NATURE BASED KIDS WORKSHOPS

NATURE BASED KIDS WORKSHOPS

Looking for interesting nature-based activities and workshops to do with your kids?

From time to time we co-host or run forest school style workshops where we invite families or kids to join for a few hours of learning through dedicated play and experimentation.

Each workshop focuses on a different theme: bugs, seeds, birds, trees, whittling and lots more!

An opportunity for children from four years old and up (with or without parents to play & learn about our environment, and be immersed in nature.

To stay in the loop on workshops as and when they become available, be sure to join the Parent Den and sign up to our mailing list.

 

 

CURRENT WORKSHOP OFFERING

Guided Tidal Rock Pool Walk | Cape Town | Marine Biology for Families

Saturday – 9 August

Join us for a morning of celebrating the spirited waters of Mother Nature on Woman’s Day!

  • Guided rock pool walks along Cape Town’s coastal tidal pools

  • Workshop facilitated by team of qualified marine biologists

  • Sat 9 Aug, 9am – 11am

  • Moullie Point, Cape Town

  • Suitable for ages 3 – 8

  • Parents must attend with minor below 6 yrs

  • R500 per parent & 1 child

  • Limited to 20 slots

Seeds & Soil

Workshop Name: I Wonder Why SEEDS & PLANTS Description: "Come and join us for a morning to explore the world of seeds and plants! From the tiniest sesame seeds to the giant Sausage seed, we will examine how they grow and what they grow into. Children will paint and decorate their own terracotta pots, and plant indigenous seeds to take them home and watch them grow! We will taste delicious edible plants, go on a seed walk, and make our own herbal teas. We grow our environmental knowledge and develop an awareness of nature while we have fun, meet new friends, and play in the forest together!

TBC – this workshop is not currently active

Come and join us for a morning to explore and learn about the world of seeds! From the tiniest sesame seeds to the giant Sausage seed we will examine what are seeds, what do they grow into and how do they grow? Children will paint and decorate their own terracotta pots, and plant indigenous seeds to take them home to watch them grow.

Birds of the Bush

I Wonder Why (square) 800

TBC – this workshop is not currently active

Come and join us at our “I Wonder Why” workshop – all about BIRDS!
We will be learning about our local birds, going on a bird-spotting walk, and designing our own wearable bird wings!
Let your imagination take flight and get creative by making your wings made out of nature and colour!

Bushcraft Workshops
(Ages 8+)

Welcome to our bushcraft series! From time to time Nature Plays runs drop-and-go weekend workshops for children ages 8 and above. These workshops allow older children to work with real tools and learn how to make amazing things out of wood: pencils, forest gnomes, butter knives and lots more.

They learn enhanced fine motor skills, guided by trained facilitators and they get to take their creations home.

Carve your own Pencil

TBC – this workshop is not currently active

Come and join us in another Bushcraft workshop – learning how to make our very own forest pencils!
From finding our own sticks in the forest to learning the skill of carving, to using a hand-powered drill to begin our creative process.

We will follow a fun step-by-step process and engage in crafting a completely usable pencil from a stick, leather and lead. Children can take these pencils home and use them as a reminder of a wonderful day crafting in the forest!

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