Storytime at The Gardens is an ever-changing, always exciting adventure of learning and motion! Our beautiful botanic setting provides the perfect backdrop to connect young-learners to the natural world, while focusing on school-readiness skills like language comprehension, fine and gross motor skills, creativity, and multicultural understandings.
Join us throughout the summer for these awesome opportunities to learn and grow:
For more information about each program, select it from the list below. We can't wait to share this special time with you!
READ AND SEED
Days: Mondays and Tuesdays year-round | Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays starting in June
Times: 10:15 – 11 a.m. | 11:15 a.m. – noon
Included with admission/membership | Registration is required for caregivers and children
It is time to explore The Gardens! Join us for Read and Seed, where we'll get our bodies moving and explore nature through hands-on activities. This is a parent/caregiver participation class specifically designed to connect young learners to their natural world while promoting the development of school readiness skills.
Schedules and Themes:
| April 28 & 29 | Nests of All Kinds |
| May 5 & 6 | May Baskets |
| May 12 & 13 | Nature Prints |
| May 19 & 20 | Zinnias |
| May 26 | NO CLASS |
| May 27 | Frog Adventures |
| June 2, 3, & 4 | Dragonflies |
| June 9, 20, & 11 | Neighbors in the Grass |
BILINGUAL STORYTIME
Dates: June 11 & 25 | July 9 & 23 | Aug. 13 & 20
Time: 3:30–4:30 p.m.
Included with admission/membership | No registration required
This summer, step into the magic of the garden with your little ones (ages 1–6)! We’ll read a nature-themed book in English and Spanish, explore biofacts, meet our Plant Ambassadors up close, and after the story, we’ll wander through the garden together. A new garden adventure each time!
STORYTIME WITH THE POUDRE RIVER LIBRARY DISTRICT
Dates: June 18 | July 16 | Aug. 6
Time: 3:30 – 4 p.m.
Included with admission/membership | No registration required
Join us for this partnered garden story time designed for children birth to age 6. We will move, sing and offer a nature-inspired activity to take home. Specifically designed to connect young learnings to their natural world, develop early language comprehension, fine and gross motor skills, creativity and multicultural understandings. This is a parent/caregiver participation event.
Storytime with Local Authors
Dates: July 2 | July 30
Times: 3:30- 5:30
Included with admission/membership
Join us for a special story filled afternoon in the Gardens. Each day will feature 4 local children’s authors or illustrators reading one of their very own special nature-themed books with activities. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Please note: Online registration closes 24 hours before the class starts, but there may be space. Please call our front desk at 970.416.2486 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. to inquire about available spots.