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JANUARY 2003

A World of Chocolate Returns to The Everett Children’s Adventure Garden at NY Botanical Garden

It may be cold outside, but it’s warm in the William and Lynda Steere Discovery Center at the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden and in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. Marking its third year, A World of Chocolate is a two month celebration when children learn the history of chocolate’s beginnings in the rain forests of South and Central America, and its discovery by the Mayans. Hear how chocolate evolved from a bitter, cold drink to today’s sweet hot chocolate treat. This program is for school groups during the week and families in the afternoons and during weekends and holidays.

A World of Chocolate: January 11–March 30, 2003

Kids’ taste buds are stirred up when they sip a Mayan chocolate drink and discover that ancient chocolate is different from today’s hot chocolate. Children grind and taste real chocolate seeds and add spices like chili powder, cinnamon, and vanilla to make a special recipe. They also play an ancient Mayan barter game, using cacao seeds as money. Children learn all about the history of chocolate and visit the great cacao tree, Theobroma cacao, or “food of the gods,” in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. Parents take your children after school and on the weekends, teachers sign up your school group today!

In addition to chocolate, we offer a special program where children learn the story of the vanilla orchid with activities for families and school groups. Running in conjunction with the Garden’s Celebration of Orchids (February 28th–March 30th), children discover that vanilla comes from the seedpod of an orchid plant, Vanilla planifolia and that the plant has an unusual means of pollination. They use their senses to experience the heavenly scent of fresh vanilla and taste vanilla flavored products. In addition, they examine vanilla beans with hand lenses and microscopes and observe live vanilla orchids. Come to storytelling at the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden and hear the tale of how the young Mayan princess “Morning Star” created vanilla—the “nectar of the gods.”

School’s Out Week @ A World of Chocolate—February 15 through 23, 2003

Because kids are off from school this week, The Garden offers more fun activities so families can visit every day and still not run out of things to do. In addition to the popular World of Chocolate program, special activities include crafting candy boxes for chocolate treats, making chocolate candy with molds, making and tasting chocolate leaves, and taste-testing different kinds of chocolate.

New—Spices, Scents & Salves Exhibit—going on now through April 2003

A new exhibit in the Bendheim Global Greenhouse at the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden invites children to learn how preserved plants are used in a variety of ways. Children use their senses and curiosity to learn about the myriad uses of preserved plants in the home environment.

Ongoing:

An ideal destination to enjoy in any season, families and school groups visit the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden and participate in the many ongoing programs. Set against an amazing landscape and garden galleries—children learn indoors at the Discovery Center where a host of activities offers hands-on learning about plant science in a fun and engaging way. Children investigate what’s in the Discovery Boxes, play with plant puzzles, explore plant parts under the microscopes in the Lab at the Discovery Center, and use the computer to play a plant game. As always, the Garden encourages children to look, touch, explore, question, and discover just like real scientists.#

For information on Garden hours: (718) 817-8700 or http://www.nybg.org/
The Everett Children’s Adventure Garden has been made possible by the leadership generosity of Edith and Henry Everett

 

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