Children's Day
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time
- Sunday, Sep 21, 2025 10am - 2pm
Location
Brookside Gardens
1800 Glenallan Ave
Details
Children’s Day
Sunday, September 21, 2025, 10 am – 2 pm
Explore the science and art of gardening through child-driven art projects and engaging science activities. Participants will rotate through outdoor activity stations designed to educate and entertain. Bring your friends, family, and picnics (only allowed during this special event). Registration encouraged, but not required. Drop-ins welcome.
Performances:
Beech Tree Puppets will perform in the morning inside the Visitor Center Auditorium.
Mr. Gabe, the ‘pied piper of Takoma Park,’ will perform outside on the Visitor Center lawn in the afternoon.
Outdoor Children’s Activities Including:
Potting your own plant to take home, while supplies last.
Create Botanical Art with watercolors.
Learn how to use the iNaturalist app to participate in community science with your phone.
Learn about soil science.
Meet and take photos with the Montgomery Parks mascots.
Try yoga led by our expert “Yoga Sprouts!” instructor. Mats are available to borrow.
Meet community partners like Politics and Prose and author Ann McCallum Staats. See how many amazing facts you know about plants while exploring her new book about Fantastic Flora
This event is proudly sponsored by Friends of Brookside Gardens.
