A New Year of Creativity is Growing
in the OCAC Children's Garden!
Our newest programming for The Children’s Garden is yearlong series of hands-on, family-friendly experiences designed to connect art, culture, and nature.
Culture Crops - Children's Garden Activities is funded by a grant from the Greater Oxford Community Foundation
Developed in partnership with the Culture Crops program designed by the Richard and Carole Cox Art Museum at Miami University and the Myaamia Center, the program draws inspiration from seasonal cycles and garden-based learning. Each month features a different activity, encouraging curiosity, creativity, and connection through art-making, storytelling, and interactive exploration.
Programs evolve throughout the year, offering fresh ways for children and families to engage with shared themes of community and the natural world.
Friday, September 11: Botanical Stamps & Rubbing Workshop
FREE Activity, Registration Required
Kids celebrate the garden’s bounty using printing and rubbing techniques with teaching artist Mary Dudley of the Civic Garden Center in Cincinnati. Participants slice and ink selected vegetables to create colorful prints on paper, then experiment with leaf and seed pod rubbings to capture fine textures while discussing which parts of plants we eat, what gets saved as seed, and how harvesting connects to gratitude and sharing.
Culture Crops Art Activity: Young chefs will create their own "Garden to Bowl" soup pot by choosing pictures of fresh vegetables and gluing them into a soup pot to design a delicious farm-to-table soup. Along the way, we'll talk about which vegetables grow in a garden and how they can be turned into warm, healthy meals.
Ages: 6 - 13
Dates: Second Fridays from 6-8 PM
Location: Oxford Community Arts Center
Cost: FREE
Culture Crops is funded by a grant from the Greater Oxford Community Foundation