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✨ It’s here!! The Ultimate Christmas Nature Craft Guide ✨

42 pages • 15 beautiful nature crafts • instant download
I’ve poured so many hours into this guide - crafting, photographing, testing, writing, tweaking - and today it’s finally ready to land in your hands 🌿🎄
Inside you’ll find 15 nature-inspired Christmas crafts that are simple, beautiful, low-cost and deeply meaningful.
Botanical playdough, dried orange decorations, clay imprint ornaments, stick stars, pine needle magic… all with step-by-step instructions, sensory benefits and stunning photos.

This guide is for the families who want:
✨ a slower, calmer Christmas
✨ hands-on creativity without the overwhelm
✨ beautiful keepsakes
✨ nature-filled festive fun
✨ moments that become memories

For launch week, I’ve made it just $29 as a special Christmas treat 💛
(The full price will be $37.)

I truly hope this guide brings your home the calm, connection and creativity we all crave at this time of year.

Link in bio to download x



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✨ It’s here!! The Ultimate Christmas Nature Craft Guide ✨ 42 pages • 15 beautiful nature crafts • instant download I’ve poured so many hours into this guide - crafting, photographing, testing, writing, tweaking - and today it’s finally ready to land in your hands 🌿🎄 Inside you’ll find 15 nature-inspired Christmas crafts that are simple, beautiful, low-cost and deeply meaningful. Botanical playdough, dried orange decorations, clay imprint ornaments, stick stars, pine needle magic, snow globes… all with step-by-step instructions and stunning photos. This guide is for the families who want: ✨ a slower, calmer Christmas ✨ hands-on creativity without the overwhelm ✨ beautiful keepsakes ✨ nature-filled festive fun ✨ moments that become memories For launch week, I’ve made it just $29 as a special Christmas treat 💛 (The full price will be $37.) 🌼🌿🌻 I truly hope this guide brings your home the calm, connection and creativity we all crave at this time of year. Link in bio to download x #christmascrafts #naturecrafts #theultimateplayground #activitiesforkids #australianmums #natureplay #centralwestnsw #1000hoursoutside #forestschool #bushkindy #homeschool #orangensw #outdoorplay #sensory #gratitude

✨ DAY 1 of our 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY has arrived! 🌼🎄

We’re starting with something truly special…

A Handmade Timber Flower Press from my shop - cut, sanded, drilled and crafted with so much love and care.

🌼 If you’ve ever wanted to preserve your child’s treasures, press wildflowers from your adventures, or create beautiful nature art… this is the PERFECT keepsake.
They sell fast, they’re all individually made, and they are honestly one of my favourite things to create. 🤎

TO ENTER:
✔️ Follow
✔️ Like this post
✔️ Tag a friend in the comments (each tag = 1 entry)
✔️ Share to your stories for 5 bonus entries

✨ Comment below: What’s one flower, leaf or treasure you’d love to press in this beauty?

Every entry today ALSO goes into the draw for the huge Day 12 Major Prize dropping soon… 😍🎄

Good luck!! 🌼✨

✨ DAY 1 of our 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY has arrived! 🌼🎄 ***WINNER*** @trudy_hunt_ Congratulations 🥳 We’re starting with something truly special… A Handmade Timber Flower Press from my shop - cut, sanded, drilled and crafted with so much love and care. 🌼 If you’ve ever wanted to preserve your child’s treasures, press wildflowers from your adventures, or create beautiful nature art… this is the PERFECT keepsake. They sell fast, they’re all individually made, and they are honestly one of my favourite things to create. 🤎 TO ENTER: ✔️ Follow @theultimateplaygroundaustralia ✔️ Like this post ✔️ Tag a friend in the comments (each tag = 1 entry) ✔️ Share to your stories for 5 bonus entries ✨ Comment below: What’s one flower, leaf or treasure you’d love to press in this beauty? Every entry today ALSO goes into the draw for the huge Day 12 Major Prize dropping soon… 😍🎄 Good luck!! 🌼✨ #theultimateplayground #christmas #christmascraft #flowerpress #diy #handmade #1000hoursoutside #centralwestmums #centralwestnsw #orangensw #sensory #craft #ecochristmas #homeschool #forestschool

🎄✨Let’s kick off December with joy, generosity and a whole lot of PLAY!

From 1st - 12th December, we’re giving away 12 magical prizes - including handmade playdough, craft kits, flower press, vouchers, discounts, nature treasures, Bush Kindy experiences… and a HUGE Major Prize Pack dropping on Day 12! 😍🎁

🌟Every day you’ll find a new post with a new prize - and every entry ALSO goes into the draw for the final major prize.

HOW TO ENTER (same each day):

✔️ Follow
✔️ Like the post
✔️ Tag a friend (each tag = 1 entry)
✔️ Share the post to stories for 5 bonus entries

Turn post notifications ON so you don’t miss a single day - and get ready for 12 days of festive fun, handmade goodies and nature play joy 🎄✨

✨♥️🎄 Let’s make this the most wholesome + playful December ever!

Good luck!! 🤎🌿

🍋 ☀️ Summer Paint Printing fun! ✨🌼
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☀️🍋 A little slice of summer is landing in January… Our Lemon Printing Holiday Session is the sweetest blend of creativity, sensory exploration, messy play (without your clean-up 😜) and wholesome childhood wonder. Kids get to explore real lemons, squish, stamp, create patterns, talk about textures and colours - and walk away with artwork dripping in sunshine. I’ll share a quick behind-the-scenes reel so you can see how beautifully simple it is… But the BEST part? 👉 Your children get to create their own at the session! And yes - if you want the full recipe, setup guide, benefits + variations, it’s all coming inside my Christmas Nature Craft Guide launching VERY soon. It’s basically your new secret weapon for endless at-home play. Join us for a citrusy, summery, soul-filling morning. Bookings open soon! #theultimateplayground #lemons #lemonprinting #craft #summercraft #christmascraft #centralwestnsw #natureplay #1000hoursoutside #forestschool #bushkindy #homeschool #orangensw #outdoorplay #sensory

🎄✨ Christmas Playdough ✨🎄

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✨ The ULTIMATE Christmas Playdough 🎄🔥 My signature playdough recipe (you know… the one everyone raves about 😏) but with a festive twist that smells like pure Christmas joy. Super soft ✔️ So smooth ✔️ Absolutely Christmassylicious ✔️ Kids + adults obsessed ✔️ The Recipe: - 2 Cups Plain Flour - 1/2 Cup Salt - 1 Tablespoon Cream of Tartar - 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil - 1 Tablespoon Ground Cinnamon - 1 Tablespoon Ground Ginger - 2 Cups Water 🎄Add all ingredients to a saucepan and stir constantly over high heat until mixture forms a sticky dough 🎄Transfer dough to a flat surface and let it cool for a few minutes 🎄 Knead for a few minutes or until the dough forms a super soft, delicious ball of the Ultimate Playdough! ✨And suddenly the whole house smells like cookies and childhood memories. ➡️ SAVE this for December! And share with someone who needs a quick, fun, sensory Christmas activity 🎄💛 #theultimateplayground #centralwestnsw #natureplay #1000hoursoutside #forestschool #bushkindy #homeschool #orangensw #outdoorplay #sensory #playdough #christmascraft #christmasgift #christmas #handmade

❄️ Why does frost occur - and why it's actually magical for your kids and the earth?

⛄️ Ever scraped ice off your windscreen and thought, Ugh, winter!? Let me tell you a little secret 🤫 frost is nature's way of doing some very clever housekeeping... and it's packed with benefits for our kids and the land they play on.

When the nights are clear and still, the earth lets out its warmth like a big exhale - and ta-da! Water vapour turns into sparkling ice crystals. 💦

Frosty mornings might mean cold fingers, but they also mean:

• Pests get the boot (no sprays needed!)
• The soil breaks up and breathes better
• Some veggies actually taste sweeter
• Nature gets a little reset button
• And the land our kids play on becomes richer, softer, and full of wonder

So next time you're rugging up your wild one and heading out, know that every crunchy step on the grass is part of something powerful. &
Let's raise a generation that knows nature doesn't stop in winter - it works! 🌲🌿☀️✨

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❄️🌿 SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMS ☀️🌲

School holidays are almost upon us! And we are offering more programs than EVER before 🤩

Book in now before we SELL OUT ✨

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🌿 NEW! Saturday Bush Kindy Pop-Up 🌿

✨ For the first time ever… we’re opening Bush Kindy on a SATURDAY! ✨

Have you been wanting to join us but weekdays just don’t work? This one’s for you 👏

✅ Slacklining
✅ Water play & mud kitchen fun
✅ Playdough & creative play
✅ Books, stories, and beautiful connections
✅ Social fun with other nature-loving families
✅ Hammocks swinging under the trees

📅 Saturday 14th June
⏰ 10am-12pm
📍 Orange, NSW (Location provided upon confirmation)
🎟️ $35 per family — 15 spots only!

💚 Perfect way to kickstart your weekend outdoors with your little adventurers!

👉 Book your family’s spot now before they’re gone!

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🚨 LAST CHANCE to join the wildest winter adventure! 🚨

Today’s your final day to book in for our 4-week Nature Play Half Term — and we don’t want your little ones to miss out! 🍃❄️

Think:
🧤 Chilly mornings, muddy boots
🌿 Messy play, bush walks & nature crafts
😄 Big smiles, confident kids, joyful memories

This is the kind of winter play that builds resilience, connection and creativity — all while they’re just having ridiculously muddy fun.

🌈 Starts THIS week!
🎟️ Bookings close tonight — and we’re almost full!
👉 Tap the link in bio or DM now to claim your spot!

www.theultimateplayground.org

Let’s make winter WILD 💚

🚨 BOOKINGS NOW OPEN 🚨

The Half Term Nature Play is here — and it’s going to be the coziest, muddiest, most magical winter yet 🍂✨

🗓️ 4-week term
🌿 For children aged 0-12
🕘 2-hour sessions packed with messy play, nature crafts, bush wanders + more
📍 Location: Orange NSW
💰 $35 per session casual or $120 for the 4 week term (savings with term booking!)

There’s only FOUR more spaces left and going quickly! 🏃‍♂️

Give your child the gift of connection, confidence, and calm through outdoor play this winter. ❄️🌼

🎟️ www.theultimateplayground.org
💌 DM me with questions or to book directly!



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🚨 BOOKINGS NOW OPEN 🚨 The Half Term Bush Kindy Nature Play is here — and it’s going to be the coziest, muddiest, most magical winter yet 🍂✨ 🗓️ 4-week term 🌿 For children aged 0-12 🕘 2-hour sessions packed with messy play, nature crafts, bush wanders + more 📍 Location: Orange NSW 💰 $35 per session casual or $120 for the 4 week term (savings with term booking!) There’s only FOUR more spaces left and going quickly! 🏃‍♂️ Give your child the gift of connection, confidence, and calm through outdoor play this winter. ❄️🌼 🎟️ 💌 DM me with questions or to book directly! #theultimateplayground #centralwestnsw #1000hoursoutside #orangensw #forestschool #winter #sensory #sensoryplayideas #playoutdoors #bushkids

✨🌟TESTIMONIALS🌟✨

It's all in the feedback! And testimonials/feedback like this show just how powerful and life changing our programs are 💥🔥

"THE BEST PARENTING DECISION I'VE MADE YET IS JOINING BUSH KINDY."

📣 Spots are OPEN for our half term offering. We've got 5 spots left - don't miss out!

🚨 BOOKINGS ARE OPEN! 🚨

Our half term play sessions are back and ready to go wild 🌿

✅ Risky play
✅ Bush cooking
✅ Mud play, bush crafts, imagination galore
✅ For ages 0-12

Only 6 spots — and we always sell out fast!

🎟️ DM for the link or click below to book now!

www.theultimateplayground.org