let them be wild.
Nature-immersion programs for little ones to play, explore and adventure in the beautiful Australian bush - born from a love of slow, wild childhoods.
Our Programs
From babies to big kids, Wild Wattle Nature Play has a play program for every stage.
Tiny toes in the mud, screeching games of chase and hide-and-seek, big kids hauling tractor tyres; whatever stage your wild child is at, we've got something wonderful waiting for them. From snuggly baby bushwalks to adventures for curious ‘big kids’, Wild Wattle Nature Play is where children dig, discover, and fall head-over-gumboots in love with our beloved Mt.Gib.
Bush Bubs
Our weekly family playgroup — caregivers and little ones together in the bush. Free play, stories, bushwalks, and more.
FAMILY PLAYGROUP • AGES 0-6
Mondays (weekly) 9:30am-11:30am
Thursdays (most weeks) 9:30am-11:30am
$25 per family
Bush Kindy
Tuesdays 9:00am-12:00pm
Fridays 9:00am-12:00pm
$60 per session
Our flagship program! A child-led, nature-immersion drop-off program in the beautiful Australian bush. Wild and slow mornings of mud pies, nature crafts, and endless adventures.
DROP-OFF • AGES 2.5-5
Camp Wildhood
Days and times vary- keep an eye out closer to the end of each term!
School holiday day camps for some of our ‘big kids’ ready for bigger adventures; shelter building, bush skills, campfire stories, and days of wild play.
DROP-OFF • AGES 3-8
Our Story
Some programs are planned. Wild Wattle was born.
I grew up in Canada living out a full, free-range 90s childhood — building forts, climbing trees, and coming home covered in mud when the sun went down. It was a childhood spent mostly outside, and honestly? I've never gotten over it.
Fast forward a few decades and one very spirited little boy later, I found myself living in the Southern Highlands searching for a nature play program that felt right for my ‘wild-child’, and the childhood I wanted for him. The waitlists were long, the options were limited, and the 90’s kid/teacher-mum in me had opinions. So I did the most logical thing possible and started my own.
I hold a Master's degree in the Psychology of Education and have spent over a decade working with children as a teacher, mentor, play therapist, and education consultant… but my favourite qualification will always be my own untamed childhood spent outdoors.
Wild Wattle is my love letter to free-range kids everywhere. To muddy boots, scraped knees, and the kind of day that ends with a very tired, very happy child. I can't wait for yours to be part of it.
— Maurghen, Founder of Wild Wattle Nature Play
Born from a nostalgic love of a slow, wild childhood.
Get in Touch
Ready to join the wild?
Whether you'd like to enrol, have a question, or just want to say hello… we would love to hear from you. We will try to reply between making mud pies and nature wands.
