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Adachi Park

Belmont, 6104

Adachi Park is located on the foreshore of Great Eastern Highway near the intersection of Abernethy Road, adjacent to Hardey Park. Adachi Park has Japanese themed gardens and a tea house, children's playground, dolls house made from Bristile Bricks (former factory on the adjo…

Burswood Park

Burswood, 6100

Located on the doorstep of the city alongside the beautiful Swan River, families are encouraged to relax and enjoy the jogging and cycling trails, riverside walks and many picnic spots within the stunning parks and gardens. Full play space listing available on the Nature Play…

Hyde Park

Highgate, 6003

One of the most picturesque parks in Perth, a popular location for wedding photos. The park is has some lovely walking paths, pretty gazebos, large overhanging trees and an ornamental lake. There are BBQ facilities, expanses of green grass, lots of shade and children's play a…

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Outdoor Learning Webinar 3: Resourcing effective outdoor play and learning with loose parts

Crawley, 6009

22 Oct 2020 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Loose Parts play is an engaging and motivating way for children to utilise a range of repurposed and natural materials as resources for outdoor play and learning. The open-ended, sensory and multipurpose nature of loose parts invites inventiveness an…

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Outdoor Learning Webinar 4: Implementing outdoor play and learning

Crawley, 6009

27 Oct 2020 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The fourth webinar provides an overview of the Dimensions of Outdoor Learning from the Australian Curriculum. There is a strong focus on developing skills and knowledge, developing relationships between children and nature, sustainability and most im…

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Webinar for Parents: Creating unforgettable memories for families

Crawley, 6009

4 Nov 2020 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

“Let’s go out and have some fun!” The final webinar in our series features Nature Play WA CEO, Griffin Longley, in conversation about how parents can create special memories through taking their children outside and sharing experiences. He enc…
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Messy Muddy Play Winter - Competition Winner!

20 Jul 2018 by Katherine Healy

In our Winter newsletter we put the call out for your gorgeous photos of you and your family getting messy, muddy and playing in the outdoors over the school holidays - and we've had the best time… Read more…

Bees, Frogs and Children

19 Jul 2018 by Griffin Longley

What better indicates the health of a human community than the noise, snot, and tumble of kids? Not just whether children exist, but whether they are present. Seen and heard, not tucked away smurfing the net with faces lit blue by devices. Read more…

Muddy Monsters Take Over Historic Shire of York

6 Jun 2018 by Ellery Spychalski

Nature Play WA held our first ever Mud Monsters Ball in partnership with the Shire of York on Sunday 3 June 2018, as part of the ‘YORKids – A Winter Adventure’ festival. Read more…

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COVID-19 Self Isolation Resources for Families

Discover awesome new resources supporting families spending time together during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Nature Play WA App

The Nature Play WA app makes accessing ideas to help get kids outdoors easy!  The free app promotes the resources, programs, trails and events we have created to make taking part in nature play easy.

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Nature Passport Outdoor App

Our tool to help families and schools replace kids’ sedentary screen-time with playing, exploring and learning outdoors. 

Reduce, Replace, Balance (R&B)

Reduce, Replace, Balance - your plan for less screen time, more green time!

Free Benji - The Rewilding

Nature Play WA works to "rewild" one of our state's most endangered species!
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Nature Play in the media

Aussie kids are spending more time on screens - 10 year longitudinal study results

Read more at 95five Sonshine FM Drive

Giving kids a head start to a healthy life

Read more at The West Australian

Gut health, mental wellbeing and immunity linked to outdoor play

Read more at ABC News Online

Give the kids a reboot - Children and Nature Conference

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