Treehouse Early Learning Manly

🌿🍃 Nature Walk Adventures at Treehouse Manly 🍃🌿

What a wonderful time we had exploring the great outdoors! Our Kindergarten children ventured through our garden and walking areas, carefully observing and collecting fallen leaves, bark, sticks, and soil along the way.

As they explored, the children shared their discoveries and used descriptive language to talk about what they found,

Back inside, our young learners extended their adventure by using their collected treasures alongside recycled cardboard to create beautiful nature-inspired artworks.

Experiences like these help foster a lifelong appreciation for nature while showing how the world around us can inspire learning, creativity, and care for our environment.

Today in Pre Kindy, the children became Mini MasterChefs as they created their own colourful Rainbow Wraps.

As part of our learning during National Reconciliation Week, we explored Bush Tucker and learnt about the rich cultures and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. The children looked at a Bush Tucker book, explored photos and pretend Bush Tucker foods, and enjoyed smelling and tasting Australian finger limes.

We also discussed how eating a variety of colourful foods helps keep our bodies healthy and strong. The children then chose from fresh ingredients including purple carrot, capsicum, cucumber, snow pea shoots, and cheese to create their own rainbow wraps.

Through this experience, we talked about how Australia is made up of many different cultures and communities. Just like the many colours in our wraps came together to create something beautiful, we can all show kindness and respect towards each other.

The children were very proud of their delicious rainbow creations

This week at Treehouse Manly we have proudly celebrated National Reconciliation Week through a range of meaningful experiences and activities with our children, families, and educators.

Together, we explored what it means to “Be a Voice for Reconciliation” by learning about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories, and perspectives in ways that were engaging, respectful, and age appropriate.

Throughout the week, we participated in storytelling, music and movement, art experiences, yarning circles, nature play, Indigenous symbol exploration, and collaborative discussions about kindness, respect, inclusion, and belonging. The children showed great curiosity as they learned about caring for Country, listened to Dreaming stories, created artworks inspired by Indigenous artists, and reflected on how we can all help build stronger relationships within our community.

Reconciliation is not just something we talk about for one week — it is an ongoing journey of listening, learning, and walking together. We are proud to nurture environments where children can grow into compassionate and respectful future citizens who value diversity and fairness for all.

🌧️ Rainy days = BIG fun at Treehouse Manly! ✨

When the weather kept us indoors, the adventures didn’t stop! From sensory messy play and creative crafts to building giant creations and imaginative games, our little learners stayed busy, engaged, and smiling all day long.

There’s something special about watching children explore, create, and learn together, even on the rainiest of days. 💛

At Treehouse Manly, every day is an opportunity for discovery, laughter, and big adventures indoors and out!

We had a very special visit at Treehouse Manly on Wednesday from Doctor Ben 👨‍⚕️

The children were fascinated as they learned all about what happens when we might need to visit the hospital, have a procedure, or receive a vaccination. Through hands-on demonstrations, friendly discussions, and lots of questions, Doctor Ben helped make these experiences feel less scary and much easier to understand. 💙

The children loved exploring medical equipment, learning how doctors and nurses help keep us healthy, and practicing ways to stay calm and brave during medical visits.

We also received some fantastic tips and information to share with families about preparing children for hospital visits, procedures, and vaccinations in a calm and supportive way. Thank you, Doctor Ben, for such an engaging and valuable experience for our children and educators. 🌟

International Baking Day at The Treehouse
Little Bakers Around the World🌏

Today at The Treehouse the children celebrated International Baking Day by going on a special Little Bakers Around the World adventure.

Each child received their own Little Bakers Passport and travelled to four different baking stations, collecting a stamp at each stop along the way.

At the Japan Station, located at our kitchen window, the children enjoyed fresh pancakes which they decorated with yoghurt and fresh fruit.

At our Italy Station, the children created their own bruschetta using tomato, fresh herbs and a selection of breads.

Our Australian Stop celebrated a traditional favourite, where the children enjoyed fresh damper( Bush bread) with butter and jam while learning about how damper and bush bread has been enjoyed in Australia for many years.

For our final stop we travelled to France, visiting our Croissant Café where the children spread three-berry jam onto their own mini croissants.

In addition to the baking stations, we also set up a variety of nutrition focused activity tables where children could further explore healthy eating through play and creativity. These experiences included pretend play cooking, colouring activities, cutting and pasting healthy foods, creating healthy plates, vegetable threading, and healthy eating puzzles, just to name a few.

By the end of the experience, the children proudly collected all of their passport stamps and became Certified Little Bakers!

Last week, our nursery babies enjoyed a wonderful excursion to the train station! We took a lovely walk together, explored nature, and watched the trains go by with great excitement. 🚂

Everyone had a fantastic time soaking up the beautiful autumn sunshine, discovering new sights and sounds, and sharing lots of smiles and laughter along the way. ☀️

What a special adventure for our little explorers! 🌿

Today our Kindy class had a wonderful visit from Healthy Harold!

The children enjoyed learning about healthy eating, making positive choices, and ways to look after their wellbeing. Through fun activities and discussions, they explored how nutritious foods, exercise, sleep, and kindness all help keep our bodies and minds healthy.

It was fantastic to see everyone so engaged and excited to share their ideas about staying healthy and strong. Thank you, Healthy Harold, Life Ed Qld for encouraging our little learners to make healthy choices every day! 💙🦒

Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing mums, grandmas, aunties, and special people in our children’s lives 💐

Today we celebrate the love, care, guidance, and support you give each and every day. Thank you for the endless hugs, encouragement, kindness, and special moments that help our little ones grow and thrive.

From all of us at Treehouse Manly, we hope your day is filled with love, laughter, and beautiful memories with those who mean the most ❤️

Yesterday at Treehouse Manly, we celebrated all the incredible mums, grandmas, and special people in our children’s lives with a beautiful Mother’s Day High Tea💐

Miss Haley, created a wonderful selection of home made treats for our delicious High Tea, for everyone to enjoy!

The room was filled with smiles, laughter, and special moments shared together. Families enjoyed a delicious high tea, got creative with arts and crafts, and spent quality time making memories with their little ones.

Everyone, also received their very own copy of the 'Flavors of Treehouse' recipe book, so you can create your very own, delicious home made, just like our Chef, Miss Haley!

Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped create such a warm and wonderful experience. We loved celebrating with you all and hope you had a truly special day ❤️