Summer School Holidays 23/24

At the beginning of each Farm Kids session we take the children on an educational and fun tour of The Farm. We educate them about our cows, pigs, bees, chickens, flower crops, herb garden, orchard and veggie crops. We discuss concepts like paddock rotation for the animals, pollination, organic farming, healthy soil and composting and other ethical farming practices. The children get up close and personal with our pet chickens and when available we taste veggies, edible flowers and herbs.

Ages 5 and over

SESSIONS

• Friday 15 December: Mini Farmers
  9am - 3pm | A tour of The Farm, make a candle and clay holder, decorate and plant a flower pot and cook pesto pasta with leafy greens from our garden.

• Wednesday 27 December: Mini Farmers
  9am - 3pm | A tour of The Farm, learning all about farming, cook lavender pikelets with fresh cream and honey, make a natural bath bomb and do a recycled craft activity.

• Friday 29 December: Mini Farmers
  9am - 3pm | A tour of The Farm, talk about plants and animals, make butter and eat it with farm fresh bread, sew and stuff a mini lavender pillow and make a DIY flower press.

• Tuesday 2 January: Workshop - Nature Craft
  9.30am - 12.30pm | A tour of The Farm, we discuss the craft items we are making and forage for items to help us to make them such as nature wands and a DIY flower press.

• Wednesday 3 January: Mini Farmers
  9am - 3pm | A tour of The Farm, cook potato rosti, make a candle and clay candle holder, decorate, paint and plant a flower pot and play games in the orchard.

• Friday 5 January: Mini Farmers
  9am - 3pm | A tour of The Farm, learn about seasons, plants, bugs, soil and animals, cook veggie pasta, make botanical bath salts with dried flowers and essential oils and do tie dye with natural dyes.

• Monday 8 January: Mini Farmers
  9am - 3pm | A tour of The Farm, take a look at all the plants and animals, cook toasties on farm fresh bread, make a bath bomb and a DIY flower press with foraged flowers.

• Tuesday 9 January: Workshop - Cows
  9.30am - 12.30pm | A tour of the farm, find out all about cows, animal welfare and eating meat, make cow themed bookmarks and learn to make your own fresh butter.

• Wednesday 10 January: Mini Farmers
  9am - 3pm | A tour of The Farm, cook lavender pikelets with fresh cream and honey, make botanical bath salts with dried flowers and essential oils and do some tie dye with natural dye.

• Friday 12 January: Mini Farmers
  9am - 3pm | A tour of The Farm, learn about seasons, plants, bugs, soil and animals, cook pesto pasta with leafy greens from our garden, sew and stuff a mini lavender pillow and do a recycled craft activity.

• Monday 15 January: Mini Farmers
  9am - 3pm | A tour of The Farm, take a look at all the plants and animals, cook veggie pasta, make a candle and clay candle holder, decorate, paint and plant a flower pot.

• Tuesday 16 January: Workshop - Chickens
  9.30am - 12.30pm | A tour of the farm, find out all about healthy chickens and eggs, make feather craft and upcycle egg shells to make egg heads with watercress hair.

• Wednesday 17 January: Mini Farmers
  9am - 3pm | A tour of The Farm, learn about planting, beneficial bugs, healthy soil and gardens & farm animal facts, cook potato rosti, make a bath bomb and do a recycled craft activity.

• Friday 19 January: Mini Farmers
  9am - 3pm | A tour of The Farm, learn about seasons, plants, bugs, soil and animals, make your own butter and eat with farm fresh bread, craft botanical bath salts and a DIY flower press.

• Monday 22 January: Mini Farmers
  9am - 3pm | A tour of The Farm, take a look at all the plants and animals, cook lavender pikelets with fresh cream and honey, make a natural lip balm and do tie dye with natural dye.

• Tuesday 23 January: Workshop - Pigs
  9.30am - 12.30pm | A tour of the farm, talk about ethical pig farming and animal welfare, followed by craft activities including making a piggy keyring and a pig pencil holder.

• Wednesday 24 January: Mini Farmers
  9am - 3pm | A tour of The Farm, learn about farming, plants and animals, make toasties on farm fresh bread, sew and stuff a mini lavender pillow and decorate and plant a flower pot.

WHAT TO BRING

Children will need:

• Sturdy walking shoes
• Raincoat
• Sunhat
• Healthy lunch and snacks 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 aged 5 and older. If your child is 4 they can come with siblings and you will need to remain onsite at The Farm. Children as old as 15 have enjoyed our workshops. Checkout our Mini Farmers program if you want a full day working farm experience.

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 detail.