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Climbers and creepers offers huge fun!
UK's First Interactive Botanical Play Zone
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Visiting Climbers and Creepers• information for the general public |
Learn through play @ Climbers and Creepers!
A website for children aged 3 to 6 years old, created to accompany Climbers and Creepers at Kew Gardens. Meet Buzzie the Bumble Bee and the other Climbers and Creepers characters, have fun with games and activities, and learn about the importance of plants in the environment and how animals and plants interact and rely on each other. |
Volunteer!We need sparky volunteers to help Kew’s youngest visitors explore the amazing world of plants in ‘Climbers and Creepers’. |
Opening times
10.30am - 3.45pm during the winter months.
Climbers and creepers is adjacent to White Peaks (No. 4 on the Visitor Map).
The nearest entrance to the gardens (and car parking) is Brentford Gate.
Facilities
Toilets can be found within Climbers and creepers. A wide selection of food is available nearby at White Peaks.
Christmas 2008 in Climbers and Creepers
From Saturday 20 December 2008 until Sunday 4 January 2009
Come and join us in thinking about the World in Winter
20 - 23 December - In Europe, it's winter, but some plants are still green
Join us in making Christmas Decorations using
evergreens 1.30pm & 2.30pm Booking
required
Cone trees and snowflakes 11am - 1pm Drop-in
26 - 28 December - In Africa there are rainforests, deserts and grasslands
Grow
an African plant, using just
its leaf 1.30pm & 2.30pm Booking required
African inspired decorations 11am - 1pm Drop-in
29 - 31 December - In the Far East, artists paint with plants
Paint on rice
with bamboo and charcoal 1.30pm & 2.30pm Booking required
Traditional Japanese lucky carp kites11am - 1pm Drop-in
1 January - Celebrate Kew's 250th birthday in 2009
Make a tiny origami
envelope and card 1.30pm & 2.30pm Booking required
Make New Years' wishes for the planet 11am - 1pm Drop-in
2 - 4 January - It's summer in Australia
Make a miniature beach using natural materials 1.30pm & 2.30pm
Booking required
Draw with earth colours 11am - 1pm Drop-in
• Events during the Christmas period from 20 December 2008 - 4 January 2009 (pdf)