One Final, Finn-tastic Adventure Awaits in the Children's Garden

Celebrate the seasonal closing of the beloved Children's Garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden with a weekend of fun activities that inspire children to be adventurous in the great outdoors. Your kids will meet Finn, the Garden's friendly frog mascot, participate in a Daffodil Dig, plant bulbs in the Nature Classroom, create a nature journal, play in the cave, on rope bridges, in the tree house and lots more during this two-day nature adventure.

First, they'll spin the wheel for chances to win fun prizes as they enter the Garden, then, the hands-on, nature-inspired fun begins. Scheduled activities include:

• Daffodil Digs: Visitors of all ages will have the opportunity to add to the living collection by planting daffodil bulbs in the raised beds in the Nature Explore Classroom.
• Nature Impressions: Little ones can dig into their natural curiosities and discover the patterns, shapes and details that are in their favorite leaves, flowers, seeds and rocks. Using clay and natural materials found in the Children's Garden, kids can make nature pendants to take home and wear, hang in the window or dangle on their holiday tree.
• Make a Nature Frame: Kids can explore their creativity and make a unique photo frame out of natural and recycled materials. Parents – get inspired and take photos of your family's Children's Garden adventure and use your new frame to display your favorite shot.
• Create a Nature Journal: Explore nature in the Children's Garden with your new nature journal. Kids will use observation skills to draw and write what they see in a whole new way. Make a creative nature journal of your very own from natural materials and bring it with you next season!
• Watercolor Webs: Learn about Missouri spiders and their webs while creating your very own web using crayons and watercolors.
• Finn-tastic Face Painting: Who doesn't love face painting? Volunteers will create snazzy fall-inspired cheek art!

Children's Garden activities are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1 and Sunday, Nov. 2. 

Meet Finn, the Children's Garden friendly frog mascot, at 11 a.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Other scheduled events include a visit from live native creatures from the World Bird Sanctuary on Saturday at 11 a.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m.; and live music by WildHeart, the Emmy award-winning educators and entertainers Jan and George Syrigos, at 11 a.m. on Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday.

Activities are included with admission to the Children's Garden of $5 per child ages 3 to 12 ($3 per child for Garden members' children). Adults are included with general admission to the Garden.

For more information: visit mobot.org

_{Photos courtesy of the Missouri Botanical Garden}