Wild Gully Therapy & Nature Play

10/11/2025

Many adults wouldn’t let this happen — the climb too high, the puddle too deep.
But childhood isn’t meant to be spotless or perfectly safe.

Every wobble, scrape, and daring step teaches something far more valuable than comfort ever could. These moments wire the brain for courage, decision-making, and resilience — the very skills our children need to navigate a world that won’t always cushion them.

Yet society whispers, *“Be careful.”*
We hover. We intervene. We rob them of the chance to feel capable.

At Wild Gully, we believe in stepping back just enough — creating safe boundaries with space for bravery. Here, children test limits, manage risk, and learn to trust their instincts.

They leave our sessions not just muddy and smiling, but quietly stronger.

Let them climb. Let them fall a little. Let them rise.

Join us at Wild Gully Therapy & Nature Play — where courage grows naturally.

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09/11/2025

This week at Wild Gully, we’re on the move bringing play, imagination, and connection to life.

Tuesday – Kindy incursion: Loose Parts Play supporting educators and children to explore creativity, problem-solving, and deep play.

Thursday – Little Explorers Nature Playgroup at Innes Park: a space for little ones to wander, wonder, and grow through nature play.

Friday – Little Explorers Bush Kindy & Homeschool at Innes Park: where children learn through real experiences, movement, and freedom in nature.

So many families feel their children need structured learning to thrive, yet it’s in open-ended, hands-on play that true growth happens. Nature becomes the classroom, curiosity becomes the teacher, and confidence blossoms.

Join us this week and see how Wild Gully turns ordinary days into adventures filled with purpose, learning, and joy.

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07/11/2025

The schedule should reflect the science!

This goes for homeschools too.

07/11/2025

Win a Free Term of Nature Play
Yes, I am preparing and thinking about next year already!

We’re giving one lucky family a full free Term of Nature Play sessions in Term 1!

If your child has joined us for a Wild Gully session this year, you can enter. Your words help other families discover what nature play is really about — connection, confidence, and childhood as it should be.

To enter, search Wild Gully Therapy & Nature Play on Google (link below), leave your honest review before 25 November, and we’ll announce the winner on 30 November.

Your story might be the one that inspires another family to step outside, slow down, and see their child in a new way.

Thank you for being part of our Wild Gully community — you’ve helped us grow more than we could’ve imagined. I am deeply humbled for the support Wild Gully has had this year, so many wonderful families and children playing out in nature each week.

Good luck and see you in the mud!

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Wild Gully Term 1 Google Review Giveaway – Terms & Conditions in comments

07/11/2025

We spend so much time trying to make childhood perfect — clean clothes, neat plans, sunny days. But the memories our children hold close are never the tidy ones.

They’re the muddy, spontaneous, joy-filled moments when we say yes instead of “not today.”

Nature doesn’t need perfection — it needs you.

Read our latest blog, “Nature Doesn’t Need Perfection — It Needs You,” and rediscover how thirty minutes outside can reconnect you, calm your child, and fill your hearts with presence.

Forget perfect. Choose presence.
Read the full story at Wild Gully Therapy & Nature Play.

The day began beautifully — clear skies, birds calling, laughter spilling across the park. Then, as we started our Wild Gully session, the clouds rolled in. The first few drops made tiny dark circles in the dirt. I watched as the children lifted their faces to the sky, arms outstretched. But a fe

06/11/2025

Christmas Nature & Sensory Play Pop-Up
They say childhood goes by in the blink of an eye.
And yet, so many of us spend those early years rushing — from errands to appointments to ticking off “developmental boxes.”

But here’s the thing: children don’t need more structure, more screens, or more stuff.
They need space.
They need nature.
They need play that engages their senses, sparks curiosity, and lets them lead.

Our Christmas Nature & Sensory Play Pop-Up is more than a morning out — it’s a moment to slow down and reconnect.
Through festive potions, reindeer food, ice smash, water play, and creative Christmas crafts, children explore freely while building confidence, coordination, and joy from the inside out.

You’ll see the transformation:
from “Can I do this?” → to “Watch me!”
from uncertainty → to calm focus and pride.

As Bundaberg’s local nature play expert, I’ve seen hundreds of children light up when they’re trusted to play deeply and get gloriously messy. This is where growth truly happens.

The misconception?
That real learning only happens in classrooms or with flashcards.
The truth?
It happens in mud puddles, through laughter, and in the moments we step back.

So this Christmas, gift your child the magic of nature.
🎄 Join us for our Nature & Sensory Play Pop-Up — where play is the present that lasts a lifetime.
Monday 8 December
Queen’s Park
$21.50 per child | Sibling discounts available
Spots are limited — book your space now and let the Christmas magic begin!

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06/11/2025

CALLING ALL YOUNG ARTISTS! 🎨🎄

Christmas is just around the corner, and this year I’d love to feature artwork from local children across Bundaberg and the Burnett on our official Christmas cards!

We’re inviting kids to draw or paint their favourite Christmas scene - whether it’s Santa and his sleigh, a summer beach BBQ, or what Christmas means to them.

Parents or guardians can share your child’s entry by either:
🤳 Posting a photo of the artwork in the comments below, or
📧 Emailing it to Burnett@parliament.qld.gov.au if you’d prefer to keep it private.

Please include your child’s first name, age, and suburb so we can celebrate our young local talent.

Can’t wait to see the creativity and Christmas spirit!

📸 Throwback to 2024 Christmas with the grandies who are also pretty fantastic artists! (proud grandad moment and shameless boast… 😝)

06/11/2025

What if the best gift you could give your child this Summer was time?
Time to get muddy, curious, and confident.
Time to lead, explore, and solve problems on their own.
Because that’s where real growth happens.

So many parents want their child to thrive — yet feel torn. Society tells us learning happens in classrooms or through busy schedules filled with lessons and sports. We’ve been conditioned to believe that free time means wasted time. But it’s the opposite.

In unstructured play, children build themselves. They learn how to take risks, regulate emotions, and discover who they are — without adults hovering or rescuing them too soon.

At Wild Gully, we create the space for that magic.
Through our nature play sessions, children rediscover independence, resilience, and joy. They return home calmer, dirtier, prouder — and more capable than you imagined.

This Summer, let’s swap “keeping them busy” for “letting them be.”
Join us outdoors — where confidence grows wild.

Book your child’s nature play adventure with Wild Gully today.

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