Children have the opportunity to ‘Experience O-H-I-O’ at the Children’s Day at the Friendship Gardens sponsored by the Hardin County OSU Extension Master Gardeners. 

This educational activity is planned for children ages Kindergarten – 5th grade and will take place Saturday, June 14, at the Friendship Gardens of Hardin County.  The program will start at 10 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m.  The gardens are located behind the Harco Industries building at 960 Kohler Street in Kenton.

The children’s program will feature six learning stations throughout the morning.  Learning stations include:
• The Northern Cardinal,
• The Carnation,
• The Buckeye,
•The Official Beverage of Ohio,
•Ohio’s First Lady (bug), and
• Grow My Ohio. 

Each child will also be making a craft to take home that is designed for the outdoors.  Mom and Dad, Grandma and Grandpa are welcome to stay and watch.  Refreshments will be served.

This event is free to children, but limited space is available so please sign-up by June 1.  Call the OSU Extension office at 419-674-2297 or access the registration form at hardin.osu.edu to enable your children to participate in this event.  In case of rain, the event will be held indoors at Harco Industries, which is located at 705 North Ida Street, next to the Simon-Kenton School.

The OSU Extension Master Gardeners is a group of trained volunteers who conduct educational programs related to gardening and other horticultural topics to the public.  The group has an educational garden called ‘The Friendship Gardens of Hardin County.’ 

This garden is located at 960 Kohler Street in Kenton, which is behind the Harco Industries building.  Volunteers are available to conduct education programs by contacting the Extension office.  The Master Gardeners also have a Facebook page called Hardin County OSU Extension Master Gardeners where members of the public can submit photos of weeds, insects, or diseases and ask gardening or horticultural questions about trees, shrubs, ornamental plants, turf, and landscaping ideas.

Photo caption:  Youngsters paint craft stone garden bugs at last year’s Children’s Day at the Friendship Gardens.