Little Piggies Playgroup

Little Piggies Playgroup Little Piggies is a fun, creative, farm playgroup for children 1 to 5 years old. Learn about animals and life on the farm in a friendly, safe environment.
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Exciting and educational activities for children aged 1-5 years old set on the rural farmyard setting of Rain, Hayne and Shine Farmyard. Sessions run for 45 minutes and generally cover songs, rhymes, stories, arts and crafts. There is a different focus each week with a Farm theme and we learn about animals, how to care for them and how to feed them. Run by a dedicated teacher with over 20 years of

teaching experience these sessions make the most of the outdoor facilities and farm and native animals available. Bring your gumboots and jackets as we go behind the scenes to see how a real farm runs, or enjoy our specially created indoor playgroup area. Families are invited to stay and explore Rain, Hayne and Shine Farmyard after the playgroup session is finished. Price for session include:
*One Playgroup Session
*Entry to Rain, Hayne and Shine Farmyard
*Entry for an adult when accompanying a child to playgroup

We have a specific undercover playgroup area but we also like to make the most of outdoor areas available to us, weather permitting. We also like to get 'hands on' and some of our activities often require a little mess! As such, old clothes and gumboots are recommended. Our topics are seasonal and subject to late change as we like to make the most of the exciting events that happen on the farm such as baby piglets or lambs being born.

My jonquils are finally popping up and flowering! What’s growing in your gardens?How are your ‘Hairy Heads’ growing?I’d ...
28/08/2024

My jonquils are finally popping up and flowering!
What’s growing in your gardens?
How are your ‘Hairy Heads’ growing?
I’d love to see photos of your plants!

Tuesday and Wednesday’s groups were very spoilt with the arrival of all these little piglets! Remember next week is the ...
28/08/2024

Tuesday and Wednesday’s groups were very spoilt with the arrival of all these little piglets!
Remember next week is the last for this term! Remember to book in for term 4.
See you next week for some animal grooming lessons!

Finally!!! They’re here! What a clever mummy pig you are Spice!
26/08/2024

Finally!!! They’re here! What a clever mummy pig you are Spice!

Monday feeding pigs and sheep. No baby piglets …yet!!!! Hopefully soon!
26/08/2024

Monday feeding pigs and sheep. No baby piglets …yet!!!! Hopefully soon!

Onesie and Twosie really stole the show today and loved meeting you all! What lovely baby goat kids!We fed lots of diffe...
21/08/2024

Onesie and Twosie really stole the show today and loved meeting you all! What lovely baby goat kids!

We fed lots of different farm birds today to and even found some eggs in the nests!

Tuesday.Meeting Onsie and Twosie the baby goat kids and feeding the farm birds today. Which were your favourite? Hens, d...
20/08/2024

Tuesday.
Meeting Onsie and Twosie the baby goat kids and feeding the farm birds today.
Which were your favourite? Hens, ducks or turkeys?

Monday playing with the new baby goats and feeding the hens!We painted rainbows and planted Hairy Heads!
19/08/2024

Monday playing with the new baby goats and feeding the hens!
We painted rainbows and planted Hairy Heads!

Come and join us in term 4 at Little Piggies Playgroup! Lots of educational fun to be had for your little ones under 5! ...
18/08/2024

Come and join us in term 4 at Little Piggies Playgroup!
Lots of educational fun to be had for your little ones under 5! Learn about life on the farm, how to care for animals and gardening in a safe inclusive environment.

Book your spot now!

https://www.trybooking.com/CTTAG

Tuesday and Wednesday’s groupsAnother beautiful week exploring the bush land area. We went on a snake walk to learn abou...
14/08/2024

Tuesday and Wednesday’s groups

Another beautiful week exploring the bush land area. We went on a snake walk to learn about how to react when we see a snake in the bush.
Our ponies were very hungry and loved their snacks Thankyou!
Lots and lots and lots of marshmellows were cooked and eaten!
We made some really cool magic yarn sticks and looked at all the interesting items found in nature like snake skins, bones and feathers.
What was you favourite part of this week?

It was the perfect day for roasting some marshmellows and having fun in the bush land!
12/08/2024

It was the perfect day for roasting some marshmellows and having fun in the bush land!

This might be a good time to remind everyone that as long as groups aren’t too crowded you are welcome to make a catch u...
11/08/2024

This might be a good time to remind everyone that as long as groups aren’t too crowded you are welcome to make a catch up day if you or your little one is sick.
Please just shoot me a message or text (often I can’t answer calls) to double check availability and if you don’t hear back assume it’s all good! I will always try to respond it’s just that sometimes reception is dodgy at the farm or I might be busy with school drop off!
Times are Monday 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30
Tuesday 9:30 and 10:30
Wednesday 9:30 and 10:30

Pic of a ‘sick’ little porcupine fish we found at the beach!

Looks like this week is a good one for CAMP FIRE WEEK!For those that haven’t been before you will be picked up by the tr...
10/08/2024

Looks like this week is a good one for CAMP FIRE WEEK!
For those that haven’t been before you will be picked up by the tractor and driven down to our bush land area where we will spend the session toasting marshmellows and doing bushcraft activities.
Please make sure you’ve all gone to the toilet before getting down there!
Oh and boots! Wear boots!
Looking forward to sharing this fun event with you. 🦆🐴🐄🐑🐖

Wednesday was also a lovely day out in the sun! Our cuddly goats and sheep loved meeting you all today!
07/08/2024

Wednesday was also a lovely day out in the sun! Our cuddly goats and sheep loved meeting you all today!

Another beautiful day on the farm feeding and patting the Woolley goats, sheep and alpacas. We felt some alpaca wool too...
06/08/2024

Another beautiful day on the farm feeding and patting the Woolley goats, sheep and alpacas. We felt some alpaca wool too!
How many woollen clothes do you have?

What a lovely sunny morning at the farm patting goats and sheep and playing with paint!
05/08/2024

What a lovely sunny morning at the farm patting goats and sheep and playing with paint!

Ever wonder how I keep warm on cold winter mornings at the farm? Bunny snuggles!!!!! 🥰 Millie Bretag thanks for the phot...
31/07/2024

Ever wonder how I keep warm on cold winter mornings at the farm? Bunny snuggles!!!!! 🥰
Millie Bretag thanks for the photo

31/07/2024

Learning about where cows milk comes from!

31/07/2024

Take $5 off existing stock!
Little Piggies Playgroup tshirts now $20
Jumpers now $25.
A range of colours and sizes available.
Whatever is left on the stand must go!
Grab yours now!

Wednesday’s group go a chance to meet Bambi the milking cow too today. More small bunnies to cuddle and feed. See you ne...
31/07/2024

Wednesday’s group go a chance to meet Bambi the milking cow too today. More small bunnies to cuddle and feed.
See you next week for more fun and games!

Tuesday at Little Piggies.We helped to milk the cow and feed the small animals. How cute are these baby bunnies?
30/07/2024

Tuesday at Little Piggies.
We helped to milk the cow and feed the small animals. How cute are these baby bunnies?

On Monday we met Bambi the milking cow. Farmer Sue helped us milk the cow to get milk and cream. We also had lots of fun...
29/07/2024

On Monday we met Bambi the milking cow. Farmer Sue helped us milk the cow to get milk and cream.
We also had lots of fun cuddling and feeding all the small animals today.
Some of us were lucky enough to see the new (old) tractor be delivered too. 🙌 tractor rides are back!!!! 🥳

Look what I had for dinner! 😂 Yummy saltana scones with jam and cream. Made with fresh butter and buttermilk.Now the gre...
25/07/2024

Look what I had for dinner! 😂
Yummy saltana scones with jam and cream. Made with fresh butter and buttermilk.
Now the great debate, do you put the jam on first or the cream? I’m definitely a jam first gal!

*no judgment we are all fed and happy!

A fun way to make butter!You can add herbs or garlic and make garlic butter.What’s your favourite dairy food?
24/07/2024

A fun way to make butter!
You can add herbs or garlic and make garlic butter.
What’s your favourite dairy food?

Wednesday at the farm cuddling ducklings, feeding the farm birds (and Geraldine the emu!).We made butter by shaking crea...
24/07/2024

Wednesday at the farm cuddling ducklings, feeding the farm birds (and Geraldine the emu!).
We made butter by shaking cream until it separated into butter and buttermilk. Did you all like your taste for fresh butter and homemade bread?
See you next week for more farm fun. Remember your gumboots as it is still very muddy!

Tuesday fun at the farm. We cuddled ducklings and fed the big birds. We also tried freshly made butter and bread.
23/07/2024

Tuesday fun at the farm. We cuddled ducklings and fed the big birds.
We also tried freshly made butter and bread.

What a great way to start the term. Welcome to all our new families to the farm I hope you had a great day. Lots of diff...
22/07/2024

What a great way to start the term. Welcome to all our new families to the farm I hope you had a great day.
Lots of different birds to see and feed today. Which was your favourite?
Ducklings, ducks, geese or Geraldine the emu?

15/07/2024

Hi everyone!
I’m looking forward to seeing you all next week for playgroup. We start back on the 22nd July (next week) and go ahead no matter the weather.
We have plenty of undercover areas and encourage everyone to bring raincoats, boots and a change of clothes.
See you all soon!
Farmer Di

Still places available for term 3 at Little Piggies! So many fun things planned this term like cow milking, making butte...
09/07/2024

Still places available for term 3 at Little Piggies! So many fun things planned this term like cow milking, making butter and grinding wheat, making bread, planting vegetables, making tractors and that’s all without even mentioning the cute cuddly animals you can meet!

We are a fun, educational, farm-based playgroup for children aged 1 to 5 years old. We are located at the Rain, Hayne and Shine Farmyard in...

Hi all, I’m here to ask for some help to spread the word about my farm playgroup. If you know anyone who has a child age...
30/06/2024

Hi all, I’m here to ask for some help to spread the word about my farm playgroup.
If you know anyone who has a child aged 1-5 and may be interested in learning about animals and life on the farm then please share this post. I’d really appreciate it 🥰
Let’s support small business!
Many thanks!

We are a fun, educational, farm-based playgroup for children aged 1 to 5 years old. We are located at the Rain, Hayne and Shine Farmyard in...

Get your spot now for term 3 at Little Piggies Playgroup. Fun, educational farm experiences for pre-school aged children...
25/06/2024

Get your spot now for term 3 at Little Piggies Playgroup. Fun, educational farm experiences for pre-school aged children run by an experienced teacher. Places available on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Check the link below for more details.

https://www.trybooking.com/CRWFN

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490 Stumpy Gully Road
Balnarring, VIC
3918

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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Take $5 off existing stock! Little Piggies Playgroup tshirts now $20 Jumpers now $25. A range of colours and sizes available. Whatever is left on the stand must go! Grab yours now!

Learning about where cows milk comes from!

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Sick of the good clothes getting dirty? Grab a playgroup top at the farm next time you’re there. I have a range of colours available and have jumpers at $30 and tshirts (both long and short sleeved) $25

Well done little farmers!!!

One of our entries all set up and ready for the red hill show tomorrow! Squeee! It looks amazing!

Could they be any cuter? And the tops are pretty good too! ❤️ Available now at the farm are Little Piggies Playgroup T-shirts and jumpers. T-shirts are $25 and jumpers are $30. All ok to machine wash. These are optional but make dressing for playgroup so much easier! Check out our stock the next time you are at the farm. Thanks you to my amazing models! #littlepiggiesplaygroup #rhsfarm #cutejumpers #outdoorkids #farmkids #outdoorlearning #uniform @bec.mason89

Cow milking
Cow milking

Shake, shake, sHAKE! We are making butter from fresh cream! Fill container to halfway. Add a marble. Then… Shake, shake, sHAKE! You will end up with yellow solid butter and the runny white part is buttermilk. Buttermilk can be used in cooking things like pancakes, damper and cake. Yum yum! Hint: try adding garlic, salt or herbs to your butter to make it even better!

Come and learn about life on the farm and meet our cute pets! https://www.trybooking.com/CKDXU

Looking forward to seeing you all at the farm soon! Do you have a little one aged 1-5 who loves animals and wants to learn about life on the farm? Then Little Piggies Playgroup is for you! https://www.trybooking.com/CKDXU #littlepiggiesplaygroup #rhsfarm #outdoorclassroom #farmkids #naturekids #outdoorlearning

Looking forward to seeing you all at the farm soon! Do you have a little one aged 1-5 who loves animals and wants to learn about life on the farm? Then Little Piggies Playgroup is for you! https://www.trybooking.com/CKDXU #littlepiggiesplaygroup #rhsfarm #outdoorclassroom #farmkids #naturekids #outdoorlearning

More fun pond dipping and cooking on the campfire. Some clever farmers caught wrigglers (mosquito larvae) water beetles and even a Leech!!! What a lot of learning and play!

More fun pond dipping and cooking on the campfire. Some clever farmers caught wrigglers (mosquito larvae) water beetles and even a Leech!!! What a lot of learning and play!

More fun pond dipping and cooking on the campfire. Some clever farmers caught wrigglers (mosquito larvae) water beetles and even a Leech!!! What a lot of learning and play!

What a lovely day toasting marshmallows and popping popcorn. We went on a bush walk and explored the ponds.

What a lovely day toasting marshmallows and popping popcorn. We went on a bush walk and explored the ponds.

Autumn days spent well

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Exciting and educational activities for children aged 0-5 years old set on the rural farmyard setting of Rain, Hayne and Shine Farmyard. Sessions run for an hour and generally cover songs, rhymes, stories, arts and crafts. There is a different focus each week, usually with a Farm theme, such as scarecrow making or hatching chickens. Run by a dedicated teacher with over 17 years of teaching experience these sessions make the most of the outdoor facilities and farm and native animals available. Bring your gumboots and jackets as we go behind the scenes to see how a real farm runs, or enjoy our specially created indoor playgroup area. Families are invited to stay and explore Rain, Hayne and Shine Farmyard after the playgroup session is finished. Price for session include: *One Hour Playgroup Session *Free entry to Rain, Hayne and Shine Farmyard *Free entry for an adult when accompanying a child to playgroup *Tea and coffee *Snacks for children 2019 Price List $85 a term which runs for 8 weeks

$15 single session casual rate

*Discounts apply for siblings

We have a specific undercover playgroup area but we also like to make the most of outdoor areas available to us, weather permitting. We also like to get 'hands on' and some of our activities often require a little mess! As such, old clothes and gumboots are recommended. Our Summer Term Program 2019 covers:

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