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.