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June 15, 2020

GFE Digital Field Trip

June 15, 2020/ GFE
GFE Digital Field Trip

GFE’s digital field trip created for students in grades 3-5, but educational for all!

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Kids' Gardening, Activities
youth, experiential, video, interactive, virtual, digital, trip
May 19, 2020

Activity: GFE Bingo!

May 19, 2020/ GFE
Activity: GFE Bingo!

Play a GFE-themed bingo game created by one of our fabulous Youth Education interns.

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Activities, Kids' Gardening
game, activity, bingo, search, find, hunt, chips, row, look, kids, family, family-friendly
May 12, 2020

30th Anniversary: Youth Education

May 12, 2020/ GFE
30th Anniversary: Youth Education

Reflections on the Youth Education Program at GFE as we celebrate our 30th Anniversary.

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GFE 30th Anniversary, GFE History, Kids' Gardening
youth, kids, gardening, experiential, smell, taste, change
May 05, 2020

Activity: One Inch Tall

May 05, 2020/ GFE
Activity: One Inch Tall

Shift your perspective and learn to experience nature from the eyes of a tiny creature.

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Kids' Gardening, Activities, Art
kids, drawing, children, art, observation, observe, color, poem, bug, insect, craft, project, activity
April 28, 2020

Activity: GFE Scavenger Hunts for Kids

April 28, 2020/ GFE
Activity: GFE Scavenger Hunts for Kids

Three scavenger hunts specific to the garden at GFE for youth ages 3-7.

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Activities, Kids' Gardening
kids, scavenger hunt, bug, insect, color, rainbow, shape, education, youth, children, search, find
April 07, 2020

3 Simple Activities for Kids to Connect with Nature

April 07, 2020/ GFE
3 Simple Activities for Kids to Connect with Nature

Find out how to engage children in the outdoors and develop observational skills with these three simple activities and games, using things you already have at home.

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Art, Activities, Kids' Gardening
kids, children, gardening, game, art, color, category, matching, activity, jewelry, egg carton
March 31, 2020

Activity: Flower Pounding

March 31, 2020/ GFE
Activity: Flower Pounding

A simple nature art activity that produces beautiful impressions of flowers and leaves on paper.

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March 31, 2020/ GFE/ 1 Comment
Activities, Kids' Gardening, Art
nature, art, craft, flowers, color, nature walk, bookmark, crafting, geranium
March 26, 2020

Resource: Worm Composting

March 26, 2020/ GFE
Resource: Worm Composting

Worm composting is an excellent way to use up vegetable scraps to make black gold - nature’s most amazing plant food. Learn how with these step-by-step guides.

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Kids' Gardening, Compost, Resources and Books
composting, worm composting, kids
March 24, 2020

Purple's in Bloom

March 24, 2020/ GFE
Purple's in Bloom

Try out a scavenger hunt at GFE or a nearby garden for all things purple blooming this spring in San Francisco.

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March, Activities, Kids' Gardening
flowers, purple, blooms, water, drought-tolerant, activity, scavenger hunt, plants, garden, color, pollinators, blossoming, nature walk, walk

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