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MOBOT and Sachs Butterfly House Has Some Great Children's Programs
St. Louis, MO - Get to know the Missouri Botanical Garden and its “family tree” of attractions with engaging summer camps and classes. Children of all ages can spend time outdoors, meet new friends and have fun as they explore the natural world. Learn about botany, ecology and conservation at the Garden. Discover the planet’s many animals and insects at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House. Become a “green” expert at the EarthWays Center, and enjoy nature outings at the Shaw Nature Reserve. Enrollment opens Jan. 15, so get growing by visiting www.mobot.org/education. Missouri Botanical Garden
Five new multi-day Camp MBG sessions combine journaling, games, arts and crafts, and more to foster learning about plants and ecosystems. In Gotta Grow, four- and five-year-olds will discover how to make plants grow and investigate what happens when plants don’t get what they need. The camp is Aug. 4 through 6 from 10 a.m. to noon each day. Cost is $54 per child. Students entering first through third grades can explore Extreme Botany, from the biggest plant at the Garden to meat-eating plants to other unusual species, June 29 through July 2. Uncover the differences between a wetland and a pond or the similarities of a Missouri woodland and a tropical rainforest with Ecology Essentials from July 20 through 23. Both camps are from 9 a.m. to noon and cost $80 per child.
Six- to eight-year-olds paired with their parent or guardian can investigate insects that swim, jump, dig, and fly in BUZZ: Lifestyles of the Six-Legged. Classes are June 28, July 5, 12, 19 and 26 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Cost is $83 for the five-class series or $15 for individual classes. Backyard Science summer camp encourages children to explore the littlest contributors to the environment, from butterflies and bees to beetles to roaches. The weekly series will also include a special field trip. Classes are 3 to 5 p.m. on July 8, 15, 22 and 29; cost is $65. Ages eight and older can learn the skill of mounting butterflies for display and study through Butterfly Pinning on June 10 and 17 from 10 to 11 a.m.; cost is $15 for both classes. Ages nine and older can join the Butterfly House and the Humane Society of Missouri for a crash-course in entomology called Creepy Crawlers. Inspect the wide world of insects, from the harmless and beneficial to the pesky bugs that “bug” our pets. The class is July 16 from 10 a.m. to noon and costs $17 per person. To register for summer classes at the Butterfly House, call (636) 530-0076, extension 13. To register for summer camps at the EarthWays Center, call (314) 577-0220. To register, call the Shaw Nature Reserve at (636) 451-3512.
For more information on the entire lineup of summer camps and classes at the Missouri Botanical Garden, Butterfly House, EarthWays Center and Shaw Nature Reserve, visit www.mobot.org/education or call (314) 577-9506. Garden members enjoy early enrollment and a discount on many youth programs. The Missouri Botanical Garden’s mission is “to discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment, in order to preserve and enrich life.” Today, 150 years after opening, the Missouri Botanical Garden is a National Historic Landmark and a center for science, conservation, education and horticultural display. Missouri Botanical Garden: Green for 150 Years. |

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