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FARM KIDS MINI FARMERS PROGRAM | FLOWERS PART 2

  • The Farm Byron Bay 11 Ewingsdale Road Ewingsdale, NSW, 2481 Australia (map)

WEDNESDAY 22 JUNE 2022 

9am – 3pm | $130 | ages 5 to 15 yrs. 

  Discussions 

  • Flower walk and talk with the Flower farmers.   

  • Collect and forage for seeds and many types of flowers and discuss their parts. 

  • Watch closely as bees pollinate the flowers. Discuss pollination and beneficial flowers which attracted the beneficial bugs to the gardens. 

  • Types of Flower Farms - Medicinal, flowers we eat (corn, broccoli, cauliflower etc), flowers used for décor. 

  

Activities 

  • Decorate and paint timber beads and make a Flower Keyring or bag tag 

  • Flower collage using petals and leaves and seeds. 

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. 5yrs to 15yrs. 

  

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 detail.