PROGRAM:
TUESDAY
TERM 1, 2027
Tuesdays.
Term 1, 2027.
Cruden Farm Langwarrin.
9.30-10.15am and 10.30-11.15am
(each for 45 minutes)
Week 1: Tuesday 9 February – Farming Fun and Agricultural Adventures
Week 2: Tuesday 16 February – Yogalates at Cruden Farm
Week 3: Tuesday 23 February – Discover Mythical Creatures That Live at Cruden Farm
Week 4: Tuesday 2 March – Ponding for 'Creek Critters' at Cruden Farm
Week 5: Tuesday 9 March – Pure Peninsula Honey, Moorooduc (venue change)
Week 6: Tuesday 16 March – Exciting Easter Antics
NOW TAKING REGISTRATIONS
Experiential outdoor environmental education for families (Parents/Grandparents/Carers) and children 0-6 years
Sessions run from 9 February – 16 March, 2027
Week 1
Tuesday 9 February.
Farming fun and Agricultural adventures.
Visit Cruden Farm and play some heritage children’s games Dame Elisabeth Murdoch played as a girl, that have had a long and enduring history. Investigate the different types of food still growing in the garden and paddocks on this magnificent property.
Week 2.
Tuesday 16 February.
Yogalates at Cruden Farm.
Learn the ABC’s of yoga with children. Find and pot up an acorn, make an oak-leaf crown.
Breathe fresh air and enjoy relaxing story time under an old majestic oak tree.
Week 3.
Tuesday 23 February.
Discover mythical creatures that live at Cruden Farm.
Come exploring through mystical bushland, home to many creatures including magical ones!
Make shelters and gardens for the bush fairies, elves and pixies that live at Cruden Farm, using found natural items.
Week 4.
Tuesday 2 March.
Ponding for ‘creek critters’ at Cruden Farm.
Use a dip-net to catch, examine and identify some aquatic macro invertebrates.
Make your favourite ‘water bug’ from seed pods found on a treasure hunt in nature.
Week 5.
Tuesday 9 March.
Pure Peninsula Honey.
Pure Peninsula Honey in Moorooduc on the Mornington Peninsula (Private function held at Cruden Farm today, hence venue change).
See live bees busy at work. Learn beekeeping secrets, taste over 20 different varieties of honey and make some ‘honey hand-cream’. Learn how bees benefit us and play some bee games, sing buzzy songs and dance the ‘waggle’ dance.
Week 6.
Tuesday 16 March. Exciting Easter antics.
Share Easter games and discover why the Australian Easter Bilby is so special. Create an Easter Bilby or Bunny picture using items found in nature. Find evidence that the Easter bunny loves visiting Cruden Farm!
Note: all sessions on Tuesday are held at Cruden Farm in Langwarrin, with the exception of week 5, due to a private booking at the property on this day.
FEES
Costs to attend 6 week sessions are $174 for 1st child and $90 for others attending from same family (over 14 months old).