Nature Play Forest Festival

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🌲 Grab your picnic blankets and beanies, Nature Play Forest Festival is returning to Kuitpo Forest in Autumn 2018! 🌲

ABOUT FOREST FESTIVAL:

Following an incredible turnout at the 2017 event, Nature Play have teamed up with – Alexandrina Council, Mount Barker District Council, and ForestrySA – to bring you another cracking event in Kuitpo Forest from 10 am – 3pm on Wed 18 + Thurs 19 April.

Forest Festival has been specially designed for families with children 0 – 12 years old [older children are welcome however!].

There’ll be over a dozen nature play activities on offer including:

  • Low ropes adventure course through the pines
  • Natural loose parts play
  • Wild cubby building in the Eucalyptus forest
  • Story time + family reading amongst the pines
  • Australian animal-themed family yoga classes with Eternal Yoga & Wellness
  • Orienteering & bushwalking trails
  • ‘Nature hands-on’ with Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges NRM Board’s NRM Education program
  • Autumn mask making with Kate Hubmayer
  • Nature potion and tinkering stations
  • Wildlife display and shows with Animals Anonymous
  • Bush Stick Xylophone jam sessions with Tribal Instruments
  • Food trucks: Forage Supply Co; From The Butlers Pantry; Sunshine Iceblocks; and Sookii La La Street Food.

TICKETS:

The event is being ticketed and numbers capped each day to ensure families have the best time possible. Tickets will cost $10 per child and $5 per adult per day [plus Eventbrite fees]. Babies under 1 year-old do not require tickets.

To find out more or book tickets click here

🌲🌲🌲 See you in the forrest!🌲🌲🌲

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