Wild Gully Therapy & Nature Play

25/02/2026

So my partner in crime Eleanor from Homegrown - Nature Play and Learning in Rocky is holding a Homeschool conference in October and look who is the first speaker!!! Follow for more info! 👇

🚨 SPEAKER PEAK #1 🚨

He’s bold.
He’s unfiltered.
And he’s one of the strongest voices in the modern home education movement.

Introducing Issy Buston

aka Stark Raving Dad !!🎙🔥

Best known for The Life Without School Podcast, Issy explores what it really means to raise, educate, and lead your children outside the mainstream system.

He challenges assumptions.
He champions family freedom.
He calls parents to think deeper, braver, and bigger.
And now… he’s bringing that conversation to Homegrown & Whole 2026 🌿

If you’ve ever wondered what life without school could truly look like —
This is your moment.

💡 Parents, homeschoolers, curious minds — this one’s for you.
Tag someone who needs to be there! 👇

25/02/2026

The real reason children’s “behaviour strategies” aren’t working

If we only respond to what we see on the surface, we miss what’s happening underneath.
Restlessness, big emotions, shutdown or chaos are signs of a nervous system out of balance — not a child being difficult.

Nature play addresses the root, not just the reaction.
Movement, sensory input, risk, connection and time outdoors help regulate the body first.
Because regulation doesn’t come from words — it comes from experience.

At Wild Gully, we don’t try to calm children down.
We give them what their bodies are asking for.

Ready to see behaviour differently — and support real, lasting regulation?

Book your session today.

Link in bio or click here - https://www.wildgully.com/bookings

25/02/2026

WINNER Is Sam D. Please get in touch. Congratulations and thanks so much to everyone who tagged a friend or themselves.

You’ve heard the hype.
You’ve seen the muddy smiles.
You’ve been meaning to book in… but life (and budgets) get in the way.

This Friday 27 February, a generous Wild Gully family has gifted a Pay It Forward Bush Kindy session here in Bundaberg.

Because they believe in what we do.
They value childhood.
They value community.
They value kindness.

Maybe you’ve been watching from the sidelines.
Maybe your child needs space to move, climb, create and just be — without pressure, screens or performance.
Maybe you’re tired of the battles and want connection instead of control.

This is your chance.

Tag a friend who needs this below.
Or tag yourself.

Our lucky family will be announced Wednesday 25 February.

Wild Gully isn’t just a play session. It’s confident kids. Connected families. Real childhood.

Don’t miss it.

or book here to secure your spot

https://www.wildgully.com/bookings

25/02/2026

Wahoo!!! So excited for this!
Come and say hi! HitFit Community is just amazing! 🥊💪❤️

🌿 Meet Wild Gully!

We’re excited to have another of our local members, Wild Gully Therapy & Nature Play joining us at the HitFit Grand Opening! 🙌

Wild Gully is a local Bundaberg program focused on outdoor nature play and learning, giving kids the freedom to explore, build confidence, and connect with the natural world. 🌱

Through bush kindy sessions, holiday programs, and hands-on outdoor experiences, they help children develop resilience, creativity, and social skills — all while getting muddy and having fun!

We love supporting local organisations that build strong, healthy families and community connections. Make sure you come down, say hello, and learn more about the amazing work they do! 💚

25/02/2026

This is your 4 day reminder.

The Term 2 Wild Special launches this Saturday.

For one week only, our Term 2 Play Pass packages will be available at special pricing before returning to normal.

Friday mornings in and around Bundaberg will include:

• Little Explorers
• Bush Kindy
• Homeschool Nature Play
• Our popular Fire Education sessions
• Signature sensory play, loose parts and connection experiences

This isn’t just a term booking.

It’s consistent outdoor play that builds confidence.
It’s risk-aware learning that grows capable children.
It’s community, belonging and real childhood.

And that’s not all.

Saturday is also launch day for our Easter Holiday Fire Education program.

One powerful session.
One day only.
Limited places.

Doors open for ONE week only.
Spots will fill.

If you’ve been waiting to commit, this is your moment.

Book early.
Secure your place.
Be part of our Wild Gully community.

24/02/2026

Pay it forward session ends tomorrow Wednesday. Tag away to join us Friday. 👇

You’ve heard the hype.
You’ve seen the muddy smiles.
You’ve been meaning to book in… but life (and budgets) get in the way.

This Friday 27 February, a generous Wild Gully family has gifted a Pay It Forward Bush Kindy session here in Bundaberg.

Because they believe in what we do.
They value childhood.
They value community.
They value kindness.

Maybe you’ve been watching from the sidelines.
Maybe your child needs space to move, climb, create and just be — without pressure, screens or performance.
Maybe you’re tired of the battles and want connection instead of control.

This is your chance.

Tag a friend who needs this below.
Or tag yourself.

Our lucky family will be announced Wednesday 25 February.

Wild Gully isn’t just a play session. It’s confident kids. Connected families. Real childhood.

Don’t miss it.

or book here to secure your spot

https://www.wildgully.com/bookings

23/02/2026

2026 is already in full swing…

And so are Wild Gully’s educator partnerships

I’m working with kindergartens and early learning centres across Bundaberg and beyond to transform outdoor spaces and educator confidence through:

✔️ Risky play done well
✔️ Loose parts with purpose
✔️ Regulation through movement
✔️ Fire education & hand tools
✔️ Sensory-informed environments
✔️ Real autonomy for children

Not expensive renovations.
Not trendy add-ons.

But practical, research-backed changes that support behaviour, engagement and educator confidence.

If your outdoor space feels busy but not purposeful…
If behaviours are increasing…
If your team feels unsure about risk…

Let’s talk.

Wild Gully supports centres with mentoring, training, site audits and implementation.

Message me or email hello@wildgully.com to start the conversation

23/02/2026

“We need to allow children to move in ways that make adults gasp.”
— Angela Hanscom

This is one of my favourite quotes.

Because here’s the truth…

If adults aren’t gasping a little, children probably aren’t moving enough.

We are raising children in a risk-averse world.
Playgrounds are lower.
Trees are off limits.
Running is “too fast.”
Climbing is “too high.”
Sticks are “too dangerous.”

And slowly… quietly… childhood is changing.

Children are missing out on:
• Vestibular input from spinning, hanging, rolling
• Proprioceptive strength from climbing, lifting, dragging
• Real risk assessment from navigating heights and speed
• The deep confidence that comes from saying, “I did that.”

Instead, they’re getting padded surfaces and constant warnings.

But here’s what I know after two decades in education and years in nature play…

When children climb the tree, balance on the log, use the hand tool, jump the creek — they are not being reckless.

They are building brains.
They are wiring resilience.
They are developing coordination, focus and problem solving.
They are learning where their body ends and the world begins.

The gasp is not danger.
The gasp is growth.

If we remove every opportunity that makes adults uncomfortable, we remove the very experiences that build capable, confident children.

Childhood doesn’t need to be safer.
It needs to be braver — with informed, calm adults standing nearby.

At Wild Gully, we don’t chase risk.
We respect it.
We guide it.
We allow it.

Because children deserve a childhood that moves.

If you’re ready to see what capable really looks like — join us.

Link in bio or click here

https://www.wildgully.com/bookings