Unique Interactive IN-PERSON Woodwork Incursions
For children aged older 2/younger 3 years old
Psst…! Woodwork PACKS now also available to meet ALL budgets!
Did you know, we now also offer the perfect hands on (lower-priced) alternative?
To learn more CLICK HERE for all the info you need.
Duration: 45 minutes
25 per group/incursion
(30 max; conditions apply)
What the children can expect
Each incursion starts with a short SAFETY TALK. The children get to try on safety spectacles, which is more for effect than any danger involved (see also our FAQ’s).
Then the "serious" woodworking begins.
All children within one group work on the same project. This way each child can easily follow Jim's instructions. He explains and demonstrates each process clearly and facilitates the children where needed.
Jim asks leading questions throughout to help guide them through their own creative process.
Each child gets to make and take home her/his own proper wooden toy they made all by themselves.
But wait, there’s more
This one frequently surprises teachers as they think, the incursion is finished. But it’s not.
Each child then gets to be even more creative in their own individual UNSTRUCTURED way with our creative box of random wooden shapes, blocks and dowels.
This often leads to some very surprising results!
Our current 3-year-old wooden toy choices
SALLY SNAKE
FOUR-LEGGED FRIEND
OLLIE OWL
$525
per incursion/group
+ GST
25 PER GROUP/INCURSION (30 max at $15 per extra wooden toy over the number of 25)
Includes all wooden material for take-home wooden toys and the unstructured individual projects the students made.
Or CLICK HERE to check out our (lower-priced) hands-on engaging Woodwork PACKAGES.
If you are too far away, or this is not within your budget, please know, we do have another option:
Our hands-on engaging Woodwork PACKS are the PERFECT lower-priced ALTERNATIVE, SAVING you up to 50% per group.
Each pack includes 25 x wooden toy KITS, an easy-to-follow VIDEO demonstration for the children, step-by-step guidance for the teachers, Bunnings tool references & links.
And so much more! CLICK HERE for all the info you need.
TRAVEL DISTANCE & FEE
For distances less than 25 km, no travel fee applies. For distances above 25 km a to/from sliding scale per km travel fee applies. Please note, this fee goes towards both petrol and travel TIME.
For distances above 75 km please refer to our Woodwork PACKS.
We are based near Mornington on the Mornington Peninsula (VIC).
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A long lasting experience
“The children were absolutely mesmerised by Jim's presentation. We made wooden toys and learned about woodwork tools and their uses. Jim's calm and engaging manner made even the most wiggly ones sit still. The session was very hands-on and the children were able to use real tools. The thing the children built could be taken home, which made the incursion a long lasting experience.
— Andrea Lange, 4 Year Old Kindergarten Teacher
HAMPTON COMMUNITY KINDERGARTEN -
The children were enthralled & engaged
“The children were enthralled and engaged. Jim had a warm rapour with them and his presentation was spot on their level of understanding. The aids Jim brought, caught the children's interest and helped them to concentrate and attend throughout his presentation.”
— Ruth, 4 Year Old Teacher
ROSSWOOD PRESCHOOL, Dandenong North -
Freedom to let their imaginations run
“We absolutely LOVED the session run today! A great balance between making a set item and also the freedom to let their imaginations run when the children were able to create from additional resources available. The children are very proud of their creations. Well done on a great session. I have already started promoting your business through my networks.”
— Robyn Kellett, Early Childhood Teacher
COLUMBIA PARK ELC, Wheelers Hill
All we need is:
A space for each student to work at.
(Their usual activity tables would be quite okay for this.)A readable NAME TAG on each student.
(It makes it more personal.)We bring everything else… materials, tools, safety equipment, and more!
We frequently get asked similar questions from teachers. So, to save you the time asking, we collected them all and created an FAQ page for you. CLICK HERE to find answers.
If you still have a question, feel free to contact me anytime.
How to book us:
Click the button to secure an incursion date. You will be taken to a short Booking Enquiry Form.
Once you submit your form, I will check if your suggested date is available. If not, I will email you with alternatives.
As soon as we have the date (or dates) confirmed, you receive a proper booking confirmation with all the details. EASY! ;)
FREE (printer-friendly) Teacher Resources
Jim and I sat together and spent hours (days really) tailoring the Learning Outcomes to our Little Woodworkers® incursions to show you all the benefits.
They are perfect for the children's/students portfolios. The PDF download is included with every booking confirmation email.
“Our children have just finished their incursions with you and THEY LOVED IT!!!!! Thank you so much for providing such a wonderful program. So amazing. Can you please book us in again for next year. The same double sessions with the two age groups.”
- Liz, Centre Director, Little Gems Early Learning, Gembrook
The children
extend and enrich their learning
receive a positive sustainability message (and understand it)
broaden their knowledge base
develop and encourage fine motor skills
create positive and lasting memories
Our incursions
fulfill the EYLF Learning Outcomes
impart an important sustainability message
help children make the connection between their environment and every day wooden items
have the potential for follow-up lessons and activities (i.e. painting their little animals)
ensure the children remember this experience for a long time to come
“Just Brilliant!! My kinder group had the pleasure of having Little Woodworkers® visit today and they really enjoyed the whole experience. I couldn’t believe how focused they were and how well they followed the instructions. They loved it and Jim was great with them! Overall, it was fantastic and I would thoroughly recommend this incursion to any school or kinder!”
— Demi Clancy, Kindergarten Teacher, City Kids Early Learning Centre, Southbank
Click here for the booking form.
If you would like your group to experience our unique Little Woodworkers® incursions, click here for our quick and easy booking enquiry form.
Once you enter all the details, click Submit.
We block the date or dates and send you an email.
(Please note, we can only hold dates for 48 hours.)If not available, we will contact you with alternative dates.
Once we have everything, we email you the booking confirmation with all the details.
Should you have any other questions, click here for our FAQ section.
Or, if you would like to CONTACT US, click here to get in touch.
“Both our groups thoroughly enjoyed the Little Woodworkers® incursions. They were so excited ! Jim was very patient with our children. So glad I booked you for an incursion and would happily recommend Little Woodworkers® to other centres.”
— Connie, 4 Year Old Teacher, Emmanuel Anglican KIindergarten, Oakleigh