Visit Windmill Island Gardens this Monday where the Holland Board of Public Works will host the next Books and Blooms activity of the summer on Monday, July 22! Each Books and Blooms will begin with a Story Time hosted by the Herrick District Library at 10:00 am, followed by a fun, educational, and hands-on activity at 10:30 am. During the new Books and Blooms series, children can not only enjoy interactive stories, songs, and activities, but also enjoy our children’s carousel, playground, see our two Frisian horses, and 10 chickens all on Windmill Island Gardens’ park grounds.
This Monday during Books and Blooms, children can learn all about how water is essential to life! Join us to learn about 5 different water conservation tips how you can save water in your everyday life by creating and decorating your own Rain Cloud Mobile to take home!
The Holland BPW is a local not-for-profit utility that builds and maintains infrastructure and reliable utility services, and is the main provider of electric and water services to the Holland community. They strive to provide advanced and reliable services to provide essential resources to all Holland residents being a community owned utility since 1893. The Holland BPW staff takes pride in educating the community on various electric and water conservations tips with informational activities and events for all ages of community members.
Families are invited to Windmill Island Gardens every other Monday morning for our new bi-weekly Books and Blooms series from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm through August 12. The bi-weekly Books and Blooms series will begin with an interactive Story Time hosted by the Herrick District Library starting at 10:00 am, followed by a come-and-go style activity led by a local non-profit organization from 10:30 am until 12:00 pm. The full schedule of activities can be found below, and on the Books and Blooms Facebook event page. Activities are free to attend for Holland residents, with regular admission rates applying to non Holland residents. A parent or guardian must remain onsite the entire time to supervise their children. Activities take place in the park on the East side of the Posthouse building at Windmill Island Gardens (1 Lincoln Ave, Holland, MI, 49423).
For more details on Books and Blooms and other upcoming events at Windmill Island Gardens, visit www.windmillisland.com. Windmill Island Gardens is open daily from 9:30am – 6:00pm (last admission sold at 5:00pm) through October 6.
Upcoming Books & Blooms Dates
July 22
Water Conservation Rain Cloud Mobile
Holland Board of Public Works
Children can learn all about how water is essential to life! Join us to learn about 5 different water conservation tips how you can save water in your everyday life by creating and decorating your own Rain Cloud Mobile to take home!
August 5
Dutch Games and Seedlings
Windmill Island Gardens
Our very own Windmill Island Gardens staff will show children how to play various Dutch games, try on Dutch costumes, and more! Children can also decorate biodegradable planters to bring home their very own plant starts grown right here at Windmill Island Gardens to plant and take care of at home!
August 12
Living Necklaces
MSU Extension
Children can create their very own Living Necklace with help from the MSU Extension! Learn about plant germination and take home your very own plant that you can care for, watch grow, and… wear!
About Windmill Island Gardens: Windmill Island Gardens offers a small slice of the Netherlands in West Michigan. The park features tours of ‘de Zwaan’ – America’s only authentic, working Dutch windmill. Other highlights include an Amsterdam street organ and children’s carousel among many Dutch replica buildings and exhibits. During Tulip Time in May, visitors can delight in 100,000+ tulips in beds and fields. A proud member of the American Public Garden Association and American Horticultural Society, the Island is transformed each summer with a beautiful display of annuals and perennials found in themed beds and throughout the landscape. Visitors can enjoy it all from mid-April to early October each year.
