resources for Educators & Families
Now more than ever, our community leans on Powell Gardens to provide safe, outdoor exploration. If you can’t make it to Kansas City’s botanical garden as much as you’d like, let us help you discover your own backyard!
Scroll down to see available on-site resources. Our videos, PDFs, and other resources are also available and free to use by educators, parents, students, and families.
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Featured Video
From Caterpillar to Butterfly
Mr. Mark is back with a special video all about raising butterflies. You can help caterpillars transform into butterflies at home. Watch this video to learn how!
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Video Library
Join Mark Sharp, Education Programs Coordinator at Powell Gardens, as he shares how to start a garden with kitchen scraps. It’s easy to grow new plants with things you already have at home!
Mark Sharp, Education Programs Coordinator at Powell Gardens, is back with a new video! This week, explore the decomposing world of worms and dirt. There’s so much going on in our own backyards just below the surface!
Mark Sharp (Education Programs, Powell Gardens) is back with a BIG reveal! Learn how to test the health of your soil, observe words making tunnels, and discover a few good books to read along the way.
Mr. Mark is back in the first video of our three-part Pollinator Series. The pollinators (bees and butterflies) in your own backyard need special plants to do their job. Learn how to help by creating seed bombs. Pollinators love this simple project!
Our Pollinator series is back with our second video! Mr. Mark shows us how to use simple materials to provide a safe place for bees to grow and live.
Did you know butterflies need water just like we do? In the final video of our three-part Pollinator series, Mr. Mark shows us how to use what we have at home to create a safe space for pollinators to drink.
Mr. Mark is back with a special video all about raising butterflies. Watch to learn how you can watch caterpillars transform into butterflies at home. When you release your butterfly, let us know by tagging your social posts with #powellgardens or #festivalofbutterflieskc.
We love succulents for kids! For the most part, these plants are resilient and easy to grow at home. In this video, Mr. Mark shows families creative ways to plant succulents.