A Garden for Kids and Families

The Paul Smith Children’s Village is a must-see children’s garden for all ages, even the grown-up kind! The garden features a wetlands area, a sheepherder wagon, a secret garden, tipis, a farmer’s windmill, and more!

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Field Trippin'

We offer field trips for a variety of ages that are approximately 45 minutes in length. Field trip topics are science curriculum-based on grade and quarter.
Visit our field trip page to book your field trip today.

We start booking school-based field trips for the coming school year (September–May) on July 1.
We start booking field trips for the summer (June–August) on January 1.

Update: Field trip scheduling for the 2026-2027 school year will open on July 1, 2026. Please fill out our field trip form with the link below.

View trip availability

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Drop-In!

Drop-in classes are designed for children of all ages. Classes are set up for individuals to just show up and participate if they care to join us. Each class focuses on art, exploration, science, and horticulture. Come join us for some educational mischief!

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Group Visitin'

All youth camps, daycares, school groups, or groups with more than 15 kids must call to schedule their visits. Note: There must be a minimum supervision of one adult (age 19 and over) for every five children in the group. Unscheduled visits and/or having a lack of adequate supervision will result in being asked to leave.

Plan your group visit

A colorful drawing depicts the layout of the Paul Smith Children's Village at Cheyenne Botanic Gardens.

Printable Map

The three-quarter-acre site is filled with numerous specialty, interactive landscapes, including a wetland, gravity-powered water works, farmer’s windmill, Archimedes’ screw, tipis, a green-roofed doghouse, a sunrise/sunset day length display, a vegetable garden, prairie plantings, a secret garden, art plazas, a historic sheep wagon, an orchard, a puppet theater, and more. The center of the site features a colorful geodesic dome. View printable map (PDF)

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Wish List

We can’t do it without you! If you are interested in donating tangible donations for our classes read more to see our wish list.

Sidewalk Chalk, Squirt Guns, Rubber Bands, Acrylic Paint, Tonka Trucks, Puppets, Ziploc Bags, LED string lights, Kites, Hand Trowels for Gardening, Frisbees, Ping Pong Balls, Tennis Balls, Bagged Sandbox Sand, Watercolor Paper, Legos, Silverware Forks, Drumsticks, Pool Noodles, Used Skateboards, Wooden Blocks, Elmer’s Liquid Glue, Glue Sticks (hot & cold), Hot Wheels/Matchbox cars, Colorful Duct Tape.