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Gardens

The Butterfly Garden 

        Tucked in beside the Monet House and the Van Gogh house, this garden is home to many butterflies as well as many pollinators. It is gorgeous and inviting all year round.  Walk the quiet path and enjoy the seasonal flowers and wildlife. Sit down, rest, and read on the green Butterfly Bench!

Garden Activites

  1. What will we do in this garden?

  2. Look inside the Butterfly Garden book box and enjoy reading the books.

  3. Count the butterflies.

  4. Walk the path and listen for the butterflies.

  5. Make a butterfly to take home.

  6. Draw butterflies.

  7. Using the books, try to identify the butterflies.

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Books for the Butterfly Garden
From Caterpillar to Butterfly by Deborah Heiligman
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
Oh Where Oh Where is my Swallowtail?  by Kaleela Thompson
The Reason for a Flower by Ruth Heller

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© 2023 Children's Storybook

Garden & Museum,

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Children's Storybook Garden & Museum

175 East Tenth St., Hanford, CA 93230

(559) 500-9966

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Mailing address: 

P.O. Box 363 Hanford, CA 93232

We are a 501©3 non-profit organization

Memberships and venue rental fees help sustain the botanical gardens, the museum and our year-round calendar of 

educational programs for the community.

 

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