A garden show may not be an obvious choice of event to enjoy with young kids, particularly if you are a non-gardener like myself. My husband on the other hand is cultivating his own green thumbs at the moment so we trouped along en masse to visit the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show this weekend. I’m glad we did – I’m now a convert to garden shows as a feast for the senses and will be on the lookout for others we can attend (already have my eyes set on Canberra’s Floriade in September.
The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show was held at the Royal Exhibition Building and Carton gardens.
Exquisite blooms were on display to see and smell in the Hall of flowers
Floral attire at the Melbourne Flower Show
Garden sculptures, and a giant hall filled with floral displays – although created for adults were entrancing for my three year old.
A dress made entirely out of vegetable plants
A number of displays catered specifically for kids – the Fairy and Pirate themed children’s garden complete with treasure chest was a winner.
The Children’s Garden was fairy and pirate themed. Getting a photo of this garden was almost impossible as there were young children having a great time jumping into each shot. Apologies regarding the bottom in the air in this one as a result.
The family favorite though was the Cubby House Challenge. Five architect designed cubby houses were on display and up for auction to raise money for charity (prices were hoped to be $10 000 for each cubby house). We all left with a supreme case of cubby house envy as a result.
Once contender for the best cubby house
We couldn’t choose the best cubby house – they were all awesome as far as my kids were concerned.
Have you been to a flower or garden show with your kids? Which ones do you recommend visiting?
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This post is linked to Friday Postcards at Walking on Travels.
