In the April school holidays, 16 clients, siblings, parents and grandparents participated in a ‘hands on nature’ activities program at Blackburn Lake Sanctuary.
What a fun day had by all. The children were very excited to learn new and exciting facts about the bush, learning about creatures that live there and moved a few logs to dig the soil to see what they could find. Great excitement could be heard across the lake when a yabby was pulled out of the water.
The children also got up close and personal with trees, learning about what the different parts feel like (barks, leaves seeds), what it smelt like and why and who would use it as a habitat. One child loved the feel of the smooth tree and hugged gave it a long hug, rubbing her face against it.
The children also played with a few aboriginal artefacts eg the eel trap, tarnuk and digging sticks.
Along their travels they collected items they found eg leaves, feathers, paper bark for their memory boxes to take home.
Afterwards much fun was had on the playground, enjoying a picnic with their new friends.
Larry the Lorikeet story book was donated to Vision Australia to be brailled for the day and will soon be available to borrow through the Feelix Library.
A big thank you to City Of Whitehorse, Lucy Menzies (Environmental Education Officer, Blackburn Lake) and their volunteers for working closely with Vision Australia staff to make this an enjoyable day for all.
What a fun day had by all. The children were very excited to learn new and exciting facts about the bush, learning about creatures that live there and moved a few logs to dig the soil to see what they could find. Great excitement could be heard across the lake when a yabby was pulled out of the water.
The children also got up close and personal with trees, learning about what the different parts feel like (barks, leaves seeds), what it smelt like and why and who would use it as a habitat. One child loved the feel of the smooth tree and hugged gave it a long hug, rubbing her face against it.
The children also played with a few aboriginal artefacts eg the eel trap, tarnuk and digging sticks.
Along their travels they collected items they found eg leaves, feathers, paper bark for their memory boxes to take home.
Afterwards much fun was had on the playground, enjoying a picnic with their new friends.
Larry the Lorikeet story book was donated to Vision Australia to be brailled for the day and will soon be available to borrow through the Feelix Library.
A big thank you to City Of Whitehorse, Lucy Menzies (Environmental Education Officer, Blackburn Lake) and their volunteers for working closely with Vision Australia staff to make this an enjoyable day for all.