Great Pumpkin Run 5K & Kid’s Mile
Treat yourself to the Great Pumpkin Run; a rare chance to run through the Garden. There's a 1K for kids and a 5K for adults with a festive party afterwards. Family-friendly costumes allowed!
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Green Adventure Spring Workshop: Stop Motion Animation – Adult/Child Session (ages 4 & up)
1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United StatesLights, camera, action! Using the Garden as your backdrop, develop a story-line, create scenes and props using natural materials, and snap images to produce a unique nature-based stop motion animation film. At the end of the day, participants will have digital access to their finished product to share with friends and family. We strongly suggest […]
Find Out MoreGreen Adventure Spring Workshop: Stop Motion Animation – Ages 6 – 8
1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United StatesLights, camera, action! Using the Garden as your backdrop, develop a story-line, create scenes and props using natural materials, and snap images to produce a unique nature-based stop motion animation film. At the end of the day, participants will have digital access to their finished product to share with friends and family. We strongly suggest […]
Find Out MoreGreen Adventure Spring Workshop: Stop Motion Animation – Ages 9 – 12
Lights, camera, action! Using the Garden as your backdrop, develop a story-line, create scenes and props using natural materials, and snap images to produce a unique nature-based stop motion animation film. At the end of the day, participants will have digital access to their finished product to share with friends and family. We strongly suggest […]
Find Out MoreGreen Adventure Spring Workshop: Stop Motion Animation – Ages 13 – 17
1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United StatesLights, camera, action! Using the Garden as your backdrop, develop a story-line, create scenes and props using natural materials, and snap images to produce a unique nature-based stop motion animation film. At the end of the day, participants will have digital access to their finished product to share with friends and family. We strongly suggest […]
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Stop Motion Animation with LEGO® Pieces Summer Camp – June Session – Ages 6 – 8
1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United StatesLights, camera, action! Using the Garden as your backdrop, develop a story-line, create scenes and props using natural materials, and snap images of your LEGO® minifigures as they complete an outdoor adventure. At the end of the sessions, participants will have digital access to their stop motion animation film to share with friends and family. […]
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Building STEAM with LEGO® Bricks
May 27-Sept.18, 2016 Display Your LEGO Sculpture Build your own home-crafted LEGO® Brick sculpture, based on a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) theme, and submit it for display during the Nature Connects®: Art with LEGO® Bricks exhibition. You’ll be entered to win great prizes! LEGO […]
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Green Adventure Summer Camp: Garden Safari – June Session – Ages 6 – 7
Calling all nature enthusiasts! Explore pond, stream and forest habitats this summer, where getting mucky and investigating wildlife go hand-in-hand. Pursue your natural curiosity through bird-watching, fort building, toad catching and berry hunting, then reflect on your adventures in your own woodland-crafted journal. This camp is full. Call 804-262-9887 x322 to be added to the […]
Find Out MoreStop Motion Animation with LEGO® Pieces Summer Camp – June Session – Ages 9 – 12
Lights, camera, action! Using the Garden as your backdrop, develop a story-line, create scenes and props using natural materials, and snap images of your LEGO® minifigures as they complete an outdoor adventure. At the end of the sessions, participants will have digital access to their stop motion animation film to share with friends and family. […]
Find Out MoreGreen Adventure Summer Camp: Wild about Bugs – Ages 8 – 9
Bugs don’t bug us, worms don’t worry us, and spiders don’t scare us at all…well, maybe a little. Leave your fear of bugs behind as you turn over logs, follow slime trails and examine exoskeletons. Run with nets through meadows, dip into streams and ponds and even peek into a hive discovering that there are […]
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