Playful By Nature

18/12/2025

Hanging up the purple shirt for 2025.

Phew, what a year! Hope you all have a wonderful break. We will not be doing a 'Christmas post', but will reflect, thank & plan in Jan.

THANKYOU TO YOU, every single one of you! 2025 was such a growth year.
Over and out.
Chrissie

14/12/2025

Tuesday's Holiday Session- now also SOLD OUT.
So keen for some outdoor fun in the next few days :)

12/12/2025

Holiday FUN!
Only a few sleeps until our popular Holiday Sessions!
www.bookeo.com/playfulbynature
Nab the last spots now for Tuesday's drop off for 5-11yo.

11/12/2025

These kids have seriously developed their observation skills. I lost count of how many 'Hey I found something, come have a look!'s that I heard.
We even had a dead kookaburra chick (truly) and a fish- eating-possum (not truly- but kids say the funniest things with the best facial expression and hand gestures).
All the best at big school, big kids!


OAK on Rangeville

05/12/2025

Bushwalk, mini-swim, Tony's mango & Mum's banana cake morning tea with the frangipani of the day.
Reset in progress...

What are you doing (or deliberately not doing) for yourself and your needs at this time of year?

You matter.

Tony's Community Kitchen for all the mango info. Thursdays to Sundays 9-5 and 9-2pm. Roadside on the highway between Harlaxton/Blue Mountain.

02/12/2025

SOLD OUT for the Monday session.
KEEN AS!
Spots still left for 5-12yo drop off session on Tuesday 16th.
Www.playfulbynature.com.au/schoolholidayprogram

30/11/2025

Monday 15th - 4 spots left (half day)
Tuesday 16th - 5 spots left (9-3pm)
Wednesday 17th- should we run an extra 2-7yo session? comment below or message us...
Book your spot at www.bookeo.com/playfulbynature

29/11/2025

This is a good read. Don't just skim through the overview. Then reflect- what improves your mental health personally when you need? How are you contributing to strategies that your kids can access/enact?

Young Australians are facing significant mental health challenges. One in five young people experiences mental illness, including anxiety, depression and substance abuse disorders.

A groundbreaking Victorian trial found that group-based ‘nature prescriptions’ – where health practitioners prescribe nature-based activities for patients – can deliver compelling results and value for money.

Conventional therapies can be costly and frequently involve long waiting periods. In contrast, spending time in nature offers an alternative that is affordable, widely accessible, and grounded in a long-standing truth: being in natural environments supports our well-being.

Tap through to read more → unimelb.me/3LZS7vc

26/11/2025

The beginning of the end(s) for our Kindy Program 2025.

After a whole year of working with 5 special Kindy groups around the region, we are now sharing our final sessions, complete with an ecological challenge for their future, individual certificates and (of course) nature crafts!

Congratulations to you, kids and educators, for embarking on something different, something bigger in 2025.

We have spots remaining for now only 2 Kindys for 2026. Call soon 🙂
0409 081 173

24/11/2025

December Holiday sessions 2024 & Kindy Program 2025 will know all about these guys soon... link below to get involved. Or join us at Holiday Sessions 2025 Www.playfulbynature.com.au

When was the last time you saw a Christmas beetle? 🪲 Many people say that they see fewer and fewer of these beautiful bugs every year. 🤔 But according to iNaturalist there has already been 226 sightings since 1 October! 😮

You can help Invertebrates Australia find out more by participating in the Christmas Beetle Count! 🔍

By counting and photographing Christmas beetles, you can help Invertebrates Australia researchers solve some of the mysteries of the Christmas beetle population, and what might be causing their decline. 📉

To get involved with the Christmas beetle count, head to: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/christmas-beetle-count

21/11/2025

We are all set up at The Place Occupational Therapy and Family Support 1st Birthday Gratitude and Growth Celebration at Jacaranda Manor Highfields.
What a brilliant spot to celebrate with these local legends in business!

Come see us and all the family fun from 10-1 today 🙂
Sausage sizzle, jumping castle, popcorn, snow cones, freebies and some Nature Potions by Playful.

Congratulations team, we love what you are doing for our community.