Blooming Festival is coming to The Ellinikon Experience Park!
Imagination and creativity 'bloom’ at our favorite Park!
On May 25th and 26th, The Ellinikon Experience Park will transform into a world filled with joyful children's voices celebrating spring!
Blooming Festival is coming to The Ellinikon to creatively engage our young friends. Children will discover the joy and magic of spring through entertaining and educational workshops, connect with nature, and create unforgettable memories.
Discover the program below:
The Secret Garden
Explore a "secret garden" at Plaza Β!
During the flower workshop, children will paint sketchbooks, drawing inspiration from the flowers and herbs in front of them. Then, they will paint pots and create beautiful bouquets to decorate their space.
This interactive workshop combines creativity with education. The goal is for children to learn about the properties and characteristics of flowers and understand the importance of sustainability.
Workshop Hours:
25/05 | 11:00 – 15:00
Organization Earth
For over ten years, Organization Earth has been operating the "Center of the Earth," an educational center for environmental education.
Through activities that combine planting, play, and discussion, children will discover the functions, components, and benefits of plants.
Little Farmers
Our young visitors will explore the journey of food from the field to our plates and will learn all about plants, acquiring tools for a harmonious coexistence with nature.
Workshop Hours:
25/05 | 13:00 – 15:00
26/05 | 11:00 – 13:00
Nature in Spring
Children will grab magnifying glasses and notebooks and try to spot the first signs of spring in our favorite Park! They will search for new colors and sounds and welcome spring with painting and music!
Workshop Hours:
26/05 | 17:00 – 21:00
Soil under the Micro
Children will examine the three stages of compost creation and learn how to make organic fertilizer. The aim is to understand that many of our food residues constitute small ecological treasures!
Workshop Hours:
25/05 | 17:00 – 19:00
26/05 | 13:00 – 15:00
Hōkō
Plant Propagation in Water with hōkō and Maria
Plant propagation becomes an experience that combines a workshop, games, and a theatrical performance with the help of Maria Pipilios!
By learning how to create new plants, children also learn to respect nature. At the end of the workshop, they will take a few cuttings with them so they can plant them on their balcony or garden!
Workshop Hours:
25/05 | 17:00 - 21:00
Paint your hōkō ōvase with Katerina Chrysolie
During the workshop, children will express their creativity by painting with Katerina Chrysolie!
Experimenting with brushes, shapes, and colors, they will create a wonderful vase, which they can take home or give as a gift to their friends or parents!
Workshop Hours:
26/05 | 11:00 – 15:00
The Botanical Project
Eco Printing with Fresh Plants
Through this unique workshop, children will create botanical prints using the method of natural printing. They will transfer color directly onto fabric by pressing or rubbing fresh flowers and plants to create unique colorful patterns with a permanent result!
Workshop Hours:
26/05 | 11:00 – 13:00 & 17:00 – 19:00
Tie Dye Technique with Natural Dyes
Our little friends will create geometric patterns on a cotton tote bag using rope and colors derived exclusively from plants.
Workshop Hours:
25/05 | 12:00 - 14:00 & 18:00 - 20:00
Painting with Botanical Watercolors on Fabric
With brushes and colors extracted from plants, children will paint a wonderful cotton bag to use in their daily lives!
Workshop Hours:
25/05 | 14:00 - 15:00 & 17:00 - 18:00
26/05 | 13:00 - 15:00 & 19:00 - 21:00
Christiana Vardakou
Christiana Vardakou shares her love for the modern and the contemporary, as well as traditional techniques, through wonderful workshops at The Ellinikon Experience Park.
Bundle Dyeing Workshop for Children
The technique of bundle dyeing, also known as eco-printing, is a contemporary method where we use flowers, leaves, roots, and bark to print on fabric. The results are always unpredictable, making it the perfect opportunity to play and experiment! In the Experience Park workshop, children will dye a 100% silk scarf!
Workshop Hours:
26/05 | 17:00 – 19:00
Shibori Workshop for Kids
Shibori is an ancient Japanese painting technique. In this process, we fold and tie the fabric in various ways. Depending on how we fold it, we can create many different symmetrical patterns. In the workshop, children will use dyes from two plants to dye their own tote bag!
Workshop Hours:
26/05 | 19:00 – 21:00
Kids Radio
On Saturday and Sunday, from 12:00 to 14:00 and from 17:00 to 19:00, at Plaza B, children will create, learn, and play to the music of Kids Radio!
Get ready for lots of fun and wonderful tunes!