Bush Buddies
Join us this term for Bush Buddies – our pre-school education program aimed at 2 to 4 year olds.
Each week children will explore a different Australian animal through storytelling, music, interactive and sensory learning experiences, while exploring the park.
Kids will find out more about possums to lorikeets, as well as some of our more famous residents. You will also learn which animals to look for on a rainy day, how to identify those sounds in your garden, and which of our animals have the brightest colours and the smoothest skin.
Your little nature lover will spend 45 minutes with our fully qualified educator and while younger children are welcome to attend, please note some activities may not be suited for children under 2 years.
Times:
- Monday 11 am
- Tuesday 10 am
- Friday 10 am
Cost:
$10 per session plus park entry (become a Cleland member and receive unlimited entry all year round!)
For multiple bookings, call 8339 2444 or 8130 9016
Hot weather:
- Bush Buddies will still commence in the hot weather, however will be adapted to accommodate the heat. If the temperature is over 37 degrees, the session will be held indoors.
- On days of catastrophic fire danger all sessions will be cancelled and park will be closed.
Rainy weather:
- Bush Buddies will still commence on rainy days, sessions will be held indoors.
If session are cancelled due to extreme weather or COVID-19, you will be emailed by the Children’s Program Coordinator.
Bush Buddies Term 1
Commencing Monday 31 January
Week 1: Amazing Echidna
Week 2: Scaly Friends
Week 3: Kookaburras and Lorikeets
Week 4: Insects and their many legs
Week 5: Give me a home among the Gum Trees
Week 6: Curious Life cycles – Slimy and crawly
Week 7: Terrific Tasmanian Devil
Week 8: Mission Survive - animals in the heat
Week 9: Wicked Wombats
Week 10: Life in an Egg
Bush Buddies Term 2 2022
Commencing Monday 2 May
Week 1: Lazy Lizards
Week 2: Enormous Emus
Week 3: Spiders
Week 4: Kind Koalas
Week 5: Cockatoo’s where are you?
Week 6: Cool crocs and carnivores
Week 7: Rare Rock Wallabies
Week 8: Amazing Australia
Week 9: Pelicans and Cormorants
Week 10: What’s that noise?
Bush Buddies Term 3 2022
Commencing on Monday the 25th of JULY 2022
Week 1: Wild Wombats
Week 2: Whose eggs are they?
Week 3: Turtles are reptiles too!
Week 4: Rainy Days
Week 5: Jumping kangaroos
Week 6: Flowers and seeds
Week 7: Busy Bugs
Week 8: Delightful Ducks
Week 9: Bandicoot/Potoroos
Week 10: Possum Play
Bush Buddies Term 4 2022
Commencing on Monday the 17th of OCTOBER 2022
Week 1: Colourful Birds
Week 2: Nest Galore
Week 3: Echidnas
Week 4: Wonderful Trees
Week 5: Fantastic Frogs
Week 6: What’s that noise?
Week 7: Water Bugs
Week 8: Koalas
Week 9: Slithery Snakes
Week 10: Animal Tracks
Terms and Conditions
- Bookings recommended and available upon arrival. Keep in mind sessions have a maximum group size of 12 to 14 children.
- Sessions are $10 per child
- Park entry is required (this is a great opportunity to become a Cleland Member and receive unlimited entry).
- Park entry for under 4 years of age are free.
- Duration 45 minutes
- Sessions will commence and conclude at the designated time.
- Suitable for 2 to 4 years, although younger children can attend, just note some activities may not be suited for children under 2 years.
- Refunds not available, however we can reschedule if you contact us before the booked session.
- Cancellations by Cleland Wildlife Park may occur due to extreme weather, or other conditions, outside of the park’s control. You will be notified if this is to occur and will be invited to reschedule or be refunded in full. If a Total Fire Ban day is declared, management reserves the right to cancel the tour. We will endeavour to reschedule and ensure you still maintain your booking. In the event you cannot attend the re-scheduled tour, a full refund will be granted. Management reserve the right to cancel tours, for safety reasons, at any time.