Nature Kids
School Holiday Club
Would you like your child to explore and play in nature with small groups of curious kids? To have fun and make friends while being supported by qualified, experienced and caring teachers? Build their confidence, curiosity and creativity through nature experiences and free play?
Our programme gets your kids connecting with and exploring nature, all day. It combines creative and adventurous experiences and free nature play for kids aged 6-12 years.
Completely nature-based in Mount Maunganui, Waihi Beach and Te Puna, Tauranga in magical public nature spaces.
At Nature Kids Holiday Club, we:
Explore, create and play in nature all day
Are part of a small group of curious kids
Are guided by caring, experienced and qualified teachers
Build confidence, curiosity, self-management, creativity - and so much more!
Operate every school holidays from 9am to 3pm
At Nature Kids we spend our days connecting with, exploring and playing in nature, we blend intentional learning experiences and free nature play, with a focus on child-led learning. Our daily focus is linked to our location, the season and what is happening in nature around us.
Our experiences can include a focus on:
Seasons, including seasonal celebrations
Birds, Bees, Bugs and all living things
Ecosystems and interconnections in nature
Trees, plants and planting
Wild food, gardening, rongoa māori
Creating, building, nature arts and crafts
Nature connection
Exploring land, forest, stream, pond, beach, rock pools, sandy shore and more (location dependant)
Nature yoga and mindfulness
And so much more!
Nature always has something magic to share so every day is different at Nature Kids!
Facilitated by Kathy Broadhead (MEd, PGDipT, BSc), a qualified and experienced teacher and environmental educator with over 20 years working in a variety of education roles. Kathy is a supportive, and nurturing educator who values relationship development highly. She created Nature Kids in 2018 and it and other nature programmes has been running ever since. Read more here. Kathy is joined by other caring and exceptional educators from time to time.
“What a fantastic day!! See you next holidays and thanks for taking such great care of our boy!! He had a blast!”
“Kids are absolutely raving about their day! Both had such fun and made very cool memories. Thank you!!”
“Ruby absolutely loved her time during the school holidays. It was so awesome to see the kids with big smiles when we dropped them off and picked them up each day. Thanks so much for organising such awesome holiday programmes”
School Holiday Programme Includes
An opportunity to connect with, explore and learn in nature in a nurturing environment, all day
Sessions from 9am to 3pm daily
Small group sizes (maximum 1-9 ratio)
All materials for nature craft, including making a nature notebook to take home
A snack and drink for the afternoon (Pukeko Poo, aka oat mlyk hot chocolate or Weta Wee, aka reduced sugar fruit juice).
Cost
$65 per child per day (including gst)
When and Where
Nature Kids - School Holiday Programme runs every school holidays across the Bay of Plenty - in Mount Maunganui, Tauranga, and The Nest, Waihi Beach
See the Nature Kids Holiday Programme Booking Page for specific dates and locations.
Bookings: are essential as numbers are very limited.
In the Mount our base is Hopukiore, Mt Drury. Tauranga our base is Te Puna Quarry Park. Waihi Beach our base is at The Nest, on a private property.
Nature Kids is completely nature-based, the drop-off and pick-up point are at our base for the day, see schedule below.
Important Information
Click here to read our Nature Kids Terms and Booking Information
Contact Kathy for copies of our Health + Safety Documents and Child Protection Policy.
Due to the nature of our sessions operating in public nature spaces, Nature Kids may not be suitable for kids with high level needs, please contact Kathy to discuss.