With our steamy Florida summer in full swing, kids are spending more time indoors to escape the heat. Selby Gardens has been working to change that “screen time” to “green time” with Summer Camp Lookout. Each summer, three one-week sessions are offered to kids 6-11. This year’s focus has been on the native plants and creatures of Florida, and the kids spent five hours a day examining the plants in the gardens and venturing out into the bay for a truly hands-on nature experience. With experts guiding them and explaining what they’re looking at, a whole new world maybe not noticed before is revealed to them, and many reserve spots for the following year.
Selby Gardens is featured weekly on ABC7 News at Noon. Tune in Thursdays to see more informative segments like this one.