Mini Farmers - Term 4, 2025 Fridays

Farm Kids: Hands-On Learning on the Farm

Join us for Farm Kids, an 8-week immersive program designed for children aged 5–12 who love nature, animals, and hands-on learning. Every week, children will explore the wonders of farm life through creative arts, scientific experiments, garden projects, and interactive animal experiences.

From crafting nature crowns to building bug hotels, observing worm farms, and harvesting in the garden, your child will engage in activities that promote curiosity, environmental awareness, teamwork, and problem-solving. They'll experience:

• Seasonal crafts and garden-based art projects

• Science explorations including soil, compost, plant growth, and pollination

• Collaborative games that teach ecosystems and biodiversity

• Hands-on interaction with farm animals under safe supervision

• Development of fine and gross motor skills, creativity, and observational abilities

Each session is carefully designed to blend education with fun, allowing children to connect with nature, develop practical farm skills, and express their creativity. By the end of the program, participants will have a deeper understanding of farm life, sustainable practices, and the natural world.

Spaces are limited—book your child’s place in Farm Kids today for a season of adventure, learning, and farmyard fun!

Friday 24 Oct: Springtime Adventures
9am - 3pm | Focus: Seasons and weather, exploring how nature changes in spring

Build a Kite or Pinwheel & Redress the Scarecrow

• Educational Focus: Basic physics of wind and motion, design and construction skills

• Activity: Hands-on craft building kites or pinwheels, decorating the farm scarecrow for spring

• Farm Integration: Discuss the role of the scarecrow in protecting crops

Friday 31 Oct: Sunbeams & Moon Dreams
9am - 3pm | Focus: Sun and moon, light, shadows, and lunar observation

Moon Phase Craft & Moon Journal

• Educational Focus: Lunar cycles, observation, science journaling

• Activity: Crafting a moon phase wheel and recording nightly moon observations

• Farm Integration: Discuss how moon phases affect farm cycles (e.g., planting/harvest timing)

Friday 7 Nov: Soil Superheroes
9am - 3pm | Focus: Compost, soil health, worms, and understanding nutrient cycles

Clay/Soil Painting & Setting Up the Worm Farm

• Educational Focus: Soil textures, water absorption, worms’ role in soil health

• Activity: Paint with clay/soil; set up and observe worm farms

• Farm Integration: Learn to care for worms and observe composting in action

Friday 14 Nov: Leaf Lab & Plant Magic
9am - 3pm | Focus: Photosynthesis, leaf observation, and plant growth experiments

Botanical Hammer Prints & Plant Science Experiment

• Educational Focus: Photosynthesis (light vs dark), growth processes

• Activity: Hammer-printed leaves; grow “funny hair” sprouting faces

• Farm Integration: Track plant growth and discuss factors affecting healthy plants

Friday 21 Nov: Minibeast Explorers
9am - 3pm | Focus: Insect life cycles, habitats, biodiversity, and hands-on observation

Minibeast Obstacle Course & Bug Craft

• Educational Focus: Understanding insect movement, teamwork, gross motor skills

• Activity: Navigate obstacle courses as different bugs; complete craft projects

• Farm Integration: Observe farm insects in their natural environment and conduct a bug survey

Friday 28 Nov: Busy Bees & Sweet Treats
9am - 3pm | Focus: Pollination, bee ecology, and hands-on honey exploration

Honeycomb Building Challenge & Seed Bombs

• Educational Focus: Engineering, teamwork, plant propagation

• Activity: Build honeycomb structures; taste fresh honeycomb; create bee-friendly seed bombs

• Farm Integration: Plant seed bombs in the garden plot

Friday 5 Dec: Awareness Web of Life Wonders
9am - 3pm | Focus: Biodiversity, ecosystems, animal tracks, and interdependence

Web of Life Game & Ecosystem Collage

• Educational Focus: Food chains, interdependence of organisms

• Activity: Role-play web of life; create ecosystem collage from collected materials

• Farm Integration: Discuss how farm animals, plants, and insects interact

Friday 12 Dec: Weave & Wonder
9am - 3pm | Focus: Playing with natural fibres, weaving, and creative textile crafts

Nature Weaving & Natural Fibres

• Educational Focus: Texture recognition, creativity, sustainable materials

• Activity: Weaving with twigs, grasses, and fibres

• Farm Integration: Harvest safe materials from garden and discuss fibre use in farming
  

9am – 3pm | ages 5 to 12 yrs
$700 Term Booking (8 sessions - receive a 33% discount)
$130 per individual day session

What to bring
Children will need:

• Sturdy walking shoes

• Raincoat

• Sunhat

• Healthy lunch box and water bottle for the day

• Backpack (to carry above)

• All items need to be labelled

Where to meet
We will meet at the Farm House opposite the restaurant. Please look out for the signs to guide you.

Ages
These workshops are appropriate for children who are interested in farming, energetic and willing to work. Ages 5 to 12 years.

Extra Service
If you are a working parent please discuss with the Farm Kids Manager if you need your child to start early or finish later than the designated program time so as to get to and from work. For an extra fee this can be arranged.

Private Workshops
Please don’t forget that if you cannot make it to our planned workshops we can tailor a workshop especially for your group. Email farmkids@thefarm.com.au for more details.