Green Mountain Nature Play

05/12/2025

WHITTLE + WEAVE WORKSHOP | shape a little wooden guardian of the bush and weave a wreath to adorn the door.

Our festive workshops are held in nearby nature - green spaces and an art studio in the heart of Berry - where kids make with their hands, move their bodies, and slow down with intention.

Join Nature Play mentors and local artist, Penny Craig, for 2.5hrs of crafting and connection.

Options include:
🕯️ Beeswax Candle & Felt Dove Workshop
🪵 Whittled Gnome & Woven Wreath Workshop
🎨 Plus painting, games, treasure hunts and more

A whole morning grounded in real bushcraft and seasonal creativity. Register via Humanitix link in bio.

03/12/2025

FESTIVE FUN | slow gifts, made by hand

Looking for a meaningful experience for your child these holidays? Our Festive Bushcraft Workshops in Berry offer kids the chance to make beautiful handmade gifts—like beeswax candles, wooden gnomes, felt doves and woven wreaths—while learning real skills in nature.

Saturday 20 to Tuesday 23 December
10.00-12.30pm workshop for 4-14yrs

🛍 Drop the young ones off and explore Berry’s shops and cafés while they craft, play, and connect with bushcraft.

🌼 More info and register through link in bio or at https://events.humanitix.com/festive-bushcraft-workshop

Additional Activities in Both Workshops
- treasure hunt for botanical materials in nearby nature
- crafting their own bush-brush to keep
- designing gift wrap paper
- painting wooden decorations
- air dry clay candle holder
- cooperative risky play games
berry.org.au

03/12/2025

COLLABORATION | working together on a shared goal.

Bush Tribe were wedging fruit tree cuttings from our gardens between logs and rocks to gain traction for sawing whittling wood. By this time of year, the young ones have well-developed skills using tools safely and for real purposes. Such growth over the seasons!

30/11/2025

26/11/2025

CREATE + PERFORM | a graceful impromptu show beside the creek.

Such joy in movement and blossoming friendship. 🙂

23/11/2025

NATURE PLAY | is learning through moving + testing + trying.

What a year it has been! We've watched the community of young ones form friendships, navigate complexity, master skills and grow confident in nature. Thanks for coming to play!

There are a few more sessions left if your child feels like a casual visit to our full-day drop-off progam. Or join Bush Play (0-6yr olds and their adult) for a morning of crafting, stories and games beside the creek.

Head to our bio for more info via the Humanitix link.

14/11/2025

NATURE PLAY | is time to connect with the natural world and each other.

Our final 5wk cycle begins this week - and we are thrilled to be gathering with Bush Play again. There are a few casual spots available for the full-day drop-off Bush Tribe program, too.

Bush Play mentor, Chloe, has stories to share, salt dough to make and songs to sing with the little ones. Bush Play is for 0-6yr olds and their adults.

Head to our bio for link to Humanitix for more info.

06/10/2025

SPRING HOLIDAYS - there are only 9 places left for youngs ones to come and play under the big blue sky, experiment with botanical dyes, cyanotype + sun photography, and romp in the paddock.

Wed 8, Thurs 9 and Fri 10 October
9am - 3pm near Berry
Drop off program for 4-14yr olds

More info on the link below:

02/10/2025

THERE’S NO ONE WAY TO PLAY | some children build forts, some dive into art, some run until they can’t anymore - and some just want to watch the clouds go by.

Our school holiday sessions offer a mix of active, creative, and calm spaces so every child can find their own rhythm. With a balance of guided group time and self-directed exploration, each day is theirs to shape.

Drop off programs, 9 - 3, Wed, Thurs and Fri during the school holidays in Gerroa.

More info via Humanitix link in bio.
berry.org.au

30/09/2025

LEARNING TOGETHER | we headed off to the NSW/ACT Outdoor Learning Conference last weekend to listen and learn all things play, connection, risk literacy and advocacy for time in nature.

Thanks for calling us together, and Birrigai for hosting us amongst the kangaroos, emus and rock boulders. Keynotes from and .marring inspired us to continue weaving opportunities for connection, relation and listening into our programs. We loved the hands-on nature journalling, fire skills and storytelling workshops from Greater Sydney Parklands (thanks .eckardt + Amanda Greggory Lloyd) and .