Special Events

APRIL
1 – 4— Opening week celebration
The Children's Garden opens for its fifth season. You can experience key concepts of sustainability education in a fun, family-friendly setting.

APRIL
7, 14, 21, 28
MAY
5, 12, 19, 26
JUNE
2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Join us Wednesday at 10 a.m. to hear stories told by a local librarian or Children's Garden staff. June's theme is Native Americans.

JULY
7, 14, 21, 28
Join us Wednesday at 10 a.m. to hear stories told by a local librarian or Children's Garden staff. July's theme is wetlands.

9— Member Family Picnic
6 to 7:30 p.m. Cohen Amphitheater
FREE for Garden members and their guests
Bring your picnic basket and join hundred of members and their families for an evening of crafts, face painting, entertainment and more. Advance reservations required; (314) 577-9570 or www.mobot.org/membership. For more information, call (314) 577-5154.

24 — Henry's Birthday
FREE
Enjoy a wide variety of activities prepared in honor of Garden founder Henry Shaw’s 210th birthday. Meet an actor playing Henry Shaw, tour Shaw’s home, enjoy old-fashioned entertainment including an organ grinder, a silhouette artist, a stilt walker, actors in Victorian fashions, and birthday refreshments. Bring your bike and take a five-mile tour of Tower Grove Park too.

AUGUST
4, 11, 18, 25
Join us Wednesday at 10 a.m. to hear stories told by a local librarian or Children's Garden staff. August's theme is caves.

SEPTEMBER
1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Join us Wednesday at 10 a.m. to hear stories told by a local librarian or Children's Garden staff. September's theme is prairies.

OCTOBER
6, 13, 20, 27
Join us Wednesday at 10 a.m. to hear stories told by a local librarian or Children's Garden staff. October's themes are trees and the autmn season.

25 - 31— Closing week celebration
9 a.m. to 4 p.m
Help us put the Doris I. Schnuck Children's Garden to bed for the season! Come participate in fall-themed activities all week long. We have fun activities planned every day!