Early Years sessions
Explore the beautiful gardens at Wakehurst with tailor-made activities to stimulate an awareness of nature.
We aim to excite and inspire young children, while providing a safe, creative and nurturing environment.
Browse our Early years sessions
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2 hours
EYFS Meet the Wakehurst 'green fairy'
Explore the beautiful gardens at Wakehurst with the ‘green fairy’. Help her complete her seasonal outfit by adding fallen leaves and flowers, and create a crown and a wand.
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2 hours
EYFS The dragon's treasure
Explore the gardens at Wakehurst on a collecting walk whilst looking for dragon’s treasure. Fill treasure chests with natural materials and learn about the importance of seeds.
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2 hours
EYFS Sense-ational
Explore the beautiful gardens at Wakehurst, and focus on using the five senses in a workshop and a trail.
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45 minutes
EYFS Get creative
Using materials from the garden artworks on a grand or mini scale are created to form a temporary art gallery.
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45 minutes
EYFS In the potting shed
Pupils will join our experts in the plant nursery to find out about how plants grow from seed, and will take their potted seeds back to school to watch them grow.
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45 minutes
EYFS Life in water
Pupils will be amazed by the variety of life collected from the Wakehurst ponds. This is currently available as an indoor session only.
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45 minutes
EYFS Minibeast safari
Students use different techniques to hunt through the long grass, trees and leaf litter to find and observe a wonderful variety of creatures.
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45 minutes
EYFS Plant eater
Pupils identify the parts of a plant using a variety of fruit and vegetables, and explore which plant parts are edible.