Youth Programs

The Junior Program, under the name “Green Kids” was started in September 2007 and is co-sponsored by Ridgewood Parks and Recreation. It is a nature and gardening club for children Grades 3 through 6, which meets during the school year to explore and discover nature, science, gardening, art, birding, weather, recycling, environment and our senses. In June 2016 the first Green Kids child from this Junior Program was awarded the Ridgewood High School Environmental Achievement Award, sponsored by The Women Gardeners of Ridgewood.

If you are interested in enrolling your child in our programs, please contact the Ridgewood Parks and Recreation Department for fees and deadlines.

Here are some of the projects our Green Kids have created using recycled items:

 

Fall 2020 Green Kids Schedule  

October 8                                                 Thursday 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

LOCATION: The Stable                                    Patterns in Nature  

 

October 22                                              Thursday 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

LOCATION: The Stable                                    Fall Leaf Patterns on Clay

 

October 29                                               Thursday 3:30 – 4:30 PM

LOCATION:  The Stable                                  Ecosystems 

 

November 12                                            Thursday 3:30 – 4:30 PM

LOCATION:  The Stable                                  Home for Feathered Friends  

 

November 19                                                Thursday 3:30PM – 4:30 PM

LOCATION: The Stable                                 Rosemary, Sage and Thyme!

 

December 5                                             Thursday 3:30PM – 4:30 PM

LOCATION: The Stable                                 Evergreen Wreath Workshop

Spring 2021 Green Kids Schedule  

April 8                                                 Thursday 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

LOCATION: The Stable                                    Outdoor Nature Scavenger Hung 

 

April 15                                            Thursday 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

LOCATION: 790 Ewing Avenue, Franklin Lakes      Lorrimer Sanctuary    

 

April 22                                               Thursday 3:30 – 4:30 PM

LOCATION:  The Stable                                  Composting and Worms 

 

April 29                                            Thursday 3:30 – 4:30 PM

LOCATION:  The Stable                                 Butterfly Release   

 

May 7                                                Thursday 3:30PM – 4:30 PM

LOCATION: The Stable                                 Mother’s Day Project