Our unique interactive Holiday Woodwork Program
Suitable for 5 - 12-year - old children
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 our in-person incursions?
To learn more CLICK HERE for all the info you need.
It’s the HOLIDAYS!!
And you’re looking for something TRULY amazing for your Holiday Program.
You’re in the right place!
What if I told you, we have the PERFECT Holiday Incursion for you?
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The children were engaged and enthralled
“I'm absolutely loving your work. Some of my fondest memories of my grandfather is him teaching me the wonder of constructing something out of such a lovely material. Wood! We need more hands-on activities like yours for children. The skills you are teaching are being lost. Keep up the fantastic work!”
— Simon Hutchinson, Director & Creator of CLIMBING TREE NATURE PLAY AND SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANCY
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Such a positive 'hands-on' experience
“The students were in awe of what they learned and built. One little student thought it was 'magic' when Jim demonstrated building the Bird Feeder. It was such a positive 'hands-on' experience. Thanks again.”
— Angela Cardamone, Prep Learning & Leading Teacher, ST KEVIN’S PRIMARY SCHOOL, Hampton Park
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The children loved every minute of it
“We thoroughly enjoyed our recent workshop with Jim. The children loved every minute of it. I think if Jim had been there all day, they would have happily constructed their woodwork creations all day long. Again our sincere thanks. We will definitely have you again next year.”
— Theresa Virgona, Primary School Teacher, ST THOMAS MORE PRIMARY SCHOOL, Mt Eliza
Build your own quality wooden toy!
A unique and memorable Holiday Program for 5-12-year-old children
Duration: 60 minutes
25 per group/incursion
(30 max; conditions apply)
What the children can expect
Each session starts with a short SAFETY TALK. The children try on safety spectacles (more for effect than any danger involved; see also our FAQ’s).
Then the "serious" woodworking begins.
All children work on the same project as they follow Jim's engaging step-by-step assembly instructions. Jim 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 their own toy creation.
If that’s not enough…
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!
Projects choices
As with all our wooden projects, they can also be painted as a follow up activity.
The result could look something like this →
BIRD FEEDER
TOOLBOX
VINTAGE CAR
LOCOMOTIVE
HELICOPTER
Incursion Rates
$675
per incursion/group
+ GST
25 PER GROUP/INCURSION (30 max at $30 per extra wooden toy over the number of 25)
Includes all wooden material for take-home wooden toys and UNstructured projects the children made.
For our popular lower-priced alternative, CLICK HERE to check out our hands-on engaging Woodwork PACKS.
For smaller budgets
Our hands-on engaging
Woodwork PACKS
are the perfect alternative!
Suitable for lower budgets (from $12.60/child), shipping Australia-wide. CLICK HERE for more information.
If you are too far away, or you’re on a budget, this is for you:
Our hands-on engaging Woodwork PACKS are the PERFECT lower-priced ALTERNATIVE, basically SAVING you HALF vs an in-person incursion (at 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).
“The kids were proud as punch to show off their Bird Feeders but even more enjoyment was portrayed in their excitement talking about their left over wood creations! They made water slides, Ferris wheels, spaceships galore. Jim was fabulous with the kids and we can't wait to paint their Bird Feeders tomorrow. We will definitely recommend your company and book you again.”
— Bettina Harrison, Foundation Teacher, OUR HOLY REDEEMER PRIMARY SCHOOL, Surrey Hills
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.
“We’ve had Jim from Little Woodworkers® come out and do incursions with our Foundation students for the past 4 years. The incursions are always FANTASTIC! Very engaging and hands on, and the students really enjoy making their wooden toys. A fantastic incursion that we highly recommend. Thanks Jim.”
— Tamara Furyk , Foundation Teacher, Cheltenham East Primary School
Our incursions
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
ensure the children remember this experience for a long time to come
The children
broaden their knowledge base
feel a sense of connection to nature
develop an awareness and appreciation of the world around us
receive a positive sustainability message (and understand it)
develop confidence with new tools
develop and encourage fine motor skills
create positive and lasting memories
“Hi Kerstin, Just wanted to say a big thanks for all your organisation to help our incursions to run smoothly. Thank you so much to Jim for the running of our wonderful incursions yesterday - all our kids loved it!! It was so engaging and they had such a fantastic time learning how to make their wooden projects! We will definitely look forward to booking another incursion with you again!”
— Allison Weerappah, St Mary's Primary School, Hampton
If you would like your group to experience our unique Little Woodworkers® HOLIDAY incursions, click here for our quick & 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.
Click here for the booking form.
“Thank you very much to Little Woodworkers®. Our students have had an amazing experience. Thank you too to our presenter, Jim, who had them fully engaged and enthused.”
— Tessa Anstis, Grade 1/2 Teacher, St Mary's Primary School, Dandenong