Family Programs

With a variety of programs throughout the year aimed at families looking for hands-on activities and educational experiences at VanDusen Botanical Garden, we’re looking forward to helping you and your children get into nature, together!

Stay tuned for new programs each month!

  • +March 27: (FREE) Preschool Storytime - It's Easy Being Green

    March 27, 10:00am – 10:45am

    Free

    March Theme: It’s Easy Being Green

    Together we will learn the man benefits of composting through stories, songs, and layering our own ‘compost in a jar’ using vegetable scraps and shredded newspaper, which we will then take home.

    This is an easy-going, early learning program for children ages 3-5 and their parents/caregivers. This program provides participants and their caregivers the opportunity to gather together in the Library (or in the courtyard outside when the weather permits), to engage with nature-themed children’s books, and to explore seasonal topics with age-appropriate activities.

    Learn more & Register

  • +April 11: Preschool Wonder Walk - April Showers

    April 11, 10:00am – 11:30am

    March Theme: April Showers

    Do you know the saying “April showers bring May flowers?” Get your feet wet as you take a journey through the water cycle. Learn more about why April’s weather is so important to the biodiversity of the Garden, and complete a rainy craft!

    This is a guided preschool program for children ages 3-5 and their parents/caregivers. Registration must be purchased for each child for admission to the program. Parent/caregiver attendance is free.

    Register now!

  • +April 24: (FREE) Preschool Storytime - Bees and Other Pollinators

    April 24, 10:00am – 10:45am

    Free

    April Theme: Bees and Other Pollinators

    Children will learn the important role of pollinators in the garden through stories, songs and making their own ‘lady bug’ hand puppet to take home.

    This is an easy-going, early learning program for children ages 3-5 and their parents/caregivers. This program provides participants and their caregivers the opportunity to gather together in the Library (or in the courtyard outside when the weather permits), to engage with nature-themed children’s books, and to explore seasonal topics with age-appropriate activities.

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  • +May 16: Preschool Wonder Walk - Every Bird Needs A Nest

    May 16, 10:00am – 11:30am

    May Theme: Every Bird Needs A Nest

    May is Vancouver Bird Celebration month! Take a close look at bird nests & discover how they’re made. On our Garden walk, we’ll look and listen for nesting birds, and explore the life cycle of a bird from cozy egg, to chirping hatchling, to the day they finally stretch their wings and fly!

    This is a guided preschool program for children ages 3-5 and their parents/caregivers. Registration must be purchased for each child for admission to the program. Parent/caregiver attendance is free.

    Register now!

  • +May 22: (FREE) Preschool Storytime - Our Feathered Friends

    May 22, 10:00am – 10:45am

    Free

    May Theme: Our Feathered Friends

    Together we will learn about the important role of birds in nature through stories, songs, and creating a craft of a momma bird and her eggs in a nest.

    This is an easy-going, early learning program for children ages 3-5 and their parents/caregivers. This program provides participants and their caregivers the opportunity to gather together in the Library (or in the courtyard outside when the weather permits), to engage with nature-themed children’s books, and to explore seasonal topics with age-appropriate activities.

    Learn more & Register

  • +June 26: (FREE) Preschool Storytime - Blooming June

    June 26, 10:00am – 10:45am

    Free

    June Theme: Blooming June

    Let’s explore the beauty and colour of flowers through stories, songs, and creating floral etchings to take home.

    This is an easy-going, early learning program for children ages 3-5 and their parents/caregivers. This program provides participants and their caregivers the opportunity to gather together in the Library (or in the courtyard outside when the weather permits), to engage with nature-themed children’s books, and to explore seasonal topics with age-appropriate activities.

    Learn more & Register!