Summer Children's Garden

The Children’s Garden, sponsored by HSBC Bank, is happy to welcome back families for our DROP-OFF Summer Children’s Garden!

Enjoy the great outdoors and learn about environmental themes such as gardening, discovering our animal neighbors, using our natural world to create art, and much more! Each Summer session will be taught by dedicated and experienced staff, excited to welcome back new and returning families this summer. For ages 4 - 13.

Each session incorporates the Garden as a resource to support nature discovery, hands-on activities, thematic activities, art, and science investigations.

This program is for drop-off only, held outdoors for the majority of the time with access to indoor program space, and masks are required for all participants while indoors. Masks are encouraged while outdoors.

Your registrations supports Queens Botanical Garden, the place where people, plants, and cultures meet! QBG is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

***Please read all program information below before registering. If you have questions and would like to speak to someone on our team, contact kidsprograms@queensbotanical.org or 718.886.3800, ext. 218.***

Session Dates:

Two-Week Sessions (8 days) – 9am to 3pm*

$800 Non-Member / $720 Family-Level+ Member

Session I: Garden Lab, Mondays-Thursdays, July 10-20, 2023

Session II: Botanical Recipes, Mondays-Thursdays, July 24-August 3, 2023

Session III: Plant Pals, Mondays-Thursdays, August 7-17, 2023

*Extended Hours until 5:30pm (For an additional $35/day, Extended Hours are available as add-on at checkout.)

One-Week Session (4 days) – 9am to 3pm*

$400 Non-Member / $360 Family-Level+ Member$800

Session IV: Growing Artists, Monday-Thursday, August 21-24, 2023

*Extended Hours until 5:30pm (For an additional $35/day, Extended Hours are available as add-on at checkout.)

More About Each Session:

Session I: Garden Lab Mondays-Thursdays, July 10-20

Discover the beauty and wonder of nature through science! We’ll use our five senses to understand the many ecosystems and organisms of our garden.

Session II: Botanical Recipes Mondays-Thursdays, July 24-August 3

Explore the many ways people use plants to create a sense of home! We’ll look to recipes from around the world to guide us through cooking, medicine, craft, and more.

Session III: Plant Pals Mondays-Thursdays, August 7-17

Meet our most beloved garden neighbors: the urban critters who support NYC’s habitats! We’ll search for animal tracks and homes, make a terrarium, hatch butterflies, and identify local birds, mammals, reptiles, and insects.

Session IV: Growing Artists Monday-Thursday, August 21-24 (4-day session)

Explore the intersection between art and the natural world! We’ll use foraged, found, and recycled items to collaboratively create art and music projects.

Discounted parking is available with registration.

QBG is dedicated to providing the best possible learning environment for our students. If your child requires any accommodations please email kidsprograms@queensbotanical.org.

We will be asking you to pack a nut-free lunch for the day. More information to come.

More Information

• This program runs rain or shine and is held outdoors for the majority of the time. Participants and staff will rotate indoors for cooling breaks, for certain activities, and during rainy days.
• Masks are required for all participants while indoors and are suggested while outdoors.
• If driving, you may drop off your child or stay and park, $5.00 discounted parking rate applies.
• QBG reserves the right to cancel the program due to unforeseen circumstances. In the event that it is canceled, you will be fully refunded the program fee.
• There will not be make-up classes for absences due to sicknesses.
• QBG is dedicated to providing the best possible learning environment for our students. If your child requires any accommodations please email kidsprograms@queensbotanical.org.
• If you qualify for the Family-Level+ Member or Sibling discount (see below), please remember to apply the discount code upon checkout.
• We will be asking you to pack a nut-free lunch for the day. More information to come.

Health & Safety

• Vaccines are strongly encouraged but not required.
• Masks are required while indoors, at all times for all participants, staff, and parents.
• If you are showing symptoms of sickness, please do not attend.

Thank you for your cooperation in ensuring this program is safe for everyone!

Cancellations

During inclement weather, we will bring the group under cover and indoors and do not plan to cancel. In the rare case that an event is cancelled, you will be notified via email.

Scholarship

A limited number of scholarships seats are available by request. Please email kidsprograms@queensbotanical.org to inquire.

Discounts

Members with Family-Level Membership and above receive a 10% discount by entering the code "MEMBER"* at checkout in the "Promo Code" field (reference image below). Siblings can receive a 5% discount by using the code "SIBLING". No discounts may be applied after your transaction is processed.

*For QBG Family-Level+ Members only. You will be prompted to enter your Member ID # at checkout to verify eligibility for discount.

For information on membership, visit queensbotanical.org/membership.

Donate

Help families in need by donating to our Scholarship Fund! We suggest a $20 donation, but gifts of any amount can make a difference to welcome these families in our nature programs. Please note that donations do not go toward your registration fees. We thank you for your generosity!

Refund Policy

We have a no-refund policy within 30 days from the program start date. If you must cancel after registering, notify the Kids Programs staff at 718-886-3800 x218 or kidsprograms@queensbotanical.org at least 30 full days before the start of the program and the Garden will refund 75% of the program cost.

Refunds and credits are not issued for partial attendance or after the program begins. Registrations are nontransferable.

There will not be make-up classes for absences due to sicknesses.

Garden Etiquette

QBG staff strives to provide a place of peace, beauty, and safety for the quiet enjoyment of our visitors. QBG is a living museum, a collection of gardens for the study, culture, exhibition, and display of plants. We encourage our visitors to explore, enjoy, and be respectful of our plant collections and to be considerate of fellow guests as well. For more guidelines on garden etiquette, click here.

Communications

By purchasing tickets and attending QBG events, you hereby opt in to receiving communications from the Garden. You may receive updates about future QBG events and news through the addresses you provide. If you do not wish to receive future communication, simply click the “unsubscribe” button at the bottom of an email or write to info@queensbotanical.org.

Getting to QBG

By public transportation, take the number 7 subway line to Main Street, the Long Island Rail Road (Port Washington line) to Main Street/Flushing, or the Q44-SBS or Q20 bus. For driving directions and more information, please visit our website.

Parking

On-site parking is available the Parking Garden, located at 42-80 Crommelin Street, Flushing, NY 11355, for a discounted rate of $5 per vehicle. For regular parking fee information, please check our website or call 718.886.3800.

About QBG

Your registrations supports Queens Botanical Garden, the place where people, plants, and cultures meet! QBG is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

QBG is an urban oasis where people, plants and cultures are celebrated through inspiring gardens, innovative educational programs and real-world applications of environmental stewardship. QBG is located on property owned by the City of New York, and its operation is made possible in part by public funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Queens Borough President, the New York City Council, State elected officials, the New York State Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, along with corporate, foundation, and individual supporters. For more information, visit www.queensbotanical.org or call (718) 886-3800.