Kids in the Garden Class: Recycled Art September 8

Recycled Art – Make Creative Projects Using “Saved” Trash with Farmer Jones. Class fee is $5 per child, and $5 per adult Garden entry. Pre-registration required at farmerjonesavbg@gmail.com or (760) 822-6824. Alta Vista Botanical Gardens is at 1270 Vale Terrace Drive. Visit altavistabotanicalgardens.org

Alta Vista Botanical Gardens is now in the ninth year of getting kids outdoors to discover their environment, enjoy nature, dig into gardening, learn about natural resources, and to share art and music.

This month the Kids in the Garden class will feature Water – how we use it, how we can save it, and how we can have fun with it. We will have ice, bubbles, rainbows, evaporation and condensation, mud and ice, painting, sailboats, compost, and planting – and popsicles for a treat. Class time is from 10 am to 12 noon. Should be a fun day in the Gardens and nature! The Kids in the Garden class emphasizes hands-on discovery and fun for all!

Registration for the class includes visiting the Children’s Garden: the new Children’s Discovery Trail, the Ricardo Breceda “Serpent,” the Enchanted Garden Tube Tunnels, scarecrows on display, the interactive Children’s Music Garden, the Turtle and Dino Dig, and the Incredible Edibles Garden.

Class fee is $5 per child for two hours of FUN and learning, payable at the class. Fees support the development of the Children’s Garden. Adults will stay with their children and pay the $5 Garden entry fee. A family membership in Alta Vista Botanical Gardens includes the monthly Kids in the Garden class free for a year. Membership forms are available from Farmer Jones. Donations are gratefully accepted.

Pre-registration with Farmer Jones is required to ensure materials for all … contact farmerjonesavbg@gmail.com or call (760) 822-6824. Farmer Jones is a retired elementary teacher with 28 years’ experience in the classroom. She is a Master Composter who has been working in school gardens and children’s gardens for 45 years.

•October 20 – Fall Fun Festival 10 am to 3 pm FREE Event – scarecrow contest, pumpkins, bobbing for apples, children’s fall crafts, vendors, plant sale, BBQ lunch for sale

School field trips, Scout badge sessions, and club tours are available for a reasonable fee. Alta Vista Botanical Gardens is located at 1270 Vale Terrace Drive in VISTA, at the top of the hill inside Brengle Terrace Park. (760) 822-6824