Bushland Holiday Program - Spring

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Tue 17 Sep 2024 - Fri 27 Sep 2024

Children get to connect with nature and celebrate the onset of Spring



Children growing up in the Sunshine Coast Biosphere enjoy a spectacular and diverse natural backyard … a backyard to learn from, explore and play in. Opportunities for nature play, environmental education, eco-activities, citizen science and recreational activities are plentiful, ensuring our children enjoy more time in the outdoors.



With school holidays approaching, the Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Gardens are once again providing an adventurous backdrop for fun and creative activities, connecting children with nature in celebration of the arrival of Spring.

Registration for these age specific workshops is ONLY $10 per child. Early pre-purchasing of tickets is essential as these programs always sell out quickly.

TUESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER, 10.00am to 12.00noon
HOLIDAY PROGRAM : MAKE A CLAY GARDEN
SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN AGED 4 YEARS AND OLDER
PLEASE PRE-PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS ONLINE HERE



Join Alice from Natureweavers and take inspiration from the Botanic Gardens to create your very own garden of clay, blossom and wood at the Make A Clay Garden Holiday Program.

All children must be accompanied by a caregiver who is required to stay but does not need a ticket.
Spaces are limited, so get in quick!

WEDNESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER, 10.00am to 12.00noon
HOLIDAY PROGRAM : MAKE A FLOWER PRESS
SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN AGED 5 AND OLDER
PLEASE PRE-PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS ONLINE HERE



Children will learn the names and petals of the flowering plants at the Botanical Gardens and beyond. Lillhiana will help children to make a flower press to preserve their abundant botanical treasures of spring. A flower press is an essential piece of kit for all young, budding naturalists.

All children must be accompanied by a caregiver who is required to stay but does not need a ticket.
Spaces are limited, so get in quick!

THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER, 10.00am to 12.00noon
HOLIDAY PROGRAM : SPRING WEAVING
SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN AGED 8 AND OLDER
PLEASE PRE-PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS ONLINE HERE



Children will love playing with fibres and learning to weave a teeny-tiny basket to hold all their Spring treasures at the Spring Weaving Holiday Program. Carly will teach simple techniques for creating a bespoke woven bowl to take home.

All children must be accompanied by a caregiver who is required to stay but does not need a ticket.
Spaces are limited, so get in quick!

TUESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER, 10.00am to 12.00noon
HOLIDAY PROGRAM : SPRING HERBAL HAPPINESS
SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN AGED 7 AND OLDER
PLEASE PRE-PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS ONLINE HERE



Spring is a time of cleansing and in the Spring Herbal Happiness workshop with Alice, children will make some herbal remedies, potions and scrubs for their bodies, bellies and homes.

All children must be accompanied by a caregiver who is required to stay but does not need a ticket.
Spaces are limited, so get in quick!

TUESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER, 10.00am to 10.30am
HOLIDAY PROGRAM : KOALA DETECTIVES
SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN AGED 7 AND OLDER
PLEASE PRE-PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS ONLINE HERE



Who would love to be a Koala Detective? I know I sure would. Award-winning young environmentalist, Jarrah Small and fauna ecologist, Clancy Hall, will take children aged 7 and older on a Koala Detectives walk, with a very special guest. One of the University of Sunshine Coast’s detection dogs, who has been specially trained to find koala scats (poos), will be joining the Koala Detectives on their walk. How koala-cool is that!

Learn all about koalas and their habitats, and how to identify feed trees, scratches and scats.

All children must be accompanied by a caregiver who is required to stay but does not need a ticket.
Spaces are limited, so get in quick!

WEDNESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER, 10.00am to 12.00noon
HOLIDAY PROGRAM : SPRING FELT FLOWERS
SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN AGED 7 AND OLDER
PLEASE PRE-PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS ONLINE HERE



Participants will get to wet felt and craft their very own spring flowers from fleece at the Spring Felt Flowers workshop. Lillhiana will teach children how to make a necklace from the soft creations.

All children must be accompanied by a caregiver who is required to stay but does not need a ticket.
Spaces are limited, so get in quick!

FRIDAY 27 SEPTEMBER, 9.30am to 11.30am
HOLIDAY PROGRAM : LEGO FROG HABITATS
SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN AGED 7 AND OLDER
PLEASE PRE-PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS ONLINE HERE



Come and learn all about frogs with Trevor from ECOllaboration. Children will listen to frog calls, go on a habitat hunt, discover some of the species that call the Botanic Gardens home and then make their very own froggie habitat models out of Lego at the Lego Frog Habitats Workshop.

All children must be accompanied by a caregiver who is required to stay but does not need a ticket.
Spaces are limited, so get in quick!



Location for all activities: Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Garden, Palm Creek Road, Tanawha
Dates and Times: Please refer to each individual workshop
Cost: $10 per child. Caregivers do not require tickets.

The Bushland Holiday Program is proudly supported by Sunshine Coast Council's Environmental Visitor Centres.

All images courtesy of Environmental Visitor Centres, unless otherwise indicated

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