{"id":270798,"date":"2026-04-16T14:07:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/270798\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:07:16","slug":"california-botanic-garden-in-claremont-opens-new-space-for-children-daily-bulletin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/270798\/","title":{"rendered":"California Botanic Garden in Claremont opens new space for children \u2013 Daily Bulletin"},"content":{"rendered":"

The California Botanic Garden has opened a new space devoted to children.<\/p>\n

The Children\u2019s Woodland at the Claremont site hosted an opening event April 10-11, drawing families from throughout the region to spend time outdoors.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s a beautiful space,\u201d said Chelsea Corgan, who was visiting the site Saturday, April 11. \u201cIt will attract a lot of families. And we always want to get outside in nature, and this is a nice way for the kids to play and engage in nature.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new Children\u2019s Woodland space at the California Botanic Garden, 1500 N. College Ave., is focused on giving children a \u201cfree-form space\u201d to \u201cdiscover.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Ashley<\/p>\n

Ashley Armstrong, creator of Children\u2019s Woodland and director of horticulture, poses for a photo during the grand opening of Children\u2019s Woodland at California Botanic Garden in Claremont on Saturday, April 11. (Photo by Nick Koon, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Six-year-old<\/p>\n

Six-year-old Apollo Lee browses a book from a reading bin during the grand opening of Children\u2019s Woodland at California Botanic Garden in Claremont on Saturday, April 11. (Photo by Nick Koon, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Six-year-old<\/p>\n

Six-year-old Graham Loumagne builds a table using cut wooden blocks during the grand opening of Children\u2019s Woodland at California Botanic Garden in Claremont on Saturday, April 11. (Photo by Nick Koon, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Four-year-old<\/p>\n

Four-year-old Emi Chan works on a craft during the grand opening of Children\u2019s Woodland at California Botanic Garden in Claremont on Saturday, April 11. (Photo by Nick Koon, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Children<\/p>\n

Children gather around a busy craft table during the grand opening of Children\u2019s Woodland at California Botanic Garden in Claremont on Saturday, April 11. (Photo by Nick Koon, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Shiloh<\/p>\n

Shiloh Drinkwine, 9, and her father, Brian Drinkwine, display their maps before setting out on a nature walk during the grand opening of Children\u2019s Woodland at California Botanic Garden in Claremont on Saturday, April 11. (Photo by Nick Koon, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Two-year-old<\/p>\n

Two-year-old Vada Dezarn and her brother, four-year-old Forrest Dezarn, take turns drawing nature scenes on a whiteboard during the grand opening of Children\u2019s Woodland at California Botanic Garden in Claremont on Saturday, April 11. (Photo by Nick Koon, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Children<\/p>\n

Children and parents explore the 3,500-square-foot outdoor wooded area during the grand opening of Children\u2019s Woodland at California Botanic Garden in Claremont on Saturday, April 11. (Photo by Nick Koon, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Tour<\/p>\n

Tour guide Marla White leads a group on a nature walk during the grand opening of Children\u2019s Woodland at California Botanic Garden in Claremont on Saturday, April 11. (Photo by Nick Koon, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Children<\/p>\n

Children listen as volunteer Amy Baumann reads a book during story time at the grand opening of Children\u2019s Woodland at California Botanic Garden in Claremont on Saturday, April 11. (Photo by Nick Koon, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

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Ashley Armstrong, creator of Children\u2019s Woodland and director of horticulture, poses for a photo during the grand opening of Children\u2019s Woodland at California Botanic Garden in Claremont on Saturday, April 11. (Photo by Nick Koon, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

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The \u201cshady oasis is the first space at the Garden that is dedicated solely to children and the joy of unstructured play in nature,\u201d the California Botanic Garden website<\/a> says.<\/p>\n

The Children\u2019s Woodland will be open during regular hours 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday through May.<\/p>\n

Admission is free with garden admission and free for California Botanic Garden members.<\/p>\n

Information: calbg.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Freelance photographer Nick Koon contributed to this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The California Botanic Garden has opened a new space devoted to children. The Children\u2019s Woodland at the Claremont…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":270799,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8,25106,179,7606,23,137,5518],"class_list":["post-270798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-claremont","tag-community","tag-foothill-cities","tag-local-news","tag-los-angeles-county","tag-san-bernardino-county"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270798\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}