With the school holidays upon us in most parts of the country, it is a great time to visit your local Botanic Garden. Many Botanic Gardens around Australia have free or low cost activities designed for kids.  Links to some of the kid friendly activities happening at our Botanic Gardens during the September 2014 school holidays are listed below.
Sydney – A range of activities for children aged between 3 and 12, held at the Sydney, Mount Annan and Mount Tomah Botanic Gardens.
Melbourne – Craft, nature and gardening activities for kids held at the Melbourne and Cranbourne Botanic Gardens.
Brisbane – Story time for toddlers and free school kids activities at the Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens.
Adelaide – Nature, craft and gardening for toddlers and school kids at Adelaide Botanic Gardens.
Perth – Kids activities and Kings Park Festival.
Hobart – Spring Community Festival at the Royal Tasmanian Botanic Gardens.
Darwin – Children’s Playground.
Canberra – Papermaking, after DARK Scavenger Hunt and more.
Cairns – Little Taccas program for children under 5.
Happy Gardening
Erica