Mudpie Mondays!
Every Monday from May-September
Volunteer shift 10:30-2:30pm
Two volunteers per day
Helping children make this fun craft, using decorations provided by nature and encouraging their creativity!
Sprinkler Day
Saturday, July 10th
Volunteer Shift 9:30am-12:30
Five volunteers needed
Helping with the set up and supervision of this fun backyard activity!
Japanese Candlelight Tour (Tanabata Tour)
Friday, July 16th
Volunteer Shift 6:00-8:30pm
Fifteen Volunteers Needed
Helping our guests enjoy this beautiful and charming event complete with sake, sushi, and activity and story stations that tell the tale of the star crossed lovers (Tanabata)!
My Big Backyard Birthday Party!
Sunday, August 1st
Volunteer Shift 1:30-4:30pm
Fifteen Volunteers Needed
Come out and help us celebrate the one-year anniversary of the opening of our new Children's Garden with games, crafts, and activities for kids of all ages!
Fairy Tea Party!
Sunday, August 15th
Volunteer Shift 1:30-4:30pm
Ten volunteers needed
Helping the kids enjoy this fun pastime through games, activities, and of course tea and crumpets!
Summer Camps are starting at Memphis Botanic Garden!!!
Caterpillar Club Camp :
"How does your garden grow?"
June 14th-18th (Monday through Friday)
Volunteer Shifts 9:00-12:30pm
Two volunteers needed per day
Teaching children ages 4-5 some beginner aspects of the garden through story time and hands on activities!
Day 1: Flower Power
Day 2: Puzzling Pollinators
Day 3: Grow Your Own Lunch
Day 4: Frequent Flyers
Day 5: Silly Seeds
Weird Science Summer Camp
June 21st-25th (Monday through Friday)
Volunteer shifts 8:30am-12:30 and 12:00-3:30pm
Or all day with a half hour lunch break, please bring a sack lunch.
Two volunteers needed per shift
Teaching children ages 6-9 some of the more bizarre facts associated with the natural world through reading, writing, and hands on activities.
Day 1: Amazing Animals
Day 2: Wacky Weather
Day 3: Peculiar Plants
Day 4: Cool Candy
Day 5: Curious Communications
Caterpillar Club Camp: "Jeepers Creepers"
July 12th-16th (Monday through Friday)
Volunteer Shifts 9:00-12:30pm
Two volunteers needed per day
Teaching children ages 4-5 some beginner aspects of the creepy crawlers necessary for any healthy garden through story time and hands on activities
Day 1: Bees and Beetles
Day 2: Worms and Dirt
Day 3: Owls and Bats
Day 4: Weird Plants
Day 5: Snakes and Spiders
Weird Science Summer Camp
July 19th-23rd (Monday through Friday)
Volunteer shifts 8:30am-12:30 and 12:00-3:30pm
Or all day with a half hour lunch break, please bring a sack lunch.
Two volunteers needed per shift
Teaching children ages 6-9 some of the more bizarre facts associated with the natural world through reading, writing, and hands on activities.
Day 1: Amazing Animals
Day 2: Wacky Weather
Day 3: Peculiar Plants
Day 4: Cool Candy
Day 5: Curious Communications
Secrets of the Garden Summer Camp
July 26th-30th (Monday through Friday)
Volunteer Shifts: 8:30am-12:30 and 12:00-3:30pm
Or all day with a half hour lunch break, please bring a sack lunch.
Two volunteers needed per shift
Teaching children ages 9-12 some of the more overlooked aspects of the garden through reading, writing,
and hands on activities
Day 1: Mysterious Plants
Day 2: The Massive and the Microscopic
Day 3: Covert Operations
Day 4: Really Secret Gardens
Day 5: Unseen Wild Things
Enchanted Fairy Summer Camp
August 2nd-6th (Monday through Friday)
Volunteer Shifts 8:30am-12:30
Two volunteers needed per day
Children ages 5-8 will be welcomed into this magical world of Fairy Houses and Fairy Friends!
Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities:
Horticultural Volunteer Work
throughout our Various Gardens:
Monday through Friday
8:30-4:30 and some Saturdays
We have an amazing and hard working Horticultural Staff who are always eager for a little help and company while we work all over the Botanic Garden. Each is in charge of specific gardens and therefore has gained valuable knowledge throughout the years.
Volunteers would contact Katie Carson in advance to set up times and dates that best suit them and then would check in at the Horticulture Building on South side of parking lot.
Children's Garden Volunteers:
Monday thru Saturday
9:00-6:00 and Sunday 11:00-6:00
There are four types of Volunteer Opportunities in the Children's Garden everyday of the week:
- Greeters - We will have Greeters stationed at the entrance everyday to welcome the families and school groups coming in the join the fun and give them the information they will need to have the best time possible
- Gardeners - Our Gardeners will be visiting us less frequently but will be much more hands on when it comes to the continued beautification of this new addition of ours
- P.A.L.S. - This stands for Play And Learn Supporters. These will be helpers who can make friends and lend a hand with activities at a variety of stations throughout the garden
- Educators - Our Educators will be assisting with a large variety of children's programming for school groups, and even preschool age, both during the week and on the weekend
