Garden Wonders

Tuesday: 3:30 pm- 5:30 pm
Kids Ages: 6-12
$525/Season ( 8 classes )
Starts Sep 24
Small class size

Exploring the Earth's seasons through multi-sensory nature exploration and creation. Each class will incorporate hands on garden activities which may include planting, harvesting, pruning, and preparing recipes in the outdoor kitchen.

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Program Includes:

This unique enrichment nature class is available for all children between ages of 6-12. Classes are intended to be small group (no more than 10 participants) and will focus on exploring the Earth's seasons through multi-sensory nature exploration and creation. Each class will incorporate hands on garden activities which may include planting, harvesting, pruning, and preparing recipes in the outdoor kitchen. Recipes may include herbal skin care, dried teas, herbal drinks or stove top cooked foods or crafts. These items can be taken home to share with participants families.

In addition, children will have opportunities to move their bodies,explore and create art in a mud kitchen located under a large oak tree. Arts and crafts will be seasonal and incorporate natural elements that allow for child led creativity. Kids will get messy, be supported in their sensory preferences and have fun making memories. Garden Wonders class is facilitated by Jamie Cruz who is an experienced pediatric Occupational Therapist and owner of StepOutside OT.

“We love the Garden Wonders class! Winding up the week in the beautiful garden at Little Oak Ranch is so good for our boys. They are learning about plants, studying them, being creative, and trying new things. Their appreciation and knowledge of where food comes from and connecting to nature are so important. They have even shown more interest in our garden at home. They enjoy the team-building exercises as well and working together with the other kids. The facilitators all bring their unique gifts to the program. We highly recommend it!”

-Prudence

Team Members

Jamie Cruz OTR/L (Facilitator)

Occupational Therapist

Jamie Cruz is a pediatric occupational therapist with over 15 years experience working with children. She is a clinical expert in sensory integration and uses a play based holistic approach to help children flourish in each stage of their development.

Email: stepoutsideot@gmail.com

Charlie Xu (Garden Consultant)

Permaculture Practitioner & Qigong Instructor

Charlie Xu is transforming a half-acre sandy land into a food forest based on permaculture principles. She sees the urgency of infuencing our next generation to raise awareness of our ecosystem and have deeper understanding and inner connection with nature.