If you missed the first seed planting workshop, don’t worry.  The fun and friendly folks from Green Acres Nursery and Supply will be visiting the Trailmix.Net Old Sacramento Store again on Saturday, March 6^th at 1:00 for the second installment  –  this time with flowers.

Photo Credit: Facebook Fan Club Member Dawn Stutheit

Drop in the Trailmix.Net Old Sacramento Store (right across the street from the California Railroad Museum) between 1:00 and 3:00 and grab a seat.  Seed containers will be available for children to decorate and personalize.  Next comes the soil and a couple of seeds.  When you are finished, you get to take home your creation along with a set of instructions on how to care for your flowers.  Best of all, it’s free.   Match this activity with our free Old Sacramento Scavenger Hunt and you have a recipe for a very inexpensive day of family fun in Old Sac.

This workshop is a great opportunity to begin a garden project of your own this summer.  A simple flower garden can be an endless source of educational topics, fresh air, and sunshine for young people.  When you are ready to move on to some more advanced topics, Green Acres has a whole series kids workshops planned at each of their locations (Green Acres events and activities are posted here).

Select a pumpkin and use our craft center to create a Halloween masterpiece!   

On Sunday October 25^th Green Acres Nursery will be visiting the Trailmix.Net Old Sacramento Store for a pumpkin carving workshop.  Learn how pumpkins grow, create your own masterpiece, and make a plan for next season at this free, family friendly workshop.

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Learn more:  This Event’s  Facebook Page  Visit Green Acres Nursery Online

Download a Calendar of all of our Upcoming In-Store Events Here:  http://calendar.trailmix.net

Green Acres Nursery in Roseville and Sacramento is hosting their Fall Festival on Saturday, October 17^th from 10-5pm.

Was at a meeting yesterday morning and had the good fortune to discover a cool family event in Sacramento that I wasn’t aware of:  Green Acres Nursery is hosting a fall festival at their Roseville and Sacramento locations. 

I got the scoop from a highly placed source that there will be  “…lots of cool things for kids (and adults) to do that day including free BBQ, live music, apple tasting, a pie walk, pumpkin decorating, pumpkin bowling, rubber ducky derby, winter veggie workshops, an art show and more…”

I’m looking forward to the workshops…. See you there.

If there is a single idea that Trailmix.Net stands for, it’s this:  Children (and their parents) need adventure.

That’s why we created Educational Expeditions, our free e-book.  First published on the Trailmix.Net blog in 2006, the Educational Expedition has been tested, revised, and simplified.  It’s a three step process for planning outdoor adventures with kids by helping parents tap into the educational potential of backyards, state parks, national parks, and other public lands.

Download your free copy today, and feel free to share it with friends.  When you use it, please consider sending us an note.  Whether you have text, photos, or just scratched a map on the back of a napkin at Denny’s, we don’t mind.  It’s the adventure and results, not the format , that matter and we would love to hear about it.