Play Outside Australia

Aussie Bush Easter Celebration

Next week concludes the 'Natured Kids' term of outdoor family adventures.  In the spirit of Nature Play week, come and join us for some Aussie Bush Easter fun.
event will be held on both the Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd, April, 2014.

Who would like to join us for a Bug hunt at the Kooweerup community garden this Saturday?
Please register if keen by calling Aileen on : 03. 59 979 681

School Holiday Program, Birds in Backyards.

Calling all Junior landcarers 
aged 2-16 years. 

Join in our 'Birds in Backyards' school holiday session. Monday 1st July, arrive anytime  between 10am-2pm. At Angus & Rose, The Briars, Nepean Highway, Mt.Martha.

Make a bird seed germinator,decorate it as a bird, fill with seeds, take them home & watch them  grow. Learn how to plant in your 
garden to attract birds into your 
own backyard.

$10 per child includes all materials for planting activity, a coloured 'Birds in Backyards' poster 
and participation in the story 'Wetland Birds' (read every 1/2 hr).

Finish off with a 15 minute self guided wetlands wander along the boardwalk to discover the many wetlands birds who are visiting or call 'The Briars' home. Watch out for Edward the emu 
along the way! May wish to BYO binoculars.

Enquiries call Narelle on 
0431791379 or rsvp 'coming' via Natured Kids Facebook page. 
No need to book, can pay on day.

Great coffee available onsite during your outdoor adventures at Angus and Rose.

Satin Bowerbird

Look what we found today on our outdoor adventures to Moonlit Sanctuary .....

http://www.pearcedale-conservation-park.com.au/

.....a male Satin Bowerbird,
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus.

We discovered that the dark glossy-blue male Satin Bowerbird attracts potential mates by building a bower of twigs and grass. He decorates the bower with blue and yellow objects - feathers, shells, glass, berries and uses them to display to females.
Female Satin Bowerbirds that are attracted by this will mate with the male, then fly off and build a separate nest in which to lay their eggs.
The male does not help in the incubation or raising of the young.

If you would like to learn more about this cheeky feathered friend,go to:

http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Ptilonorhynchus-violaceus

or

http://museumvictoria.com.au/forest/animals/bowerbird.html

*Information courtesy Museum Vic
*Photograph taken by Narelle 
  Debenham www.naturedkids.com

World Environment Day

World Environment Day is celebrated every year on 5th of June to raise global awareness of the need to take positive steps towards sustainability and environmental excellence within our own communities.

Natured Kids is an innovative environmental program for families and their young children 0-5 years, based on the Mornington Peninsula, within Australia.

This week, a group of inspired individuals, gathered by the banks of the Kananook Creek in Frankston,to participate in a tree planting session.  The work performed by Natured Kids and their families, the group leader Narelle Debenham,Friends of the Kananook Creek reserve, local Gould Street residents and Frankston City rangers, served to protect & restore our natural heritage and create habitat for local wildlife.

Please consider participating in a World Environment day initiative,somewhere in Australia. Let us know what you did for your natural environment in your local community.
We depend upon nature for our well being and survival.

EARTH DAY

Today is Earth Day.

We celebrate with the intent to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's natural environment.
 
Enjoy these 'nature play' checklists with your kids, so every day can be an 'Earth Day'.

With thanks to :
www.naturedkids.com