Let's enjoy a lovely
summer afternoon in the garden with a picnic lunch, hike,
etc....Lavender is one of my favorite flowers, one of many!!! I think
scents make some flowers even more beautiful than their blooms?
DATE: Thursday, July 18, 2013
TIME: 3PM
ADDRESS: DayBreak Lavender Farm
2129 Frost Rd., Streetsboro, OH 44241
COST: (minimal) Depends on the number of families participating - 5 families, $5 per family, etc
# of Participants: around 20 children for her to work with comfortably
This day we will focus on painting the lavender fields. Our art teacher recommends pastels, (watercolors or colored pencils work too). Also, a package of pastel paper, families can share (available at Michael's, Hobby Lobby, etc). Please bring something sturdy for the kids to put on their lap (drawing board, masonite, etc). Any questions, please let me know. Please note, there are no public restrooms at the lavender farm.
DayBreak
is a family affair run by husband and wife team Jody Byrne and Michael
Slyker, DayBreak's Lavender Field is open to the public Wednesday -
Saturday from Noon until 5. And on Sundays from Noon until 4. At
DayBreak visitors can …
- PICNIC next to DayBreak’s 2-acre pond! Or in the lavender field. Or find a secluded glen in the woodland area. FREE!
- PAINT
& PHOTOGRAPH Artists love DayBreak. Do a Monet! Set up your oils,
pastels or water colors and capture an Ohio lavender field. Early
morning, sunrise or sunset photo sessions are happily arranged. FREE!
- RECONNECT
with nature. The farm boasts every natural ecological system there is
except a mountain and a desert.
- HIKE
OUR TRAILS
- LEARN
& DISCOVER how to grow, groom and harvest your own lavender! At
2:00 pm every day Michael Slyker will lead an interactive workshop on Growing Lavender In NorthEast Ohio. FREE!
- EARN
A JUNIOR NATURALIST CERTIFICATE! Fantastic for kids of all ages,
DayBreak has designed a Junior Naturalist Program to encourage
conservation among our youth. Kids identify and collect 10 common
specimens from the farm’s diverse micro-environments and they receive a
“suitable-for-framing” DayBreak Junior Naturalist Certificate. FREE!
PICK
A FRESH LAVENDER BOUQUET! Enter the lavender field, take a deep breath
and it’s clear that it’s bloomtime! And that means lavender bouquet
picking time is here! Visitors can walk the lavender field and compose
their own bouquet from 13 varieties of lavender. Or they can choose from
farm-fresh bouquets in small, medium and large sizes. Bouquets range
from $5 - $15 depending on size.
BEST LAVENDER PICKING DATES …
June 15 – August 15
Farm Hours: Wednesday – Saturday from Noon 'til 5p.m.
Sunday from Noon – 4p.m.
DayBreak Lavender Farm is located at 2129 Frost Road, Streetsboro, OH
Click here for a map and directions to the farm.
Please RSVP to Kim at DecadentChocolate@gmail.com with questions or interest in joining us by July 14, 2013! Thank you!!!
"May my teaching drop as the rain, my speech distill as the dew, like
gentle rain upon the tender grass, and like showers upon the herb." Deuteronomy 32:2