Herb Camp for Kids in Maryland

[Molly Meehan]

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Herb Camp for Kids

Bryans Road, Maryland

Ages 8 & Under

Welcome to Herb Camp for Kids, where together along with our kids we enjoy simple, nature based creative activities. Our summer session will include five sessions, all entirely outdoors at Wild Ginger Herbal Center in Bryans Road, Maryland. All materials will be provided and participants will go home with their craft and herbal activities.  We will engage our senses and spend time outdoors, go on plant walks, and create art together! Each session will be between one and two hours in length. 

Summer Session Schedule

Thursday June 23
Natural Mobile Making, Colorwheels, & Seedballs

Thursday June 30
Herbal Garden Walk & Scavenger Hunt

Thursday July 7
Natural Paint Brushes, Ink & Painting

Thursday July 21
Herbal Rainbows & Salves

Thursday August 4
Elderberry Syrup Making & Herbal Dream Pillows

*August 11 Raindate*

Learning Objectives:
Students will be able to identify 10+ plants; grown in SOMD ecosystems
Students will express emotions via nature based arts 
Students will garner understanding about and be able to explain the ecosystem 
Students will explore the different roles in an ecosystem, defining each role
Students will demonstrate what it means to be a good steward of the earth 
Students will develop social emotional literacy skills through connection to the earth, their senses, and one another 
Students will identify and interpret colors and the color’s correlating meaning/message in the natural world
Students will craft child safe herbal preparations
Students will understand the traditional uses of 10+ plants