Posted February 16, 2010 by Doris Boardman, Web Technology Manager
A new decade brings more exciting transformation–to the Gardens, to our Botanic Buzz
e-newsletter (sign up here to receive your copy), and soon, to our Web site. How do you like our new blog design?
We have so many authors from all parts of the Gardens (click on the “More Authors” link in the right column under “authors” to see all of our most recent bloggers) that we wanted to make it even easier for you to learn some of our points of view about Denver Botanic Gardens and Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield by navigating through our new blog layout. I’ll be posting photos of our authors soon so you can see who we are.
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Posted November 13, 2009 by Josie Hart Genter, Children's Program Coordinator
Raspberries are a tasty way of adding some color to your clothes!
Ever wonder how to dye your clothing in a natural way? Kids love getting stains on their clothes anyway, right? Next Tuesday in our Seedlings weekly classes for kids 3-5, we will be making tie-dyed socks with berries. We will define what fruits are actually considered berries and which ones aren’t. Botanically, a blueberry is considered a false berry and a strawberry is an aggregate berry. So what actually is considered a berry then? You will be surprised to know that tomatoes and grapes are the most commonly eaten berries! Okay, so this is a bit high level for your four year old but they will love getting to taste different berries and then learn that they can change the color of their clothing as well.
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Posted October 20, 2009 by Josie Hart Genter, Children's Program Coordinator
This is a time where kids from ages 3-5 can get together, have fun and explore the wonders of nature. Their parents also have fun with one another and find camaraderie in the fact that their children are learning not only to appreciate nature, but also how to interact with nature and preserve its beauty.
I have been teaching this class for over a year and still am amazed that, despite different ages or developmental phases, children always have something in common: they are fascinated by what we find during our explorations of nature!
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