10:00am - 12:00pm

Meet in Rotunda

Family Fun Class

Classes   Events   Kids & Families  

Must be accompanied by an adult. Pre-registration required for all classes.  Enrollment includes admission to the Arboretum.  Meet promptly at the Main Entrance. Class goes from 10:00am – 12:00pm

Archaeological Dig
Saturday, January 19
Price: $8 per child for members; $10 per child for non-members
Time: 10am – 12pm
Where: Meet in the Rotunda
Ever been on an archaeological dig?  Head over to the Arboretum and learn how to find and recover artifacts!  You will also learn about the inhabitants of EARLY Arcadia!

Playing with Worms!
Saturday, February 16
Price: $8 per child for members; $10 per child for non-members
Time: 10am – 12pm
Where: Meet in the Rotunda
Soil is a very important part of the natural environment.  The earthworm is responsible for a lot of the things that help make our soil good enough to grow healthy plants.  Join us as we make our own worm compost bins and learn why worms are so important for the environment.

Fossils in my Garden
Saturday, March 16
Price: $8 per child for members; $10 per child for non-members
Time: 10am – 12pm
Where: Meet in the Rotunda
What did I just Dig-up in my Garden!? Discover how fossils form, where to find them, and what happened to the Dinosaurs!  Take a hike out to the Pre-Historic forest!

Veggie Gardening
Saturday, April 20
Price: $8 per child for members; $10 per child for non-members
Time: 10am – 12pm
Where: Meet in the Rotunda
Ever wanted to plant a vegetable garden?  Now is your chance!  Join us for this fun, hands-on class to learn what to plant in Los Angeles and how to care for it.  No space for a garden?  We will talk about container gardens too!

Butterfly Brigade
Saturday, May 18
Price: $8 per child for members; $10 per child for non-members
Time: 10am – 12pm
Where: Meet in the Rotunda
Springtime is here and the butterflies are near!  Stroll through the Arboretum to find these colorful insects in their favorite habitat and learn about their life along the way.  Become a junior entomologist and take home your own caterpillar to experience the metamorphosis before your very own eyes.   

• January 19, 2013

  Saturday

  10:00AM - 12:00PM

  February 16, 2013

  Saturday

  10:00AM - 12:00PM

  March 16, 2013

  Saturday

  10:00AM - 12:00PM

  April 20, 2013

  Saturday

  10:00AM - 12:00PM

  May 18, 2013

  Saturday

  10:00AM - 12:00PM