FREE Kids Grow Expo

Children Will Discover “Magical, Mystical Trees”

At 2011 Kids Grow Expo

AMBLER, PA. (April 2011) -- More than 6,000 area students and teachers will celebrate Arbor Day on April 29 at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Kids Grow Expo held on Temple’s Ambler Campus.  The Expo, now in its 36^th year, is PHS’s annual horticultural exhibition that brings environmental awareness to students of all ages. The free event encourages active participation in growing, gardening and related activities, and includes a Junior Flower Show competition among thousands of area students.

The 2011 Kids Grow Expo theme is “Magical, Mystical Trees.”    The pleasures and benefits of trees are especially tangible for children. They view trees as a shady retreat on a hot summer day, a sturdy foundation for a swing or clubhouse, or the perfect spot to crouch behind in a game of hide-and-seek.

“PHS will launch its Plant One Million tree campaign this year and that gave us the inspiration for this year’s event theme,’” said Flossie Narducci, Senior Education Activities Manager at PHS. 

The Expo will bring students out of their classrooms to enjoy more than 80 exhibitors and to learn how trees can make a world of difference in their lives.

“The Kids Grow Expo is fun and educational, and with its outdoors focus is the perfect way to connect children with the environment,” said Drew Becher, PHS President.

Taking a page from the Philadelphia International Flower Show, the Junior Flower Show accepts entries in both artistic design and horticulture categories.  Teachers work with students throughout the year to plan and create hundreds of displays for the competition. Entries are judged by age division and the students are awarded ribbons.

The Expo will be held in conjunction with Temple’s Earthfest event, rain or shine, on April 29, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Temple University Ambler Campus, 580 Meetinghouse Road, Ambler, Pa.

For additional information about the Kids Grow Expo, please go to http://www.phsonline.org/, or contact Flossie Narducci at 215-988-8897 or fnarducci@pennhort.org.

For details on all related activities and programs scheduled during EarthFest, please visit www.ambler.temple.edu/earthfest.