School Holiday Time?

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Get Wild About Wetlands

Every school holiday season, there are heaps of interesting and fun activities happening at the Centre to keep the kids busy and give the parents a rest too. Kids of all ages engage and enjoy themselves while being cared for in a safe, friendly, and nurturing environment. They are introduced to the wetlands and wetland critters with walks on nature trails, storytelling, crafting, and educational and creative activities.

Entertainment and learning for your kids and the best school holiday fun as families.

January 2023 Program

Brekkie with Birdies with Felicity and Birdlife Australia

Enjoy a brekkie with birdies of Bibra Lake…

Join Felicity and Robin on a guided walk from the Wetlands Centre to the Narma Kullark Boardwalk and back. Enjoy a refreshing start to the day with favourite wetland birds and a light brekkie. Learn about the amazing birds that call our wetlands home and why our wetlands are so important to our bird life.

Binoculars will be provided so you can view the birds and look at their stunning features, while they enjoy their nature-sourced brekkie.

Date: Tuesday, 17th of January 2023
Time: 8:00 am – 9:30 am

Price: $10 per child, adults to accompany children (concession/free tickets available, please contact us)

What to bring:

Water bottle
Hat
Wear closed-in shoes
Wear long-sleeve shirt and trousers

Refreshments/food: Brekkie and light refreshments will be provided. Please advise us of any specific dietary requirements.

Suitable age groups: Children of all ages accompanied by adults

Link for registrations: events.humanitix.com/brekkie-with-birdies

Event location: The Wetlands Centre Cockburn, 184 Hope Road, Bibra Lake WA 6163

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Booyi Storytelling and Art

Listen to stories and create your own Booyi art…

Listen to the stories of our precious Southwestern Snake-Necked turtle, or Booyi, learn about the Nyungar language and create wonderful art—in this all-in-one playful and fun activity.

The Boodjar is an important element in the framing of Nyungar stories. That is why this activity—of Booyi art, language, and storytelling, is so intentionally and beautifully set at the Wetlands Centre. Country keeps us grounded, and these stories are grounded in Country.

Date: Wednesday, 18th of January 2023
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Price: $10 per child, adults to accompany children (concession/free tickets available, please contact us)

What to bring:

Water bottle

Hat

Wear closed-in shoes

Wear long-sleeve shirt and trousers

Refreshments/food: N/A.

Suitable age groups: Children of all ages accompanied by adults

Link for registrations: events.humanitix.com/booyi-storytelling-and-art

Event location: The Wetlands Centre Cockburn, 184 Hope Road, Bibra Lake WA 6163

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"Chicken Licken" Puppet Show with Adam Bennett

"Chicken Licken" Puppet Show with Adam Bennett from DNA Puppetry & Visual Theatre

Watch a puppet show. Afterwards, get crafty and make simple shadow puppets. Be delighted by bringing them to life on Adams's shadow screen.

Join Adam and Chicken Licken on this adventurous, engaging and puppet-y tale that has enchanted families in England, Europe and Australia. Plus! Learn to create your own simple shadow puppets from the show or from the wetlands (that you get to take home with you) in an interesting and hands-on workshop.

Mixed in with this recipe of food, puppets and music is the story of Little Red Hen and the sly Foxy Loxy. Will she outwit him and save her stuffing?

Date: Thursday, 19th of January 2023
Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Price: $10 per child, adults to accompany children (concession/free tickets available, please contact us)

What to bring:

Water bottle

Hat

Wear closed-in shoes

Wear long-sleeve shirt and trousers

Refreshments/food: N/A.

Suitable age groups: Children of all ages accompanied by adults

Link for registrations: events.humanitix.com/chicken-licken-puppet-show

Event location: The Wetlands Centre Cockburn, 184 Hope Road, Bibra Lake WA 6163

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Poetry Writing for Nature Explorers

Read, write and create your own nature poetry…

Have a play with language and words as we explore a bush trail around Bibra Lake. Uncover beautiful nature, interesting plants and animals, and their cool features that spark the imagination. Express your joy with little poems that you get to take back home with you!

The activity also includes playing a game of wildlife bingo to add more fun to the fun!

Date: Saturday, 21st of January 2023
Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Price: $10 per child, adults to accompany children (concession/free tickets available, please contact us)

What to bring:

Water bottle

Hat

Wear closed-in shoes

Wear long-sleeve shirt and trousers

Refreshments/food: N/A.

Suitable age groups: 8-12 year-olds accompanied by adults

Link for registrations: events.humanitix.com/poetry-writing-for-nature-explorers

Event location: The Wetlands Centre Cockburn, 184 Hope Road, Bibra Lake WA 6163

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DNA Detectives with Pauline Charman

Become a wetland detective with knowledge of DNA barcoding…

Do you love forensics? Would you like to be part of this fun hands REAL DNA lab? Put on the lab coat and gloves like a REAL scientist and take a deep dive into the world of DNA in this fun activity designed for curious and intelligent minds.

Using the tools used by scientists, uncover which weed is the worst offender invading our beautiful wetlands around Bibra Lake using a cool process called DNA barcoding! And identify various plant species—from your own backyard and garden.

Date: Monday, 23rd of January 2023
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Price: $10 per child, adults to accompany children (concession/free tickets available, please contact us)

What to bring:

Water bottle

Hat

Wear closed-in shoes

Wear long-sleeve shirt and trousers

Refreshments/food: Brekkie and light refreshments will be provided. Please advise us of any specific dietary requirements.

Suitable age groups: 12-year-olds and older accompanied by adults

Link for registrations: events.humanitix.com/dna-detectives

Event location: The Wetlands Centre Cockburn, 184 Hope Road, Bibra Lake WA 6163

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Clay Turtle & Turtle Nesting with Stepping Stones Montessori OSHC

Date: Tuesday, 24th of January 2023
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

About the Event: Please contact us for group bookings for this activity using the form below.

Price: N/A

Refreshments/food: N/A

Suitable age groups: Montessori and school groups, accompanied by a teachers.

Event location: The Wetlands Centre Cockburn, 184 Hope Road, Bibra Lake WA 6163

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