Mother’s Day Herb Planter Workshop for Kids

Learning about herbs and woodworking with the Wilton Historical Society.

The Society’s 1750 Colonial Herb Garden is greening up, and the scents of various culinary and medicinal plants tickle the nose. Time for a program for kids to learn about herbs and woodworking in a hands-on way! After some time in the garden, the kids will embark on a woodworking project with museum educator Laurie Walker:  constructing a simple wooden box, painting it, and tucking in three pots of herbs–perfectly timed for Mother’s Day gifting. Children will help make their snack, a savory parmesan shortbread flavored with herbs.

The workshop is suggested for children ages 6-12.

The cost for Wilton Historical Society members is $10 per child, with a maximum of $25 per family; non-members’ cost is $15 per child, with a maximum of $35 per family. Please register via email or by calling 203.762.7257.

Did You Know?

The Colonial herb garden at the Wilton Historical Society’s Betts House, splashed with color and fragrant with lavender and thyme, is sight to behold in the spring and summer. The garden, divided into sections for dyeing, potpourri, culinary, and medicinal herbs, is looking refreshed after a recent update to make it historically accurate to the year 1750.

Some of the interesting plants that can be seen in the garden include Penny Royal (Mentha pulegium) a mint flavoring for soup; Rue (Ruta graveolens) for joint stiffness; Skirret (Sium sisarum) a flavoring for stews; and Wrinkled Rose (Rosa rugosa ‘rubra’) which provides Vitamin C to prevent scurvy.

The Wilton Historical Society welcomes any and all volunteers who would like to be part of the effort to maintain and sustain the Colonial herb garden. Please contact the Society at 203.762.7657 to become involved.