Ebkjc Autrey: Garden After Dark @ Red Butte Garden in SLC

Garden After Dark

Featuring Grandma Lori

We went to the Garden After Dark with Grandma Lori over the weekend! For those of you that don't know what it is, it's a journey through (The Red Butte Garden) King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table.We explored the garden discovering more about the people and places of Camelot. (This year's theme) If you have never been to the Garden, its on the hill side up by the U of U. A winding walk path takes you to several gardens, each with its own uniqueness. It was great fun to dress the kids up and enjoy activities, crafts and light displays.

We walked through the dark path (a little spooky for the boys, which they loved), entered each hut and learn about their magical potions, signs of the shield, aromatherapy and much more! At the end of the adventure, they taught us how to dance the way this did during that time. All the crew was dressed up from that era and danced and sang as we passed them on our journey.

The stops along the way included:

My favorite 'garden' was covered in black lights called Journey to Avalon, also known as the Island of Apples! Glow in the dark apples dangled all over in the trees. They had people playing a tune on the drums and glow in the dark bubbles! If I remember correctly, it was about the different plants they had and used for many different things back then. I also thought the set up was more 'spooky' than the other gardens.

At Arthur Armory they made a shield and decorated them with stamps.
At Merlin's Cave they made special potion that glows in the dark! They put it in a vial to keep around their neck. It helps to keep the monsters away, or at least that's what we told the kids. Hahaha
The Quest for the Holy Grail was a fun maze we all went through.
At Guinevere's Meadow, the boys put together a sachet full of herbs such as rose, lavender and a couple others I wasn't familiar with! These are to be used if you get injured and fortify your courage!
The boys' favorite was probably the Camelot Castle (Children's Garden/Sprout House). They had wire tunnels covered in orange lights, a fireman pole to slide down, and giant lizards to climb on! They also decorated a crown with autumn leaves. (We actually skipped that activity, they were having too much fun running around!)

http://www.redbuttegarden.org/garden-after-dark

This was such a fun family activity to do with the boys! Thanks to Gma Lori for inviting us!