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Open Streets at Children's Magical Garden!

June Through August Stanton Street between Essex and Norfolk 1-5 PM

1. Green Reads: Environmental and social justice book reading for children - Join our weekly nature and community-based story and crafting time. Happening every week during Open Streets. Read books that explore environmental and social justice issues and participate in discussions and activities that help us take action and make a positive impact on our communities and the planet.

1. Book Club: Host a book club where participants can read and discuss environmental books.

2. Action Items: Provide participants with action items related to the topics discussed in the book club to encourage them to take action on environmental issues.

3. Public Readings: Host public readings of environmental books in public spaces to promote environmental awareness and inspire action.

1. Mulberry Festival, Food Justice: Join us in June for a month-long celebration of mulberries! Learn how to make superfood concoctions such as mulberry jam, smoothies, ice cream, kombucha, cakes, and more. Discover the health benefits of mulberries and the importance of supporting local food systems.

1. Mulberry Jam Making: Organize a jam-making workshop where participants can learn how to make mulberry jam using locally sourced mulberries. Participants can take home their jam and share it with friends and family.

2. Mulberry Smoothie Station: Set up a smoothie station where people can blend their own mulberry smoothies using fresh mulberries and other locally sourced fruits and vegetables.    

1. Mulberry Ice Cream Making: Host an ice cream-making workshop using fresh mulberries and other locally sourced ingredients. Participants can take home their ice cream and enjoy it with friends and family.

2. Mulberry Kombucha Workshop: Teach participants how to make kombucha using mulberries and other locally sourced ingredients. Participants can take home their kombucha and enjoy it with friends and family.

3. Mulberry Cake Decorating: Host a cake-decorating workshop using mulberries and other locally sourced ingredients. Participants can take home their cakes and enjoy them with their friends and family.

1. Herbal Teas and Wellness Justice Month: In August, let's focus on promoting wellness and self-care by making and sharing herbal teas made with local herbs. Learn how to create immune-boosting, calming, energizing, and love teas. Discover the healing properties of different herbs and the importance of caring for our bodies and minds.

1. Herbal Tea Making: Host a workshop where participants can learn how to make herbal teas using local herbs. Participants can take home their teas and enjoy them for their immune wellness and calming, energizing, or love-promoting properties.

2. Tea Tasting: Set up a tea-tasting station where people can try different types of herbal teas and learn about their benefits.

3. Herbal-Infused Oils: Teach participants how to make herbal-infused oils using local herbs. Participants can take home their oils for various purposes like massage, cooking, and skincare.

4. Herbal Salve Making: Host a salve-making workshop using local herbs. Participants can take home their salves and use them for various purposes like skincare, healing, and first-aid.

5. Herb Garden Tour: Take participants on a tour of local herb gardens and teach them about the benefits of different herbs.

1. Recycle LES, Compostable Art Sculptures: Turn trash into treasure by creating compostable art sculptures. Use natural materials and compostable items to make beautiful and environmentally-friendly art. Learn about the importance of reducing waste and protecting our planet.

1. Art Supplies: Provide participants with art supplies from compostable materials like paper, cardboard, natural dyes, and even DIY clay made from your compost link!

2. Art Sculpture Contest: Host an art sculpture contest where participants can create sculptures using compostable materials.

3. Art Sculpture Display: Display the sculptures created by participants in a public space to raise awareness about composting and sustainable art.

1. Environmental and Social Justice Art Installations: Experience thought-provoking and inspiring art installations that address environmental and social justice issues. Explore different perspectives and learn about the impact of our actions on the world around us.

1. Community Art Project: Host a community art project where participants can create art installations highlighting environmental justice issues.

2. Public Display: Display the art installations in a public space to raise awareness about environmental justice issues.

3. Artist Talks: Host talks with local artists who work on environmental justice issues to inspire and educate participants.

1. Environmental and Social Justice Fashion Shows: Fashion can be a powerful tool for creating change. Join us for fashion shows that showcase sustainable and ethical fashion, and highlight the impact of the fashion industry on the environment and workers' rights.

1. Sustainable Fashion Show: Host a fashion show featuring sustainable and environmentally friendly clothing lines.

2. Panel Discussion: Host a panel discussion with local designers and fashion experts on the environmental impact of the fashion industry.

3. Public Display: Display the sustainable fashion pieces in a public space to raise awareness about sustainable fashion.

1. Outdoor Cooperative Environmental and Social Justice Games: Have fun while learning about the environment and social justice issues by playing outdoor games that promote teamwork, problem-solving, and empathy.

1. Cooperative Games: Organize outdoor cooperative games that promote environmental awareness and encourage participants to work together to achieve common goals.

2. Scavenger Hunt: Organize an environmental-themed scavenger hunt where participants can learn about local flora and fauna while having fun.

3. DIY Nature Crafts: Set up a DIY nature crafts station where participants can make crafts using natural materials like leaves, twigs, stones & clay made from the compost!

1. Yoga and Meditation Sessions in Spanish: Take a break from the hustle and bustle of city life and join us for outdoor yoga and meditation sessions in Spanish. Practice mindfulness, environmental and social justice wellness, and mental well-being while also fostering a sense of community.

1. Public Art and Music Events: Let's celebrate the natural world and raise awareness about environmental and social justice issues through public art and music events. Enjoy performances and installations that inspire and educate.

1. Community Gardening Tour: Explore Children's Magical Garden and learn about sustainable agriculture and healthy eating. Discover how we can grow community fruits and vegetables and make a positive impact on our environment, health, and social justice. Perform, raise children, dig, make environmental art, and more.
   

1. Living Willow Tree Sculptures - Green Justice Workshops: Let's create living willow tree sculptures and learn how to care for and love our trees. Discover the importance of trees in our environment and their impact on our health and well-being. Collaborate with your community to design beautiful tree pits incorporating living willow tree sculptures.