Join our nature-based activities for children of all ages this summer!
Pond dipping, Wildlife and Pebble Painting
Tues 27 July, 11am – 12.30pm
Explore the wildlife in our garden pond and create pebble reminders of your favourite critters.
For ages 5 – 10 years.
Tickets: £5 per child with one carer, refundable deposit (on attendance),
Identity, Ecology and Climate Justice with Zoe Burt
Wed 28 July, 11am-2pm
Make your own sunprints and explore climate related issues . Come away with unique powerful prints incorporating words, portraits and nature. Bring a packed lunch to enjoy in the SLBI garden! Ages 10 – 15 years.
Tickets: £5 per child with one carer, refundable deposit (on attendance).
Project Pollinate
Tues 3 Aug, 11am-12.30pm
How does pollination happen? Learn about pollinators, how plants attract pollinating insects and what we can do individually to support our local pollinators. From bug hotels, butterfly feeders, bee baths and seed bombs, there are many small ways we can help.
Ages 7 – 11 years.
Tickets: £5 per child with one carer, refundable deposit (on attendance) – 8 spaces available
Growing Young Minds
Wed 4 Aug, 10.30am-11.30am
A botanical experience for little ones. In the first of our workshops for little ones, we will explore the beautiful garden at the SLBI and create our own botanical themed bracelet.
We will learn about seeds and plant some to take home to remember our garden walk. Ages 2-3 years.
Tickets: £5 per child with one carer, refundable deposit (on attendance).
Hapa Zome
Tues 10 Aug, 11am-12.30pm
A natural leaf and flower dyeing workshop using the Japanese technique of hapa-zome.
Create mandalas (circular patterns) and naturalistic scenes by hammering flowers and leaves into fabric squares of calico. Ages 7 – 11 years.
Tickets: £5 per child with one carer, refundable deposit (on attendance).
Find out more and book here.
EDEN One Song One Seed
Wed 11 Aug, 10am-12pm
A music-nature workshop on ‘the journey of a seed’. Led by Sophie Dand and Rachel Walters in
collaboration with the International Teaching Artist Collaborative ITAC and the South London Botanical Institute. Ages 5 – 8 years.
Tickets: £5 per child with one carer, refundable deposit (on attendance).
