Drop-in Discovery Booths for All Ages

Two child hands assembling 4 pinecones for a craft — Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock

Drop-in between 9:30 a.m.-noon every Thursday; Nov. 7, 2024-April 10, 2025, for free, family-friendly activities!

We are continuing our Discovery Booth series in the winter! Families can stop by the Oswald Visitor Center balcony between 9:30 a.m. and noon every Thursday for new activities each week. See below for additional activity information.

Discovery Booths are included with general daily admission, which is free for members and ages 15 and younger and $20-$25 for non-members ages 16 and older. Tickets must be reserved in advance of your visit to guarantee admission.

General Daily Admission Tickets (select your date)

January

Jan. 2: Bird Beak Challenge: Explore beak evolution through a fun game.
Jan. 9: Food Webs: Build a food web to learn how our ecosystem is connected
Jan. 16: Animal Droppings: Explore scat and what it can tell us about an animal’s diet.
Jan. 23: Plant Diseases: Learn about common tree diseases and what we can do to help.
Jan. 30: Leaf Adaptations: Compare many plant leaves and find out why they are different.

March

March 6: Send a Postcard from the Flower Show: Create a nature-inspired postcard from the Arboretum Flower Show.
March 13: Planting Seeds for Spring: Start your garden with some seed plantings to take home.
March 20: Climate Ready Gardening: Build your own climate-ready “garden”.
March 27: Plant Osmosis: See how plants move water and nutrients through their parts.

Drop-in Discovery Booths for All Ages

Drop-in between 9:30 a.m.-noon every Thursday; Nov. 7, 2024-April 10, 2025, for free, family-friendly activities!

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum serves as a research center and extension of the University of Minnesota's College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS).

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