Wonder of Our Senses - Outdoor Class

Monday through Friday     August 19 – 23        9 – 10:30am

Ages 3 -11 and accompanied by an adult

Sign up for as many days as you would like to attend.

The Wonder of Our Senses:  Bringing adults and children together to experience the wonders of nature in the spirit of Rachel Carson

In her book, The Sense of Wonder, Rachel Carson wrote: “If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in.”  It is in that spirit that we invite children accompanied by an adult to join us at the Lafayette Community Garden and explore the sensory delights of nature’s treasures found there. 

This five-day program focuses on a different sense each day. 

Monday: Seeing—Discover the art in nature; see the garden from a bug’s or bird’s eye view 

Tuesday: Hearing—Listen to the voices of the garden; build a wind chime;

Wednesday: Smelling—Take a fragrance walk; make a natural sachet;

Thursday: Touching—Discover what lives in garden dirt; plant a seedling;

Friday: Tasting— Sample garden produce; create vegetable soup in a solar stove.  

This program is will be led by educator Lynn De Jonghe and other members of the Community Garden.

Registration for these classes should be completed through Lafayette Parks and Recreation Department.  Call them at (925) 284-2232 or go here.