Spring Plant & Tool Exchange

Sunday, May 17 
Drop Off, 9:30–10:30A
Pick Up, 11:00–11:30A
Presented by the Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory
Plant swap at the Conservatory! Join other gardeners and share your favorite plants and extra tools at the annual spring exchange. Please bring at least one healthy plant from your garden or a house plant to participate in the swap, and be sure to label your plants. You can bring as many as you like!

Advanced registration is required. Ages 18+

Help keep plastic pots out of our landfills – save your garden plastic pots from the Annual Plant Sale and return them for reuse. 

LEGO: Gamebots Robotics (Ages 7-14) – Spring 2026

Calling all gamers! Have a blast creating robotic games each week while learning about robotics. Students will learn about gear ratio, sensors, programming, and pulleys as they create fun to play games. Whether creating a robotic hockey player, pinball machine, or a ring toss, your child is sure to have fun building, learning, and playing.

Pour Painting

Those pour painting videos are totally addictive! Come make your very own, and we’ll clean up the mess! 2 canvas boards per person can be used. We’ll also provide a large variety of colors and finishes to make your painting stand out.

LEGO: Junior Scientist – All About Animals (Ages 4-6) – Spring 2026

Do you know what mammal is the largest on Earth? Or how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly? Did you know that reptiles are the oldest creatures on the planet? Jr. Scientists: All About Animals invites your little zoologists to analyze the differences between vertebrates and invertebrates, construct their way through the butterfly and frog life cycle, build reptiles, and examine the differences and similarities between insects and arachnids using Kid K'NEX® pieces. Your child will too busy exploring theanimal world to realize that they are gaining critical social, motor, and developmental skills.

Safe Sitter: 5/16

Safe Sitter prepares teens for any situation they may encounter while babysitting, staying home alone, or supervising younger siblings. Through the updated curriculum, our certified instructors will help students develop their skills in safety, childcare, first aid, and business through engaging activities. Safe Sitter lessons will also show students how to manage behavioral issues and emergency situations! Participants will go home with a helpful handbook and a certification card.

 

A pizza lunch will be provided.