Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden

Admission
Regular Admission | $3 |
Family + Adventure Garden Members | FREE |
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Programs in the Children’s Adventure Garden

Walne Family Discovery Lab
The Walne Family Discovery Lab
Daily at 10am, 1pm & 3pm
The Walne Family Discovery Lab is a unique, in-depth opportunity to experience hands-on STEM learning in the Exploration Center. Stop by the counter and try your hand at daily experiments and explorations led by an experienced Arboretum educator. With multiple chances to learn each day and rotating experiments every week, there’s always something new to learn. Please note that the Walne Family Discovery Lab is for ages 6 & up.
10am, 1pm, 3pm • Exploration Center
3/27-4/2 Strawberry DNA
4/3-9 Natural Egg Dye
4/10-16 Fizzy Egg Lab
4/17-23 Sensational Seeds
4/24-30 Snap Circuits
5/1-7 Stomp Rockets feat. Hidden Figures
5/8-14 Layers of The Earth
5/15-21 Galaxy Slime
5/22-29 Paper Animatronics: Astronauts

OmniGlobe
OmniGlobe
Daily at 11am and 2:30pm
The OmniGlobe is an “out of this world” experience in the Exploration Center you’ll have to see to believe! This six-foot sphere is illuminated by two projectors inside which can create expansive images of planets, the Sun, and even the Earth’s weather patterns, ocean currents and so much more. Take a midday break and join us at 11:00am daily for OmniOutlook, featuring current weather or space events.
11am • OmniOutlook – Current Weather and Space Events
2:30pm • OmniGlobe Presentation
3/20-4/2 Search for Food
4/3-16 Tour of the Solar System
4/17-30 The Heat is On
5/1-7 Starry Night
5/8-/14 Mother Earth
5/15-21 Deep Space
5/22-26 Exoplanets

Little Adventurers Activities
See Children’s Adventure Garden maps for exact locations and times.
Join us during the week for storytime, where we explore seasonal and thematic storybooks. During this 10-15 minute program, our tiniest guests (0-5years) will explore concepts related to nature, science, and holidays.
On the weekends, join us for Puppet Shows in the Glade, where we will join some garden critters as they share their experiences in the natural world around us.
Storytime
Location: First Adventure
Weekdays at 10:30am
3/27-3/31 Plants Feed Me by Lizzy Rockwell
4/3-6 The Best Nest by P.D. Eastman
4/10-14 Ten Little Eggs: A Celebration of Family by Jess Mikhail
4/17-21 The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
4/24-28 10 Things I Can Do to Help My World by Melanie Walsh
5/1-7* More Than Peach by Bellen Woodard
5/8-12 Mae Jemison by Mary Nhin
5/15-19 Neptune by Thomas K. Adamson
5/22-26 The Astronaut with a Song for the Stars by Julia Finley Mosca
*Includes Weekends
Puppet Show
Location: The Glade
Weekends @ 10:30am and 11:30am
3/11-12 NEW PUPPET SHOW: Spring Out of Winter
3/18-19 NEW PUPPET SHOW: Spring Out of Winter
3/25-26 NEW PUPPET SHOW: Spring Out of Winter
4/1-2 NEW PUPPET SHOW: Spring Out of Winter
4/7-9 Easter Puppet Show: Whose Egg Is It Anyway?
4/15-16 Purpose of Pollinating
4/22-23 Purpose of Pollinating
4/29-30 Purpose of Pollinating
5/13-14 Marvelous Metamorphosis
5/20-21 Marvelous Metamorphosis

STEM Stops
STEM Stops
Daily at 12pm, 1:30pm & 3:30pm
STEM Stops are your chance to stop and experience in-depth science and STEM learning in the Children’s Adventure Garden! Join facilitators throughout various galleries as they share fun experiments and real scientific specimens for you to explore that relate to the topic of each gallery. STEM Stops are “come-n-go,” so each experience is guided by YOU and your discovery journey.
3/20-4/2
12pm • Orchard and Vineyards • Apples a Plenty
1:30pm • Orchard and Vineyards • Life Cycle of a Blackberry
3:30pm • Orchard and Vineyards • Raisin’ Grapes
4/3-16
12pm • Habitats • Whose Nest is Whose?
1:30pm • Habitats • Egg-celent Planters
3:30pm • Habitats •Dino Eggs-amination
4/17-30
12pm • Habitats • Turnin’ Turbines
1:30pm • Habitats • Recycled Art
3:30pm • Habitats • ECO-Planting
5/1-29
12pm • Earth Cycles • Solar System Walk
1:30pm • Earth Cycles • Cookie Moon Cycles
3:30pm • Earth Cycles • Constellation Creation
Special Activities in the Children’s Adventure Garden
Countless Ways to Explore
The Children’s Garden encompasses several galleries, each designed to be age-specific, but not age-restrictive.
Learn more about the Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden
Daily Programming is designed to inspire young minds to explore a world of educational adventure!
Other Accolades
- Thea Award recipient for Outstanding Achievement as a Science/Discovery Garden.
- Certified as a Wildlife Habitat with the National Wildlife Federation.
- A certified Monarch Waystation
- A Texas Aquatic Science certified field site
The Dallas Arboretum’s Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden is a truly spectacular addition to this community—brilliantly conceived and beautifully executed. Kids of all ages will have an engaging and entertaining experience, all while learning more about the wonders of our planet.
– Boyd Matson, Host, National Geographic Weekend
I’m excited about the hands-on learning experience that the next generation of geologists and engineers will have in the Energy Learning Center. Challenging young minds is the way we will adapt to the future energy demands.
– Dr. Gerald Turner, President of Southern Methodist University
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With so many paths to take, visiting the Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden is one of the most intriguing ways in all of Dallas to spend a day outdoors with children.