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Cultivating Curiosity
Learn & Play at the Orchard
Mondays & Tuesdays @ 10:30 AM
June 1–August 25, 2026
$12.00 per participating child
Cultivating Curiosity is Carter Mountain Orchard’s weekly children’s program, running every Monday and Tuesday during the summer. The program is geared towards ages 3-8, and all ages are welcome.
Sessions include storytime, a take-home craft, pick-your-own fruit (in season), and a snack. Themes include apples, peaches, pumpkins, flowers, bees, and more!
- Arrive at least 15 minutes early to register.
- No drop-offs — an adult must be with children at all times.
Weekly Crafts Schedule

June 1 & 2
Nature Headbands

June 8 & 9
Painting Pots and Planting Pumpkins

June 15 & 16
Paper Plate Pecking Chickens

June 22 & 23
Paper Chain Snakes

June 29 & 30
Patriotic Wooden Star Ornaments

July 6 & 7
Salt Dough Fruit Magnets
July 13 & 14
TBA

July 20 & 21
Pom-Pom Shooters

July 27 & 28
Paper Plate Jellyfish

August 3 & 4
Apple Lacing

August 10 & 11
Popsicle Stick Apple Core

August 17 & 18
Handprint Apple Tree

August 24 & 25
Paper Plate Beaded Snails
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Also recommended: Come Grow With Us at Chiles Peach Orchard