Children and Family Programs

Social Seedlings

Playful group activities designed to help young children learn to understand themselves and others.

Content Detail

Social Seedlings offers young children the opportunity to learn from each other and evaluate how their natural responses may impact others.

Activities are tailored to engage children’s interests while encouraging their social and emotional development, awakening curiosity, and developing a sense of responsibility and caring for the world around them.

Developmentally-appropriate activities will focus on five domains of social emotional learning: self awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making.

Instructor: Samantha Benjamin, early childhood programs accessibility coordinator, The Morton Arboretum

Age: Children ages 18 to 35 months. An adult must accompany the child

Course number: Y230

Instructor

Samantha Benjamin, early childhood programs accessibility coordinator, The Morton Arboretum

Samantha Benjamin has a background in special education and early childhood. She helps to make the Children’s Garden more accessible and enjoys creating opportunities for all children to explore and experience nature.

What to Know

This program takes place outdoors. Dress for the weather.

Program Schedule

This program includes the following four meeting times.

Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.

Children’s Garden (parking lot P-1), East Side

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