Homeschool Make and Take: Miniature Japanese Gardens

Explore Denver Botanic Gardens' beautiful Shofu-en, or the Garden of Pine and Wind. A traditional Japanese stroll garden, Shofu-en is inspired by Colorado's Rocky Mountains and features regional plants curated in a classic Japanese style. Complete a self-guided journey through Shofu-en and then design, decorate and plant a miniature container garden to take home.

Homeschool Make and Take programs offer a space for children and their grownups to connect with the natural world and create together. These self-guided and self-paced programs are designed to provide a creative environment that sparks imagination. The Gardens provides the space and supplies. You and your family provide the ideas and creativity! Each Make and Take Program includes a self-guided exploration guide and the space and supplies to complete a project to take home.

Program Location: This program takes place both outdoors and indoors. Depending on the size and interests of our your group, this program will take 1-2 hours to complete.

Audience: Materials provided are appropriate for families with children ages 6 and up.

Price: $15 per project fee non-members; $12 per project fee members. Each project fee includes the materials to plant and decorate one miniature Japanese Garden.

Registration Instructions: The number of project fees should equal the number of people making a Miniature Japanese Garden. Provide the number of adults and children in your group during the checkout process. The project fee includes admission to the Gardens for your family group.

Cancellations: Cancellations more than one week prior to a class are subject to a 15% cancellation fee. Cancellations with less than one week's notice are non-refundable.