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Farm explorers and nature explorers

Pigs, ponies, chickens, rabbits, sheep and the tractor: in this course series you get to know the farm animals. On nature explorer days you head into the woods with an explorer backpack.

Children & families
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At a glance

Age
3–6 years with an accompanying adult, nature explorers from age 5
Duration
course series of 6 to 8 sessions or a single explorer day
Location
Sommerhof, Ulm-Unterweiler
Price
on request
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Farm explorers

We meet for several sessions and spend time together on the farm. We get to know the farm animals and have the chance to feed and stroke them and to play on the grounds.

The course covers these topics:

  • pigs
  • ponies
  • chickens
  • rabbits
  • sheep
  • the tractor
  • free play

The farm explorers course is for children of nursery age with an accompanying adult.

Nature explorers

“Children want to understand their environment and find their own relationship with it.” With our explorer backpacks we head out around the Sommerhof: we explore the woods, the meadow and the creatures by the stream – we look, listen, build and play. We use natural materials to make things such as little boats, a dreamcatcher or a wind chime.

The nature explorer days are for children aged 5 and over.

Registration

You will find dates and free places in the event calendar. If you register by email, please state the name of the course.

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