seasons
It's a Pumpkins Life
Date:
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Hey, isn't that a life cycle ripening in the garden? Play Life Cycle Bingo and search for plants in all stages of their lives. Start a pumpkin seed investigation. Compare the "insides" of pumpkins and their relatives. Estimate a giant pumpkin's weight. TAKE HOME INVESTIGATIONS!
MN Harvest: Eating Healthy from and for the Earth
Date:
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 12:30pm - 2:30pm
(meet at the Learning Center)
Apples for Minnesota
Date:
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 - 1:15pm - 2:30pm
(meet at the Horticultural Research Center)
Suggested age: 6-12 years
Tour the orchard to see apple trees loaded with ripening fruit. Help make apple cider in an old-time cider press. Try an apple taste test, learn about apple blossom pollination, and taste apple cider. Take home an apple!
