and various techniques for arranging them. All experience levels…
(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 stories, and create a one-of-a-kind project every week. These are wonderful experiences where children can spend time outdoors with an Environmental Educator. The cost is…
(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 stories, and create a one-of-a-kind project every week. These are wonderful experiences where children can spend time outdoors with an Environmental Educator. The cost is…
(ages 5-12) This class is a unique opportunity for Homeschoolers to go outside and explore the wonders of nature with experienced environmental educators as their guide. Through hands-on, creative activities, students learn the science behind what they observe and experience in nature. We will be spending a good portion of our time outdoors, even if…
(adults and teens 16 yrs+) Experience the joy of painting outdoors at Reeves-Reed Arboretum in this plein air painting workshop led by artist Eric Alexander Santoli. Surrounded by the rich colors and textures of late summer transitioning into early fall, participants will work directly from the landscape, capturing the beauty, atmosphere, and changing gardens of…
(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…
(ages 0-3 with an adult) Infants, toddlers and caregivers join our educators to experience the many wonders of Reeves-Reed Arboretum. Hike woodland trails and gardens. Engage in active nature play designed to stimulate your child’s curiosity and inspire a love of the outdoors. Stories, music, and sensorimotor activities add to the experience by deepening our…
(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…
(ages 5-10) Each week, children will explore local New Jersey wildlife by creating step-by-step drawings of a mystery animal. Afterward, they’ll color their artwork and enjoy a guided hike through…
(ages 5-12) This class is a unique opportunity for Homeschoolers to go outside and explore the wonders of nature with experienced environmental educators as their guide. Through hands-on, creative activities, students learn the science behind what they observe and experience in nature. We will be spending a good portion of our time outdoors, even if…
(Adults and Teens Age 14+) Enjoy an early morning yoga class in our garden and experience what goat yoga is all about! This joyful class will help you clear your mind, relax, and have fun with some playful loveable goats. Goats are calm, even-tempered, social animals – the perfect companions for yoga. Studies have shown…
(ages 0-3 with an adult) Infants, toddlers and caregivers join our educators to experience the many wonders of Reeves-Reed Arboretum. Hike woodland trails and gardens. Engage in active nature play designed to stimulate your child’s curiosity and inspire a love of the outdoors. Stories, music, and sensorimotor activities add to the experience by deepening our…
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
(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…
(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…
(ages 0-3 with an adult) Infants, toddlers and caregivers join our educators to experience the many wonders of Reeves-Reed Arboretum. Hike woodland trails and gardens. Engage in active nature play designed to stimulate your child’s curiosity and inspire a love of the outdoors. Stories, music, and sensorimotor activities add to the experience by deepening our…
(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…
(ages 5-10) Each week, children will explore local New Jersey wildlife by creating step-by-step drawings of a mystery animal. Afterward, they’ll color their artwork and enjoy a guided hike through…
(adults and teens) Celebrate the beauty of the gardens through printmaking! Drawing inspiration from the plants, flowers, and foliage throughout the Arboretum, participants will learn block-printing techniques and create their…
