What’s so important about plants?

Spring is starting and with it so many plants are coming to life. Join us to learn the importance of plants! Activities will run throughout the whole time, so drop in whenever works for your schedule. As always, admission is FREE for all!

Roots

They’re hidden under the dirt most of the time. We’ll have them on display so you can see the intricate structures that bring water and nutrition into plants. Leave with your own root-growing experiment!

Shoots

Plants are around us all the time, but spring is when many plants emerge from a dormant phase in their life cycle. An interactive hands-on game will teach you the parts of the plant life cycle. A hands-on craft will send you home with your own “head” that will grow shoots of “hair” in the coming days!

Stems

Plant stems are so cool! They’re a superhighway of water and nutrients, they hold leaves closer to the light, and they can even tell you how old a plant is! Stems come in so many shapes and sizes. Everything from a stalk of celery to a trunk of a big tree. We’ll have stems for you to examine and better understand how they work.

Blooms

Flowers are pretty but they also serve a purpose. Learn about the parts of a flower and dissect a bloom to find those parts in real life. This is the mess your parents will never let you make out of their bouquets and flower beds! Take home a drawing of what you’ve learned about flowers.

Food

Our food is entirely made up of plants or things that have eaten plants! All vegetables and fruits come from plants. Have some fun making art with fruits and vegetables!

This event will be held from 12-5 p.m. on Saturday, April 19th at the Karshner Museum, 309 4th St. NE.

Just like all Karshner Museum events, admission is FREE for all!