| Caterpillar Club |
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From Monday, May 14 2012
To Monday, October 29 2012
10:00am - 11:00am Monday of each week |
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 Beginning May 14th, the Caterpillar Club will make its return with a 25-week engagement on Monday mornings at 10 a.m. Intended for kids from pre-kindergarten through second grade, sessions will be held in the stone circle at Weezie’s Garden. If it is raining, the Club will meet in the Education Building.
Leading the Caterpillar Club will be Kathi Gariepy, who created the program in 2003. Kathi is a former pre-K and kindergarten teacher and a Lifetime Master Gardener.
Sessions will include material on flowers, insects, trees and butterflies, which will be explored through reading, demonstrations and crafts. Below is a week-by-week list of topics.
| May 14th |
Spring |
| May 21st |
Frogs & Toads |
| May 28th |
NO Club - Memorial Day |
| June 4th |
Seeds - Look What's Growing! |
| June 11th |
Why are there Flowers? |
| June 18th |
Vegetables - I Can Grow That! |
| June 25th |
Summer |
| July 2nd |
What is Compost? |
| July 9th |
Bees - A Friend in the Garden |
| July 16th |
Trees are Good for Everyone! |
| July 23rd |
Why Do Leaves Change Color? |
| July 30th |
Backyard Animals |
| August 6th |
Who is Eating My Garden? |
| August 13th |
The Rainforset |
| August 20th |
What is an Insect? |
| August 27th |
Birds in my Backyard |
| September 3rd |
NO Club - Labor Day |
| September 10th |
Look at all of the Butterflies! |
| September 17th |
Fall |
| September 24th |
Harvest Time |
| October 1st |
Apples |
| October 8th |
NO Club Columbus Day |
| October 15th |
Why Do Leaves Change Color? |
| October 22nd |
Where Do Animals Go in Winter? |
| October 29th |
Pumpkins |
The Caterpillar Club is free for children visiting the Gardens at Elm Bank. The program is underwritten by the Massachusetts Master Gardener Association. |
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Location: MHS Horticulture Center - Weezie's Garden |
