Contacts:
Jacqueline Colbert
markandjacqui@cox.net 
Tracy Bach-Sorenson
ttarigo@aol.com
Horticulture Workshop
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center
1000 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI
Saturday, March 31, 2012 - 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Join us for a guided tour with a URI Master Gardener at the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center to view the extensive collection of plants from the Rainforests of Latin America. Each child will receive two plants:
Class 105 Coriandrum Coriander (Cilantro)
Class 106 Pelargonium‘Patriot’ Zonal Geranium
All materials will be provided. Advance registration is required by contacting the Children’s Division Chair Jacqueline Colbert. Limit 20.
Bring your plant(s) to Rosecliff on Thursday, June 21, 2012 between 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. for judging and exhibition during The Newport Flower Show.
Design Workshop
Rosecliff Children’s Tent – Back Lawn
Friday, June 22, 2012 – 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Bring your clippers and creativity to design a floral arrangement to be judged and then exhibited for the duration of The Newport Flower Show. All materials will be provided and sponsored by The Water’s Edge Flowers, Newport, RI. Advance registration is required by contacting the Children’s Division Chair Jacqueline Colbert. Limit 15.
Rules and Guidelines
1. Anyone age 12 and under is eligible to enter. All children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
2. Children’s horticulture entries should be dropped off for judging at the Children’s Tent at Rosecliff on Thursday, June 21, 2012 between 1:30 pm and 4:00 pm. On-site parking at Rosecliff is available at this time only.
3. Exhibits must be removed on Sunday, June 24, 2012, between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. The committee will not be responsible for any exhibits left after 6:00 pm.
Children's Onsite Workshops
All on-site workshops will be held at the Children’s Tent on the back lawn at Rosecliff. Please note that adults must accompany children at all times. Adults will be required to purchase a Show ticket to enter the Show grounds.
Make Your Own Salsa
Saturday June 23, 2012 – 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Danish born, John Bach-Sorensen, restaurateur and chef at ASTERISK restaurant in Newport, will host a cooking class for children. He will be showing the children how to make a healthy and fresh mango salsa using the cilantro plant grown this spring. The class will be combining the cilantro, fresh mangoes, and locally grown tomatoes. Children will create a label, and a special name with cultural flare, for their salsa, and take it home to enjoy! Tortilla chips will be supplied for sampling their homemade and delicious Salsa. All materials will be provided. Advance registration is required; contact the Children’s Division Chair, Jacqueline Colbert. Limit 20.
Zoomobile Rainforest Workshop
Saturday, June 23, 2012 – 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Meet the Zoomobile crew from Roger Williams Park Zoo and a few of their creatures to learn about the Rainforest of Latin America. Every habitat offers challenges to wildlife that must be overcome, and the rainforest is no different. Students will act out the layers of the rainforest and identify the animals that live in them. They will also discuss the different adaptations that help these unique creatures survive in the rainforest. All materials will be provided. Advance registration is required; contact the Children’s Division Chair, Jacqueline Colbert. Limit 25.
Celebrate Brazilian Carnaval
Saturday, June 23, 2012 – 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Newport artist Hadley Johnstone Come join us to create a beautiful, festive Carnaval Mask and Piñata with local
Newport Artist Hadley Johnstone. The children will bring to life Brazilian Carnaval using brightly colored feathers and natural materials to decorate masks and balloons. Let your child’s imagination run wild! All materials will be provided. Advance registration is required; contact the Children’s Division Chair, Jacqueline Colbert. Limit 20.
Explore the Rainforest in 3D
Sunday, June 24, 2012 – 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Melissa Guillet, University of Rhode Island Master Gardener
Create a rainforest from paper scraps by folding, fringing, cutting, curling, and gluing to make the perfect environment for your choice of amazing animals, such as jaguars, macaws, tree frogs, and monkeys. Are the animals camouflaged or brightly colored? Where do they live: high in the canopy, deep in the under-story, or in the shadows of the forest floor? Learn how recycling can help keep their habitat intact. All materials will be provided. Advance registration is required; contact the Children’s Division Chair, Jacqueline Colbert. Limit 20.
Zumba!
Sunday, June 24, 2012 – 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
We are thrilled to have the Newport Athletic Club’s Zumba Dance Team join us at The Newport Flower Show for a special children’s dance class! Zumba Fitness is the only Latin-inspired dance program that blends red-hot international music, with contagious Latin dance movement. Come dance with us! No advance registration is required and no limit to class size.