Little Explorers: Sensory Play Garden
by Tiny Sprouts Discovery Centre
NEL learning domains
Aligned to ECDA's Nurturing Early Learners framework — cited automatically in your internal proposal and RAMS.
About this programme
A play-based discovery experience created especially for kindergarteners. Little ones move through soft, safe stations that awaken the senses — squishing soil, smelling herbs, meeting gentle animals and singing along to nature stories — all guided by early-childhood educators at a calm, unhurried pace.
What to expect
Sensory discovery stations
Children touch, smell and explore textures like soil, leaves, water and petals in safe, supervised trays.
Gentle animal petting
Meet friendly rabbits, chicks and guinea pigs and learn how to be kind to animals.
Story-time in the garden
An interactive nature story with songs, puppets and actions.
Plant-a-seed keepsake
Each child pots a seed in a decorated cup to take home and nurture.
Free play & movement
Wiggle, balance and crawl through a soft outdoor obstacle course.
Learning outcomes
- Explore the world through their senses
- Show care and gentleness towards animals
- Build fine and gross motor skills
- Enjoy stories, songs and new words
A typical day
- 09:00Welcome circle & hello song
- 09:20Sensory discovery stations
- 10:00Snack & gentle animal petting
- 10:45Story-time and plant-a-seed
- 11:15Free play, movement & goodbye song
Wet weather plan
Rainy Day GuaranteeIf NEA weather alerts compromise the outdoor programme, Tiny Sprouts Discovery Centre's indoor alternative (the Incursion) activates automatically — same date, same price, no rebooking.
Sensory stations, animal petting and story-time relocate to the sheltered discovery barn, keeping the same gentle station rotation.
Covered by the standardised Wet Weather Policy all experiencED vendors sign, and embedded in your RAMS at booking.