HCP Kids Garden Club - Spring 2024
2024-06-01 09:30 - 11:30 (America/Vancouver) | Horticulture Centre Of The Pacific, 505 Quayle Rd., Victoria, BC, V9E 2J7, Canada
Do you know a child or youth who loves the outdoors and thrives in the garden? Our HCP Kids Garden provides many opportunities for land-based engagement activities, including seed starting and propagation, planting, garden maintenance, pollinator habitats, and so much more. Each weekly class will have us in this amazing teaching garden where we grow our own food crops. Hope you can join us with your pre-k learner or drop-off (or join) your school age child. There are lots of takeaways, including seeds, transplants and more! Please pack your child's own garden gloves if you have some and bring along a water bottle (and snack if needed:) Age: 3 - 14 years
Please note there are two fees: Preschool and School Age; the School age program is 30 minutes longer

Date: Saturdays - April 6 - June 1, 2024 (no class April 27)
Times:

Preschool: 9:30 am - 11:00 am
School Age: 9:30 am - 11:30 am

Fees:

Preschool: $160/ 8 weeks or $140.00 with a Family Membership
School Age (5 - 14): $180.00 or $160.00 with a Family Membership

Register: ONLINE or Call 250-479-6162

HCP Kids - BBQ Herb Planter for Dad
2024-06-15 10:00 - 11:30
Does Dad Love to Barbeque? Herbs can really enhance this meal experience to add flavour and interest too! Join us for a garden journey to explore garden herbs to grow for culinary uses and create a make and take planter to gift Dad for Father’s Day! Each planter includes a pot, 3 herbs and plant markers for gifting beautifully. Age: 4+years (6 and under with an adult)

Date: Saturday June 15, 2024
Time: 10:00 - 11:30 am
Fee: $40/planter
Registration: Online or call 250-479-6162

HCP Kids - Stories in the Garden - Pollinators
2024-06-21 09:30 - 10:30
It's all about our special friends, POLLINATORS this week as we celebrate these amazing creatures with curious observations and chats. Imagine an exploringing nature walk with your child to inspire you both! This rain or shine outdoor program on our endless pathways provides us with many social and nature connections. This is followed by a storytime that encourages the development of listening skills and small group interactions and lots of fun facts about local pollinators! Plan to bring along your favourite story blanket and snack to enjoy during the story with your child and invite a friend. Minimum registration is required. Please share word of this engaging program with your friends and make it a play date!

Date: Friday June 21
Time: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Fee: $10.00 per Family
Register: Online or Call 250-479-6162

YP Summer Camps 2024 - July 2 to 5
2024-07-02 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-03 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-04 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-05 09:00 - 16:00
During these camps, we will busy ourselves with seasonal gardening activities in our very own HCP Kids Garden! There will also be an exploration of the many natural systems that keep our gardens growing, garden arts and crafts, and more.
Fees: $180 or $160 with a Family Membership
Registration will open April 3 for those with a Family Membership, April 4 for General Public

YP Summer Camps 2024 - July 8 to 12
2024-07-08 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-09 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-10 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-11 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-12 09:00 - 16:00
During these camps, we will busy ourselves with seasonal gardening activities in our very own HCP Kids Garden! There will also be an exploration of the many natural systems that keep our gardens growing, garden arts and crafts, and more.
Fees: $225 or $200 with a Family Membership
Registration will open April 3 for those with a Family Membership, April 4 for General Public

HCP Kids - Herbal Creations July 2024
2024-07-11 13:30 - 15:30
Herbs are a versatile plant choice for their culinary uses, beauty, aromatherapy and so much more! Let’s explore a variety of plants that we call herbs and recognize them for some of their uses. This session will cover some plant identification and time to harvest and make herb based personal products in this extended class time frame. Ages 6 and up

Date: Thursday July 11 2024
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Fee: $35/child and $30/family membership
Register: Online or Call 250-479-6162

YP Summer Camps 2024 - July 15 to 19
2024-07-15 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-16 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-17 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-18 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-19 09:00 - 16:00
During these camps, we will be busy with seasonal gardening activities in our very own HCP Kids Garden! There will also be an exploration of the many natural systems that keep our gardens growing, garden arts and crafts, and more.
Fees: $225 or $200 with a Family Membership
Registration will open April 3 for those with a Family Membership, April 4 for General Public

HCP Kids - Tea Time July 2024
2024-07-18 13:30 - 15:30
Tea brewing is an art form that goes back to ancient times. Did you know that many of the herbs growing in our gardens are easy to use for brewing. Children love to explore and learn about these interesting plants that provide our brews with flavours and scents. Together we will explore the herb and flower gardens to create a better understanding of these plants and their uses. Then we will create our own blends to take home and sample, discussing drying and storing techniques while we taste our teas. This makes a great “friends meet up” for your child for an afternoon of creativity, gathering and fun! Ages 6 and up

Date: Thursday July 18 2024
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Fee: $35/child and $30/family membership
Registration: Online or call 250-479-6162

YP Half Day Garden Arts Camps 2024 - July 22 to 26
2024-07-22 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-23 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-24 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-25 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-26 09:00 - 12:00
The program runs 9 to noon daily. Our time is spent gathering and using natural materials to create garden art as well as a variety of other mediums for 4 or 5 days in July and August.
Limited to 16 participants. For children between 5 and 12 years (School age)
Fees: $125 or $100 with a Family Membership
Registration will open April 3 for those with a Family Membership, April 4 for GeneralPublic

HCP Kids - Summer Time Fairy Gardens
2024-07-25 13:30 - 15:00
It’s summertime and even the fairies need a place to relax on hot days. Looking to our many demonstration gardens for inspiration, we will create a wee oasis for magic in our gardens. These miniature gardens are perfect for creative play on hot days and also provide a sweet addition to existing fairy gardens or another themed garden. Need some playtime too? Why not sign up and make your own miniature garden!! 4+ years (6 and under with an adult)

Date: Thursday July 25, 2004
Time: 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Fee: $35/child and $30 with Family Membership
Registration: Online or call 250-479-6162

YP Summer Camps 2024 - July 29 to August 2
2024-07-29 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-30 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-31 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-01 09:00 - 16:00
During these camps, we will be busy with seasonal gardening activities in our very own HCP Kids Garden! There will also be an exploration of the many natural systems that keep our gardens growing, garden arts and crafts, and more.
Fees: $225.00 or $200.00 with a Family Membership
Registration will open April 3 for those with a Family Membership, April 4 for General Public

HCP Kids - Natural Plant Dyes
2024-08-01 13:30 - 15:30
The history of natural dyes can be traced back to the earliest civilizations, where plants, insects, and even minerals were used to create a variety of colours. In this session we will explore some plants that contribute their pigments for dyeing, in our Herb Garden as well as natural spaces at HCP. With some guided foraging, we will collect plant materials and create some paper and fabric items to take away. Age: 7+ years (recommended)

Date: Thursday August 01, 2024
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Fee: $35/child or $30 with Family Membership
Registration: Online or call 250-479-6162
