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On January 21, 2012, children and parents dissected barn owl pellets finding the skeletons of voles, rats, mice, shrews, and birds and learning about the diet and distribution of prey in the raptor's territory.
On a rainy Arbor Day  December 7th Caleb and his sister Emily and their mom Irene helped Tim Nafziger plant a gingko tree in Mesozoic Memories Dinosaur Garden. Children received a loblolly pine seedling to plant at home. Special thanks to Glenn  Cooper of Cooper's Nursery for donating the male gingko to the garden and to weatherman Daniel Bonds for covering our event on WLTX news. 
Kevin Smith's construction class at Heyward Career and Technical High School came through once again! Students in the ROW (Richland One Works) program built six new picnic tables for the children's garden. Over the past few years Heyward students have cut our Pooh characters, made our wooden wheelbarrows,  cut and assembled our wren house kits. Thanks to teachers and students for the wonderful work and partnership!
On a cool crisp fall morning youth enjoyed a tree scavenger hunt to identify common trees and discover how trees tell us their age. This program was on November 12, 2011.
Richland County Master Gardener, Crystal Masterson showing first graders the worms in the worm bin during the 2011 Fall Festival at the Carolina Children's Garden on October 13, 2011.
MG Crystal Masterson showing children worms from the worm bin. Worms from the worm bin RCMG, Crystal Masterson
Children created recycled masterpieces at the Recycled Art Workshopled by artist Amanda Ladymon on August 11, 2010. For more information about Amanda Ladymon, visit her website at www.amandaladymon.com

A special thanks to Kevin Smith's students in Construction Enterprises at Heyward Career and Technology Center for donating their time and expertise to create new wheelbarrows for the Children's Garden! 

July 23, 9-11 Indigo Dyes and Paper from Plants, led by special guest, Dr. Karen Hall.

 
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March 25, 2010:  Spring Cleaning in the Garden
Master Gardener volunteers gathered to sweep away traces of winter and prepare the Garden for spring! 

 
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Master Gardener Volunteer Coordinator, Mary Kelly, attaches a hose to the new rain barrelwhile Marilyn Hogan and Joyce Bibby admire the new guttering on Old MacDonald's House. 
New thank-you notes from children at Lake Carolina and Bridge Creek were posted on the Garden bulletin board.  Master Gardeners, we appreciate your work in the Children's Garden!
Master Gardeners  work in Growing Healthy.

Garden in the Green, March 17, 2010:  St. Patrick's Day celebration

Children created recycled masterpieces at the Recycled Art Workshopled by artist Amanda Ladymon on August 11, 2010. For more information about Amanda Ladymon, visit her website at www.amandaladymon.com

March 12, 2010:  Rain Barrel   Click to view photos.

Winter Solstice Observance
 Learn about astronomy and the changing seasons; take a nature walk to observe winter's approach; make-and-take a calendar to help track changes in the natural world. Monday, December 21, Noon  - 1:30 pm, $2 per child supplies fee. Limit 15; register via e-mail (carolinachildrensgarden@ gmail.com) or phone (803-459-3212). Recommended for ages 5-12, but all are welcome.

Holiday Celebration
Tuesday, December 22, 3:30 - 5:00 pm, FREE; drop-ins welcome. Join us for games, caroling, crafts, and refreshments to celebrate the Christmas season!

Carolina Children's Garden programs are presented by the South Carolina Midlands Master Gardener Association in cooperation with the Richland County Master Gardener Association. They are funded in part by a grant from the Richland County Conservation Commission. Conservation Station programs are presented by the Richland County Soil and Water Conservation District and are funded in part by a grant from the Richland County Conservation Commission.  Both the Carolina Children's Garden and the Conservation Station are sponsored by the Clemson University Sandhill Research and Education Center.  Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service, a sponsor and partner of the Carolina Children's Garden and Conservation Station, offers its programs to people of all ages, regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital or family status and is an equal opportunity employer.