TUESDAYS
Term 2, 2025.

Cruden Farm Langwarrin.

Tuesday at 9.30am and 10.30am (each for 45 minutes)

Week 1: 22 April: Kite making and flying

Week 2: 29 April: Benefits of Butterflies

Week 3: 6 May: Autumn in the garden

Week 4: 13 May: Fantastic Frogs

Week 5: 20 May: Wacky Water Play

Week 6: 27 May: Cubbies

NOW TAKING REGISTRATIONS

Experiential outdoor environmental education for families (Parents/Grandparents/Carers) and children 0-6 years

WEEK ONE

Tuesday 22 April

Kite making and flying

Visit Cruden Farm to make and fly your very own kite. Imagine what it would be like to fly up in the sky with the birds. Observe the different birds on the lake and in the gardens that call this magnificent property their home.

WEEK TWO

Tuesday 29 April

Benefits of Butterflies

Discover how these beautiful insects are beneficial in a garden. Observe these winged wonders busy at work. Create a very hungry caterpillar.  Attempt to locate the various stages of a butterfly lifecycle in the gardens at Cruden Farm.

WEEK THREE

Tuesday 6 May

Autumn splendour at Cruden Farm

Locate and name the colours of Autumn. Consider why some trees loose their leaves. Make an autumn-leaf crown.  Toss leaves into the air to be caught by the wind and carried away. Breathe fresh air and enjoy relaxing story time under an old majestic Autumn tree.

WEEK FOUR

Tuesday 13 May

Learn about the lifecycle of ‘fantastic frogs’

What is a healthy environment for frogs? Examine tadpoles at Cruden farm. Make your favourite green and spotty frog with googly eyes made from natural seed pods found on a treasure hunt in nature.

WEEK FIVE

Tuesday 20 May

Wacky water play

Share floating and sinking games. Create a boat that will float on the lake using items found on a wander in nature. Why is water important? Where does it come from?

WEEK SIX

Tuesday 27 May

Navigating natural shelters.

Make a cubby in the gardens using straw, sticks and rocks, just like in the fairytale, ‘The 3 little pigs’. Construct your own ‘banksia pig’ using items found in nature to re-tell this classic fable.

FEES

• Cost for the 1st child - $174

• 2nd, 3rd, 4th siblings from the same family - $90 each

• Total cost for 2 children - $264

• Total cost for 3 children - $354

• Total cost for 4 children - $444

• Adults and babies (under 14 months) are free if attending with a paying sibling.