Sat, Sep 28
|Columbus Botanical Garden
Slow Down Saturdays
Slow Down with us at the Columbus Botanical Garden Saturdays in September and October. Spending time outside has countless benefits including stress relief, improving mental clarity, stimulating creativity and innovative thinking and can foster family bonding!
Time & Location
Sep 28, 2024, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Columbus Botanical Garden, 3603 Weems Rd, Columbus, GA 31909, USA
About the event
Saturdays in September and October
10am-2pm
Cost: Admission
Members: FREE
Non-Member Adults: $12
Non-Member Kids: $8
Reconnect with nature by using your sense of TOUCH at Slow Down Saturday! Nature offers lots of different textures and feelings, from rough bark, to slimy snails, to cool water, to smooth stones it gives a whole new perspective for observation.
Activities include:
Garden Feels: Explore some of our favorite plants with different textures and plants in Georgia that you SHOULDN’T touch.
Learning about plants and animals that use their texture to protect themselves
Enjoy and explore the sense of touch through nature themed sensory bins
Storytime will be hosted at 10:30, 11:30, 12:30 and 1:30!
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Each week will offer different activities for ways to be mindful in nature, using our different senses and learning about how plants and animals also use these senses. Â This opportunity is great for all ages, from child to adult, anyone can discover something new when you take the time to slow down in nature! Come join us for a Slow Down Saturday at CBG!
September 7th - Mindfulness Walks with Mary Liwang
September 21st - Smell
September 28th - Touch
October 5th - Sight
October 12th - Taste
October 19th - Hearing
Tickets
Adult Ticket
$12.00+$0.30 service feeKids Ticket
$8.00+$0.20 service fee
Total
$0.00