HCP Kids - Garden Club Spring 2025
2025-05-24 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-05-31 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-06-07 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:) Ages 3 to 14 (Children under 6 must be accompanied by an adult)

Dates: Saturday's, March 8 - June 7, 2024 (10 Weeks - no classes March 15, 22 or 29, or April 26)
Times:

Preschool (3 to 5): 9:30 am - 11:00 am
School Age (6 to 14): 9:30 am - 11:00 am

Fees :

Preschool (3 - 5): $160.00 or $140.00 with a Family Membership
School Age (6 - 14): $180.00 or $160.00 with a Family Membership

Register: Online or call 250-479-6162

HCP Kids - Tea Brewing May 2025
2025-05-24 13:30 - 15:00
The first credible record of brewing tea dates back to the 3rd Century AD. Fast forward to 2025 and the cold brewing of teas made with garden botanicals in our HCP Kids' Garden. We have been brewing our harvested flowers and herbs safely, using cold brew methods for years and our participants love to sample and create their own personalized blends. We will also be sampling and adding to commercial blended teas such as mint and green. This is also a fun way to introduce children to basic plant identification as we learn to recognize plant families for their features and their beneficial uses. Ages: 6+ Limited to 10 participants

Date: 24 May 2025
Time: 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Fee: $35/child and $30/family membership
Registration: Online or call 250-479-6162

HCP Kids - Garden Nature Academy Spring 2025
2025-05-29 09:30 - 12:00, 2025-06-05 09:30 - 12:00, 2025-06-12 09:30 - 12:00
The Garden Nature Academy is a half day program on Thursday's. The outdoors offers safe and seasonal opportunities for your preschooler to explore
through play, games, songs, and activities! These outdoor sessions will include time in our vegetable garden, as well as numerous pathways, and native plant forest areas to
explore. The small group sizes and our experienced nature educators help to create a nurturing and engaging environment for young children to learn, play and grow. Ages 3 to 6 years

Dates: Thursdays Apr 3 to Jun 19
Time: 9:30 am to 12:00
Fees: $300 or $240 with a Family Membership
Register: Online or Call 250-479-6162

HCP Kids - Father's Day Pizza Planter
2025-06-07 13:30 - 15:00
Celebrate Dad this Father's Day with a planter designed just for him! These "Gardens on the Go" will feature plants that mature to produce crops for making pizza! As we plant, there will be sharing to provide an introduction into container gardening, as well as a walk through of plant maintenance. 4+ years (under 6 with an adult)

When: Saturday June 7, 1:30-3:00pm
Fees: $40/planter (All), and $35/planter for (Family Membership Holders)
Register: Online or call 250-479-6162

HCP Kids - Pollinator Day
2025-06-22 09:00 - 14:00
Family and community friendly activities in The Gardens at HCP on Sunday June 22 (9:00 am – 2:00 pm) will be featured to celebrate the amazing role that pollinators of all shapes, species, and sizes contribute to our planet.

Visit Rocky Point Bird Observatory's touch tables featuring bird pollinators and other interesting activities.
Attend Wild Birds Unlimited free talks and see their pollinator display of products.
Visit the Victoria Master Gardener Association information and question table featuring lots of pollinator friendly planting suggestions.
Join local children's author Cynthia Mackey for a reading of her newly published book “If a Butterfly Lands on Your Toe”. Also, Cynthia will also be available for a Meet the Author open forum.

HCP Kids - Full Day Camp Jun 30 to Jul 4
2025-06-30 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-02 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-03 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-04 09:00 - 16:00
Full Day Camp July 2025 in Junior Master Gardener plot!
The program is 9-4 daily and includes active gardening in our own HCP Kids Teaching Garden where we grow food crops.
For children between 5 and 12 years (School age)

Dates: June 30 to July 4 (no Camp July 1)
Times: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Fees: $180.00 or $160.00 with a Family Membership
Register: Online or Call 250-479-6162

This Camp is fully booked; waitlist is available

HCP Kids - Full Day Camps July 7 to 11
2025-07-07 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-08 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-09 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-10 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-11 09:00 - 16:00
Full Day Camp July 2025 in Junior Master Gardener plot!
The program is 9-4 daily and includes active gardening in our own HCP Kids Teaching Garden where we grow food crops.
For children between 5 and 12 years (School age)

Dates: July 7 to July 11
Times: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Fees: $225.00 or $200.00 with a Family Membership
Register: Online or Call 250-479-6162

Camp is fully booked: registration for waitlist only

HCP Kids - Half Day Camps July 14 to 18
2025-07-14 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-15 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-16 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-17 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-18 09:00 - 12:00
Half Day Camp July 2025 in Junior Master Gardener plot!
The program is 9-12 daily and includes active gardening in our own HCP Kids Teaching Garden where we grow food crops.
For children between 5 and 12 years (School age)

Dates: July 14 to July 18
Times: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Fees: $125.00 or $100.00 with a Family Membership
Register: Online or Call 250-479-6162

Camp is fully booked: registration for waitlist only

HCP Kids - Flower Pressing July 2025
2025-07-15 13:30 - 15:00
Using a garden walk to gather and explore the best materials for pressing, we will feature a pressing session to takeaway. This will be followed by making time for an art piece and bookmark to provide confidence and methods for more creating at home. Ages: 6 - 14

Date: 15 July 2025
Time: 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Fee: $35/child and $30/family membership
Registration: Online or call 250-479-6162

HCP Kids - Tea Brewing July 2025
2025-07-17 13:30 - 15:30
Cold brewing of teas made with garden botanicals in our HCP Kids Garden. We have been brewing our harvested flowers and herbs safely, using cold brew methods for years. We will also be sampling and adding to commercial blended teas such as mint and green. Ages: 6+

Date: 17 July 2025
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Fee: $40/child and $35/family membership
Registration: Online or call 250-479-6162

HCP Kids - Full Day Camp July 21 to 25
2025-07-21 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-22 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-23 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-07-24 09:00 - 16:00
Full Day Camp July 2025 in Junior Master Gardener plot!
The program is 9-4 daily and includes active gardening in our own HCP Kids Teaching Garden where we grow food crops.
For children between 5 and 12 years (School age)

Dates: July 21 to July 25
Times: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Fees: $225.00 or $200.00 with a Family Membership
Register: Online or Call 250-479-6162

Registration is closed - Camp is fully booked

HCP Kids - Making Bouquets July 2025
2025-07-23 13:30 - 15:00
It is time to enjoy flowers on a whole new level. Children of all ages love to pick and collect flowers. It provides a very basic connection to their beauty and awakens an awareness to their features (textures, shapes, colours and scents) at the same time. In this collecting and making process, we will include a garden walk to visit the HCP Cutting Garden for inspiration and gather from the HCP Kids Garden spaces. Participants will create 3 takeaway bouquets, including a posy, dried arrangement, and scent bouquet. Ages: All welcome

Date: Wednesday July 23 (1:30-3:00)
Fee: $35/child and $30/family membership
Registration: Online or call 250-479-6162
