April 22, 2013
This interview from Time for Kids with the maker of a new documentary about flowers and pollinators called Wings of Life is awesome. Louie Schwartzberg is obviously a man who loves his subject, his medium, and the audience he is speaking to. What I think struck me most is his belief that if you love flowers you will do things to help flowers. If you understand what a flower means to you, you will make better choices that will help both the flowers and you. That’s a powerful lesson to teach kids, and I sincerely hope that his new film helps do that. Oh, and it sure doesn’t hurt that the movie is chock-full of time lapse video and narrated by Meryl Streep to boot. ~AR (via The Life of Flowers | TIME For Kids)

This interview from Time for Kids with the maker of a new documentary about flowers and pollinators called Wings of Life is awesome. Louie Schwartzberg is obviously a man who loves his subject, his medium, and the audience he is speaking to.

What I think struck me most is his belief that if you love flowers you will do things to help flowers. If you understand what a flower means to you, you will make better choices that will help both the flowers and you. That’s a powerful lesson to teach kids, and I sincerely hope that his new film helps do that. Oh, and it sure doesn’t hurt that the movie is chock-full of time lapse video and narrated by Meryl Streep to boot. ~AR

(via The Life of Flowers | TIME For Kids)

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December 6, 2012
New York City blogger Glamamom came to the Holiday Train Show with her family recently. Not only did she take beautiful photographs of the show and family, but she also put together a fabulous list of “must know’ Train Show tips. I cannot tell a lie: The Train Show can get crowded, and with all the little kids geeking out over the “steamies and diesels” it can be a little overwhelming. But with a hint of planning and a dash of patience, it’s a magical, wildly rewarding experience. How do I know? Because I have undertaken the journey as a civilian with my own nephews. Thank you Glamamom for visiting and for crafting such a pretty post! ~AR (via Holiday Train Show | New York Botanical Garden)

New York City blogger Glamamom came to the Holiday Train Show with her family recently. Not only did she take beautiful photographs of the show and family, but she also put together a fabulous list of “must know’ Train Show tips. I cannot tell a lie: The Train Show can get crowded, and with all the little kids geeking out over the “steamies and diesels” it can be a little overwhelming. But with a hint of planning and a dash of patience, it’s a magical, wildly rewarding experience. How do I know? Because I have undertaken the journey as a civilian with my own nephews. Thank you Glamamom for visiting and for crafting such a pretty post! ~AR

(via Holiday Train Show | New York Botanical Garden)

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Filed under: Holiday Train Show Visitor-Generated Content New York City Kids Christmas Holidays 
September 14, 2012
50 Things to do in New York City with Kids: Fall 2012 So you’re scrounging for ideas on what to do with your kids now that the weather’s cooling off, and, as happens any time someone asks you to list anything on the spot, your brain is drawing a sizable blank. Thankfully, Time Out Kids was kind enough to put together a collection of activities that point that inexhaustible cannon of youthful energy in the right direction. We’re proud to be on the list with The Edible Garden Festival, coming this September 23. So if you’ve ever wanted to introduce your kids to the finer (and healthier) side of the culinary experience, think about picking up a ticket; whether you’re sitting down for dinner with Mario Batali himself, or just jumping in on the activities in his Kitchen Gardens, it’s bound to be a lot of fun. —MN

50 Things to do in New York City with Kids: Fall 2012

So you’re scrounging for ideas on what to do with your kids now that the weather’s cooling off, and, as happens any time someone asks you to list anything on the spot, your brain is drawing a sizable blank. Thankfully, Time Out Kids was kind enough to put together a collection of activities that point that inexhaustible cannon of youthful energy in the right direction.

We’re proud to be on the list with The Edible Garden Festival, coming this September 23. So if you’ve ever wanted to introduce your kids to the finer (and healthier) side of the culinary experience, think about picking up a ticket; whether you’re sitting down for dinner with Mario Batali himself, or just jumping in on the activities in his Kitchen Gardens, it’s bound to be a lot of fun. —MN

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August 9, 2012
"It’s important to bring your kids into the kitchen. When they’re part of the process, they are never fearful of ingredients."

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Mario Batali on Botanical Dinners, Michigan Love and Duck Testicles | New York City

“Mario Batali’s Kitchen Gardens” are part of The Edible Garden a celebration of families and food in the Ruth Rea Howell Family Garden.

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June 3, 2012

leah-adventuresinteachingart:

I saw the real Monet painting in NYC and one of my 6th grade students was re-creating the same painting on her Pizza Box as part of our After School Art lesson! Check out her Monet-inspired pizza inside!!

This is amazing! We can only hope to inspire this level of creativity in the Adventure Garden as part of Monet’s Garden! ~AR

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June 10, 2011
On a patch of unmowed grass on Governors Island, Robert Naczi, right, a plant systematist with the New York Botanical Garden, described plant species to Daniela Maksin, 6, and her brother, Leon, 8. Inquiring Minds Want to Know - The New York Times

On a patch of unmowed grass on Governors Island, Robert Naczi, right, a plant systematist with the New York Botanical Garden, described plant species to Daniela Maksin, 6, and her brother, Leon, 8.

Inquiring Minds Want to Know - The New York Times

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May 15, 2011
"The New York Botanical Gardens might be my favorite thing I’ve seen since moving here. It’s in the Bronx, so it feels so far removed from the hustle and bustle of Manhattan. It’s quiet! I loved the feeling of land! Lots of land. I wasn’t fighting for a piece of space the whole time."

— Sharon, the blogger behind the beautiful NYC Taught Me on her recent trip to the Garden. We’re so glad you enjoyed your visit Sharon! And yes, please come back for the Train Show, you’ll love it. Click through for the photos. They’re wonderful!

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Filed under: The New York Botanical Garden Everett Children's Adventure Garden Color New York City Kids 
May 11, 2011
The New York Botanical Garden’s fearless Horticulture staff maintain the Children’s Garden planting schedule despite giant butterfly attack!

The New York Botanical Garden’s fearless Horticulture staff maintain the Children’s Garden planting schedule despite giant butterfly attack!

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May 10, 2011
More Robins

The Everett Children’s Adventure Garden is an amazing resource for city kids. There’s a pond full of frogs and turtles, there are laboratories, a mini-greenhouse, mazes, waterfalls, and apparently nests and nests full of baby robins.

Photos by Sarah A Paulson, Coordinator of Teen Programs

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Filed under: Birds bird watching Nests Everett Children's Adventure Garden The New York Botanical Garden Kids Childrens Activities New York City 
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