Nature Preschool: Seeds Registration
The Garden’s Nature Preschool will delight and engage your child in an adventure of discovery about the natural world and prepare them for a future of lifelong learning. A nonrefundable registration fee of $225 is required at the time of registration. Tuition of $3,681 is due in installments beginning in June. Household Plus members pay $2,945. Financial aid is available.
Tuesday, Thursday September 2, 2025 — May 21, 2026, 9 — 11:30 a.m.
Age: 3
Age 3 by September 1, 2025.
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Nature Preschool: Seedlings Registration
The Garden’s Nature Preschool will delight and engage your child in an adventure of discovery about the natural world and prepare them for a future of lifelong learning. A nonrefundable registration fee of $225 is required at the time of registration. Tuition of $6,626 is due in installments beginning in June. Household Plus members pay $5,301. Financial aid is available.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday September 3, 2025 — May 22, 2026, 9 a.m. — 12 p.m.
Age: 4 Age 4 by September 1, 2025.
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9/3/2025 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Nature Preschool: Stems Mon and Wed Registration
The Garden’s Nature Preschool will delight and engage your child in an adventure of discovery about the natural world and prepare them for a future of lifelong learning. A nonrefundable registration fee of $225 is required at the time of registration. Tuition of $4,418 is due in installments beginning in June. Household Plus members pay $3,534. Financial aid is available.
Monday through Thursdays September 3, 2025 — May 20, 2026, 12:30 — 3:30 p.m.
Ages 3-5 Age 3 by September 1, 2025.
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Nature Preschool: Stems M-Th Registration
The Garden’s Nature Preschool will delight and engage your child in an adventure of discovery about the natural world and prepare them for a future of lifelong learning. A nonrefundable registration fee of $225 is required at the time of registration. Tuition of $8,835 is due in installments beginning in June. Household Plus members pay $7,068. Financial aid is available.
Monday and Wednesdays only September 2, 2025 — May 21, 2026, 12:30 — 3:30 p.m.
Ages 3-5 Age 3 by January 1, 2025.
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Nature Preschool: Stems Tue and Thu Registration
The Garden’s Nature Preschool will delight and engage your child in an adventure of discovery about the natural world and prepare them for a future of lifelong learning. A nonrefundable registration fee of $225 is required at the time of registration. Tuition of $4,418 is due in installments beginning in June. Household Plus members pay $3,534. Financial aid is available.
Tuesdays and Thursdays only September 2, 2025 — May 21, 2026, 12:30 — 3:30 p.m.
Ages 3-5 Age 3 by September 1, 2025.
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Weekend Camp: Nature Play Grades K-4
Missing Camp CBG during the school year or curious to try it out before the summer? Weekend half-day programs engage kids in grades K-4 in nature play and fun learning activities involving plants, art, and science. The majority of time will be spent outdoors so please dress for the weather.
Saturday October 12, 9:30 a.m. – Noon or Saturday November 2, 9:30 a.m. – Noon or Saturday March 8, 9:30 a.m. – Noon or Saturday April 12, 9:30 a.m. – Noon |
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Weekend Camp: Nature Makers Grades 5-8
Missing Camp CBG during the school year or curious to try it out before the summer? Kids in grades 5-8 will have fun exploring the Garden and creating multimedia projects inspired by nature. The majority of time will be spent outdoors so please dress for the weather.
Saturday October 12, 9:30 a.m. – Noon or Saturday November 2, 9:30 a.m. – Noon or Saturday March 8, 9:30 a.m. – Noon or Saturday April 12, 9:30 a.m. – Noon |
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You and your little digger will discover the joys of exploring the natural world as you spend time together each Friday learning, exploring, and creating. These early childhood educational camp sessions for 2 – 3-year-olds combine developmentally appropriate structured group activities and free play time. All classes include a plant activity and a walk outdoors or in the Greenhouses (weather permitting). Please note: Campers must be at least 2 years old at the start of the program. An adult must accompany each registered child. Please do not bring unregistered children, including siblings, to camp. Nursing mothers may call (847) 835-8361 to make arrangements.
4 Fridays October 4 – October 25, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. or 4 Fridays October 4 – October 25, 11 a.m. – Noon |
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You and your little digger will discover the joys of exploring the natural world as you spend time together each Friday learning, exploring, and creating. These early childhood educational camp sessions for 2 – 3-year-olds combine developmentally appropriate structured group activities and free play time. All classes include a plant activity and a walk outdoors or in the Greenhouses (weather permitting). Please note: Campers must be at least 2 years old at the start of the program. An adult must accompany each registered child. Please do not bring unregistered children, including siblings, to camp. Nursing mothers may call (847) 835-8361 to make arrangements.
4 Fridays February 7 – February 28, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. or 4 Fridays February 7 – February 28, 11 a.m. – Noon |
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You and your little digger will discover the joys of exploring the natural world as you spend time together each Friday learning, exploring, and creating. These early childhood educational camp sessions for 2 – 3 year olds combine developmentally appropriate structured group activities and free play time. All classes include a plant activity and a walk outdoors or in the Greenhouses (weather permitting). Please note: Campers must be at least 2 years old at the start of the program. An adult must accompany each registered child. Please do not bring unregistered children, including siblings, to camp. Nursing mothers may call (847) 835-8361 to make arrangements.
4 Fridays April 4 – April 25, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. or 4 Fridays April 4 – April 25, 11 a.m. – Noon |
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Camp CBG: Flower Power Age 2
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Budding gardeners will get dirty working in the garden, exploring garden critters, and learning about the life cycle of plants. Busy hands will dig, plant, water, sort seeds, and harvest with real tools and experience the thrill of growing something. Tuesday & Thursday
June 10 – June 12, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., or
June 10 – June 12, 2025, 11 a.m. – Noon, or
July 15 – July 17, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., or
July 15 – July 17, 2025, 11 a.m. – Noon |
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Camp CBG: Muddy Buddies Age 2
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Create in this camp focused on exploratory processes and the beauty of fleeting, ephemeral art. Young campers will use natural materials such as water, bark, leaves, grass, and mud as they paint, draw, weave, and build. Tuesday & Thursday
July 8 – July 10, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.,
or July 8 – July 10, 2025, 11 a.m. – Noon,
or August 5 – August 7, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.,
or August 5 – August 7, 2025, 11 a.m. – Noon
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Camp CBG: Sticks and Stones Age 2
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Curious children will take a deep dive in this nature play-focused camp. We will explore all types of natural elements and loose parts through sensory play using mud, sand, wind, plants, sticks, and animal habitats. Tuesday & Thursday
June 17 – June 19, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.,
or June 17 – June 19, 2025, 11 a.m. – Noon,
or July 22 – July 24, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.,
or July 22 – July 24, 2025, 11 a.m. – Noon
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Camp CBG: Wonderful Water Age 2
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Little scientists will investigate water in this exploration and observation-focused camp. Campers will observe how water changes, use tools to practice measuring and scooping, and play with colorful water and ice. Tuesday & Thursday
June 24 – June 26, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.,
or June 24 – June 26, 2025, 11 a.m. – Noon,
or July 29 – July 31, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.,
or July 29 – July 31, 2025, 11 a.m. – Noon
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Camp CBG: Flower Power Age 3
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Budding gardeners will get dirty working in the garden, explore garden critters, and learn about the life cycle of plants. Busy hands will dig, plant, water, sort seeds, and harvest with real tools and experience the thrill of growing something. Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
June 9 – June 13, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.,
or June 9 – June 13, 2025, 11 a.m. – Noon, or July 14 – July 18, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., or July 14 – July 18, 2025, 11 a.m. – Noon |
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Camp CBG: Muddy Buddies Age 3
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Create in this camp focused on exploratory processes and the beauty of fleeting, ephemeral art. Young campers will use natural materials such as water, bark, leaves, grass, and mud as they paint, draw, weave, and build. Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
July 7 – July 11, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.,
or July 7 – July 11, 2025, 11 a.m. – Noon,
or August 4 – August 8, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.,
or August 4 – August 8, 2025, 11 a.m. – Noon
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Camp CBG: Sticks and Stones Age 3
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Curious children will take a deep dive in this nature play-focused camp. We will explore all types of natural elements and loose parts through sensory play using mud, sand, wind, plants, sticks, and animal habitats. Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
June 16 – June 20, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.,
or June 16 – June 20, 2025, 11 a.m. – Noon,
or July 21 – July 25, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.,
or July 21 – July 25, 2025, 11 a.m. – Noon |
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Camp CBG: Wonderful Water Age 3
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Little scientists will investigate water in this exploration and observation-focused camp. Campers will observe how water changes, use tools to practice measuring and scooping, and play with colorful water and ice. Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
June 23 – June 27, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.,
or June 23 – June 27, 2025, 11 a.m. – Noon,
or July 28 – August 1, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.,
or July 28 – August 1, 2025, 11 a.m. – Noon
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Camp CBG: Budding Builders
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Does your camper love to build? From cork boats and stick forts to make-and-take sculptures, their imaginations will be the only limit to their creations! Monday – Friday
June 9 – June 13, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.,
or June 23 – June 27, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 28 – August 1, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon
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Is your child fascinated by bugs? Children will get up-close and personal with butterflies and bees, learn how their favorite insects see, and make a bug sucker to collect and study insects. Monday – Friday
June 23 – June 27, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon,
or July 14 – July 18, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon,
or July 21 – July 25, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. |
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Camp CBG: Fun with Physics
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Green Sprouts will perform basic physical science experiments and discover the laws that rule the natural world. They’ll explore why items sink or float, discover how magnets work, and learn about static electricity. Monday – Friday
June 9 – June 13, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon,
or July 28 – August 1, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon
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Camp CBG: Garden Expedition
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Young ecologists will investigate trees, leaves, prairie plants, and aquatic creatures, discovering all that the natural world of Illinois has to offer. They’ll learn how to preserve these wonders for future generations. Monday – Friday
July 14 – July 18, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 21 – July 25, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon
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Camp CBG: Habitat Hunters
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Habitat Hunters will explore the different habitats the Garden has to offer, learn how to track animals, and make a habitat for one of the creatures that live here. Monday – Friday
June 16 – June 20, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon,
or July 21 – July 25, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. |
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Camp CBG: Hidden Treasures
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Campers will use a map to find their way, create a treasure chest, and dig up a treasure to keep. They’ll also bring home a plant with a hidden treasure to share. Monday – Friday
June 23 – June 27, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 7 – July 11, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 28 – August 1, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
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Campers will rock and roll around the Garden, participating in singing, percussion activities, and discovering the natural music that surrounds us here at the Garden. Monday – Friday
June 16 – June 20, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 7 – July 11, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
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Explore all the ways to make art from nature. Green Sprouts will use the sun’s power to make prints and dyes, use clay for sculpture, and become inspired by flowers with watercolor painting. Monday – Friday
June 16 – June 20, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon,
or July 7 – July 11, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon,
or July 14 – July 18, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
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Camp CBG: Sprouting Wizards
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Kids become science wizards as they explore basic chemistry and the properties of solids, liquids, and gases through experimentation. No need to bring magic wands…we’ll make our own. Monday – Friday
June 9 – June 13, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 28 – August 1, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
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Camp CBG: Super Seedlings
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Campers will dig, plant, water, weed, and sow in the Garden. Working together, they’ll create a garden, practice seed dissection, and become true gardeners. Monday – Friday
June 9 – June 13, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon,
or June 16 – June 20, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 7 – July 11, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon
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Campers will have lots of fun exploring the Garden and making friends as they play classic outdoor games and engage in camper-led nature play. Monday – Friday
June 23 – June 27, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon,
or July 14 – July 18, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon,
or July 21 – July 25, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon |
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Campers will let their creativity shine with inspiration from all around the Garden. Each day, they will use natural materials to create art and build projects. Monday – Friday
June 23 – June 27, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 21 – July 25, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or August 4 – August 8, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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Camp CBG: Exploring Outdoors
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Does your child love to move? Campers will practice fun outdoor skills like tree climbing and hiking and learn about how bugs and animals move. Monday – Friday
June 9 – June 13, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 7 – July 11, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 28 – August 1, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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Camp CBG: Sensational Science
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Each day, young scientists will explore one of their senses in nature. Campers will see like a bug, listen for birds, and plant an herb garden to taste at home. Monday – Friday
June 16 – June 20, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 14 – July 18, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or August 4 – August 8, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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Camp CBG: Art in the Garden
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Green Thumbs discover different natural artistic styles while they explore the Garden. They’ll sculpt with clay, make plant dyes, and create their own paper. Monday – Friday
June 23 – June 27, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 21 – July 25, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon
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Camp CBG: Aspiring Engineers
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For campers who love to build and make! They will work on their problem solving skills while having a blast creating.
Monday – Friday, July 21 – July 25 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. |
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Camp CBG: Digging Into Math
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Campers will search for numbers and shapes in nature in this STEM-focused camp. Each day’s activities will unveil mathematical patterns in the world around us.
Monday – Friday, July 28 – August 1 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon |
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Camp CBG: Expert Wizardry
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Young wizards will discover the magic of science as they create strange potions and perform unbelievable experiments while learning basic chemistry. No book of spells necessary—we’ll make our own.
Monday – Friday, June 16 – June 20 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon |
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Camp CBG: Explore Your World
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Curious campers will learn about the natural world through guided exploration and discovery by visiting the many habitats at the Garden. They’ll also learn how to help preserve these habitats.
Monday – Friday, June 9 – June 13 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. |
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6/9/2025 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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It’s game time at the Garden! Campers will play classic outdoor games like capture the flag and work together to create new games, too.
Monday – Friday, July 14 – July 18 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon
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Camp CBG: Insect Investigation
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Bug lovers, unite! Green Thumbs will search for insect homes, make insect display cases, and create insect-vision glasses to take home. Monday – Friday
June 16 – June 20, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 14 – July 18, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
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Budding physicists will discover cool science tricks, explore the laws of motion, and perform physical science experiments with toys.
Monday – Friday, July 7 – July 11 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon |
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7/7/2025 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Young horticulturists will explore the fascinating life cycle of plants with plenty of opportunity for scientific discovery, hands-on experiments, and garden cultivation.
Monday – Friday, June 9 – June 13 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon |
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Campers will develop map-reading skills, use compasses, and discover how archaeologists excavate sites. They will create a hidden treasure map and find secret plant treasures, too.
Monday – Friday, July 7 – July 11 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. |
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Camp CBG: Wildlife Wanderers
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Junior ecologists will study creatures on the ground, in the air, and in the water. Create a science kit, plant a terrarium, identify trees and animal tracks, and record everything in your journal. Monday – Friday
June 23 – June 27, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon,
or July 28 – August 1, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
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The kitchen challenge this week is to make recipes that use ingredients that start with every letter of the alphabet. Campers will make a new recipe every day and will bring home an A – Z recipe book at the end of the week. Monday – Friday
June 16 – June 20, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 14 – July 18, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or August 4 – August 8, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. |
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Camp CBG: Growing Artists
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Does your child enjoy the arts? Campers will explore the Garden with art, movement, and planting activities that encourage creative expression. Monday – Friday
June 9 – June 13, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 7 – July 11, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 28 – August 1, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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Does your child love to explore? Green Thumbs will learn all about nature through movement as they hike, run, jump, and climb around the Garden. Monday – Friday
June 16 – June 20, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 14 – July 18, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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Camp CBG: Super Scientists
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Campers will investigate fascinating adaptations in nature: carnivorous plants that lure in unsuspecting bugs, animals that can see in the dark, insects that can lift more than 1,000 times their weight, and more. Monday – Friday
June 23 – June 27, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 21 – July 25, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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Camp CBG: Engineering Investigations
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STEM is the focus, and campers will solve different engineering problems every day by designing solutions. They will build towers, water systems, transportation methods, flight mechanisms, and tackle a final day of challenges. Monday – Friday
June 9 – June 13, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon,
or July 7 – July 11, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
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It’s time to get outside and have fun! Campers will work together to solve team-building challenges, play some well-known outdoor games, and design their own obstacle course.
Monday – Friday, July 21 – July 25 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon |
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7/21/2025 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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A new Garden adventure awaits. Explorers will search for hidden caches using compasses, maps, and GPS as they learn the etiquette of geocaching. They’ll also create a cache for others to find.
Monday – Friday, July 21 – July 25 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. |
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7/21/2025 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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Camp CBG: Garden Photography
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Campers will discover how the art of photography has been inspired by nature. Focusing on the work of famous photographers, campers will learn composition and framing while taking photos around the Garden with digital cameras. Monday – Friday
June 16 – June 20, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 28 – August 1, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon
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Create plant-based products for yourself and your home. Campers will make their own soap and lip balm, discover how herbs and essential oils can make soothing sachets or potpourri, and make their own tea blend. Monday – Friday
June 23 – June 27, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 14 – July 18, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
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Camp CBG: Konnichiwa Japan
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It’s time for immersion in Japanese culture as we explore Sansho-En, learn the art of bonsai, create sushi-inspired snacks, discover the art of calligraphy, and visit the Shoin House.
Monday – Friday, June 16 – June 20 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon |
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Camp CBG: Making Art Supplies
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Art-inspired campers will make their own materials to create masterpieces. This hands-on experience will include papermaking, chalk and chalkboards, watercolors, stencils, ink, and more. Monday – Friday
June 9 – June 13, 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 7 – July 11, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon
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Camp CBG: Math Mysteries at the Garden
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Campers will investigate the amazing mathematical patterns found in nature: spider webs, honeycombs, sunflowers, and more. They’ll discover the science and math behind the beauty as they explore the Garden.
Monday – Friday, July 28 – August 1 2025, 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
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7/28/2025 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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Camp CBG: Surviving Outdoors
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Explorers will discover the secrets pioneers used to find water, make a collection of safe and useful plants, create a shelter, and learn how to predict weather and storms. Monday – Friday
June 23 – June 27, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon,
or July 14 – July 18, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – Noon
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Camp CBG: Adaptation Investigation
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Explorers will learn about plant, animal, and human adaptations while using the scientific process. Campers will enjoy hands-on ecology, botany, physics, and chemistry. Monday – Friday
June 16 – June 20, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 14 – July 18, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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Camp CBG: Botany in the Kitchen
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Campers will review kitchen safety, learn how to properly hold a knife and chop, cook savory and sweet muffins, create homemade spaghetti sauce, and more. Monday – Friday
June 9 – June 13, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 7 – July 11, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 28 – August 1, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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Camp CBG: Multimedia Makers
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Calling all creative thinkers! While exploring the Garden, campers will use creative multimedia expression, including art, engineering, movement, and planting. Monday – Friday
June 23 – June 27, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 21 – July 25, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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Does your child love a challenge? Campers will keep their bodies and minds active with tree climbing, hiking, team building, and more. Monday – Friday
June 9 – June 13, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 7 – July 11, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 28 – August 1, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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Camp CBG: Artistic Skills
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Artists will introduce Adventurers to various media to create their own art. Using the Garden as a backdrop, students will develop their photography, sculpture, and drawing skills. They will explore the use of natural materials and learn various tricks of the trade used by professional artists. Monday – Friday
June 23 – June 27, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 28 – August 1, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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Campers will discuss menu techniques and preparation; learn principles of cooking with fruits, vegetables, and grains; improve knife-handling skills; and learn the importance of kitchen safety, setting a table, plating dishes, and creating a healthy meal. Monday – Friday
June 23 – June 27, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 21 – July 25, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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Camp CBG: Fantastic Plants
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Adventurers will explore the fascinating world of botany. Campers will examine plants in their natural habitats as well as under a microscope, conducting experiments to understand what makes plants work and why they are essential for our survival. Monday – Friday
June 9 – June 13, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 14 – July 18, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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What does an ecologist do at the Garden? Adventurers will discover what scientists do as they explore the Garden’s native Illinois habitats. Campers will conduct studies in our prairie, wetland, and woodland habitats, becoming familiar with native species. They will perform their own surveys, identifications, and field observations. Monday – Friday
July 7 – July 11, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or August 4 – August 8, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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Camp CBG: Survival Skills
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Campers will explore the Garden and gain important skills for outdoor adventures. They will learn how to navigate, forage, and build a campfire to develop a deeper connection to the natural world around them. Monday – Friday
June 16 – June 20, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or July 21 – July 25, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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Camp CBG: June Adventure Camp Grades 1-4
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Each day, campers will visit a different area of the Garden, conduct a science investigation, dabble in art, and prepare their own healthy snack as they learn more about the natural world. . Sign up for single days or the whole week. Pack a water bottle and nut-free lunch daily.
Monday June 2, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or Tuesday June 3, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or Wednesday June 4, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or Thursday June 5, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or Friday June 6, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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Camp CBG: June Adventure Camp Grades 5-8
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Each day, campers will visit a different area of the Garden, conduct a science investigation, dabble in art, and prepare their own healthy snack as they learn more about the natural world. . Sign up for single days or the whole week. Pack a water bottle and nut-free lunch daily.
Monday June 2, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or Tuesday June 3, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or Wednesday June 4, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or Thursday June 5, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
or Friday June 6, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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Camp CBG: August Adventure Camp
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Campers will work in age-appropriate groups in summer camp activities with a botanical twist: capture the flag, scavenger hunt, dance party, s’mores, and campfire, along with new art, science, and nature activities. Pack a water bottle, nut-free lunch, and snack daily.
Monday – Friday, August 4 – August 8, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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Camp CBG: Before Camp Care
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Activities may include games, art projects, and gardening. Monday – Friday, (except week of June 30 – July 4)
June 9 – June 13, 2025, 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.,
or June 16 – June 20, 2025, 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.,
or June 23 – June 27, 2025, 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.,
or July 7 – July 11, 2025, 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.,
or July 14 – July 18, 2025, 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.,
or July 21 – July 25, 2025, 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.,
or July 28 – August 1, 2025, 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.,
or August 4 – August 8, 2025, 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
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Camp CBG offers a supervised lunch period for Green Sprouts, Green Thumbs, and Explorers campers attending both a morning and afternoon half-day camp. Camp staff supervises the lunch and escorts campers to their afternoon sessions. Pack a nut-free lunch that does not require refrigeration. Monday – Friday, (except week of June 20 – July 4)
June 9 – June 13, 2025, Noon – 12:30 p.m.,
or June 16 – June 20, 2025, Noon – 12:30 p.m.,
or June 23 – June 27, 2025, Noon – 12:30 p.m.,
or July 7 – July 11, 2025, Noon – 12:30 p.m.,
or July 14 – July 18, 2025, Noon – 12:30 p.m.,
or July 21 – July 25, 2025, Noon – 12:30 p.m.,
or July 28 – August 1, 2025, Noon – 12:30 p.m. |
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Camp CBG: After Camp Care
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Activities may include games, art projects, and gardening. Monday – Friday, (except week of June 30 – July 4)
June 9 – June 13, 2025, 3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.,
or June 16 – June 20, 2025, 3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.,
or June 23 – June 27, 2025, 3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.,
or July 7 – July 11, 2025, 3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.,
or July 14 – July 18, 2025, 3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.,
or July 21 – July 25, 2025, 3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.,
or July 28 – August 1, 2025, 3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.,
or August 4 – August 8, 2025, 3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
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