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Meijer Gardens celebrates the fifth birthday of the Lena Meijer Children’s Garden with birthday activities all summer long! Come down to the Story Telling Garden and experience books, finger puppets and props (Weekdays at 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM). Enjoy favorites such as “Diary of a Worm,” “Turtle’s Race with Beaver” and “The Very Busy Spider.” Also, celebrate our fifth birthday with stories “The Birthday Box” and “The Secret Birthday Message.” Daily Challenge Activities will also be occurring daily throughout the entire week between 11 AM and 12 PM. Mondays are “Outdoor Artists’ Studio,” Tuesdays are “Birthday Party Games,” Wednesdays are “Fish out of Water,” Thursdays are “Alice in the Children’s Garden Wonderland,” Fridays are “Music in the Maze,” and Saturdays and Sundays are “Weekend Surprise.” Activities are all-ages and free with paid admission to Meijer Gardens.