Kids School Holiday Activities Byron Bay Winter Holidays July 2026 | Brunswick Bush School
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Kids Winter School Holiday Activities Byron Bay Region | Brunswick Bush School (Ages 3–12)
6th - 17th July 2026
Fun kids school holiday programs near Byron Bay, Brunswick Heads & Northern Rivers. Outdoor bush play, crafts, games & adventures for ages 3–12. Book now July 2026!
Looking for kids’ school holiday activities in Byron Bay, Brunswick Heads, Mullumbimby or Northern Rivers? Brunswick Bush School offers nature-based holiday programs for children aged 3–12. Kids spend the whole day outdoors exploring, crafting, playing games, and having wild-hearted adventures.
Main Program (6–12 years): Monday to Friday each week:
6-12yr OLDS BOOKING LINK
scroll down for full program details
Important: save yourself a headache! To book in more than one session, click 'buy more tickets' at
the check out
Wild Wallabies (3–5 years):
WEEK 1: Monday 6th, Wednesday 8th, Friday 10th July
WEEK 2: Monday 13th, Wednesday 15th, Friday 17th July:
Wild Wallabies booking link
Important: save yourself a headache! To book in more than one session, click 'buy more tickets' at
the check out
All program times: 9:00am – 3:00pm
Where: South Beach Road, Brunswick Heads
Cost: From $90 per day.
10% sibling discount.
A 50c ticket fee and 2.5% processing fee applies per booking.
Enquiries email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Wild Wallabies Program – Ages 3–5 | Byron Bay Brunswick Heads Kids Holiday Activities
Wild Wallabies is Brunswick Bush School's nurturing nature connection program for 3-5 yr old kids. We run a 100% outdoor, all weather program. Two nature mentors gently guide the group for an adventure filled day of play, learning, exploring, crafting and story telling. We spend the day in wild nature offering an amazing and diverse playground that is rich with interactions and experiences building confidence and resilience.
Each session, they usually do a craft activity - such as clay modelling (like making echidnas), mask making, painting, collecting, or weaving to create something to take home at the end of the day. The day involves a morning circle, free play (hammocks, cubby time, sand kitchen, tree-climbing, etc), a short bushwalk and/or a swim or a low tide creek explore, stories, and the craft activity…
BOOK HERE: Nature play holiday program for preschoolers (Ages 3–5)
Winter Main Program – Ages 6–12 | Northern Rivers Kids Holiday Adventures
9am - 3pm Monday - Friday
BOOK HERE: Kids school holiday activities in Brunswick Heads (Ages 6–12)
Important: To book in to more than one session, save yourself the headache of repeatedly filling in details by clicking 'buy more tickets' at the check out and the booking system will autofill all your subsequent ticket details.
Week 1
Monday 6th July- Simpsons Creek Canoeing
One of our most popular activities, we spend the day on the beautiful Durrungbil (Brunswick River)
catching the incoming tide up the wild reaches of Simpson’s Creek paddling deep into the Tyagarah
Nature Reserve. We'll see plenty of bird life, see schools of fish and maybe spot a few of the local
stingrays. We stop for lunch on our own private beach on the river (for a swim if weather permits),
games and a bushwalk through beautiful bushland of tall eucalypts, grass trees and melaleucas.
Tickets: $105* *includes $15 Canoe hire
Tuesday 7th July- Death Traps and Snares
If you are in the wild and know how to set and use a trap it can be a much more efficient form of
collecting food than hunting prey which can be highly energy intensive. In this activity we explore the
essential bush survival skill of trapping small game using several different methods that have been
used by cultures all over the world for a millenia. Using simple equipment we'll have a lot of fun
crafting and making our own traps.
Tickets: $90
Wednesday 8th July/Thursday 9th July - Two day workshop: Whittle a Katana
A Katana is a fearsome Japanese style fighting sword with a long handle. Over two days we will whittle our swords from locally harvested privet, a tough wood suited for the purpose, we'll sand and oil them and practice our fighting moves in the time honoured tradion of the Samurai. If you can only attend one day please contact us. Recommended for children 7+
Tickets: $190* for both days *includes a $10 materials charge
Friday 10th July – Nature Play
Whenever we ask the children what their favourite part of the day was we often hear: "The games!" So
here we go, a day full of our most exciting and fun games. We'll run you ragged, test your skills,
challenge you and hone your teamwork muscles as we play Capture the Flag, Bush Turkey’s Tail,
Catch the Leopard’s Meat, Fire Keeper and more.
Tickets: $90
Week 2
New Activity! Monday 13th July and Tuesday 14th July- Two day workshop: Make a fire piston
What is a Fire Piston I hear you ask?! There are many ways to start a fire and a fire piston uses the concept of compressed air to spontaneoulsly ignite a small piece of pre-pared cloth that you then transfer into a fire bundle and fan into a flame. A super fun tool to make and have in your kit of survival equipment, we'll be constructing ours from scratch using metal pipe and wood then we'll practice and learn how to use it to make a fire. If you can only attend one day please contact us. Recommended for children 7+
Tickets: $190* for both days *includes a $10 materials charge
Wednesday 15th July- Sling Shots
Sling Shots are a rite of passage for every bush kid. A fun toy that is great for hand eye coordination
and honing your hunting skills. Using forked branches from weed species we will be whittling, sanding
and oiling the wood we'll add rubber power bands a rock pouch and voila! A toy that will bring hours
of fun. To be used with adult supervision. * $5 materials charge.
Tickets $100* * includes $10 Materials charge
Thursday 16th July - Whittling and Knife Skills
Bring your pocket knives. We’ll be whittlin’ away the time by the creek honing our skills and making
some fancy craft pieces. We’ll cover the basics of safety and how to whittle. If you don’t have a knife
don’t worry we’ll have spares for you to use.
Tickets: $90
Friday 17th July– Canoeing Durungbil (Brunswick River)
One of our most popular activities, we spend the day on the beautiful Durungbil (Brunswick River)
catching the outgoing tide from Kings Ck just outside of Mullumbimby down to Bruns. We’ll be
exploring rugged river banks, stop for a picnic lunch at a beautiful grassy spot by the river and look
out for the myriad of birdlife that lives in the area. All children will be required to wear a life jacket.
Tickets: $105* *includes $15 Canoe hire
All program times: 9:00am – 3:00pm
Where: South Beach Road, Brunswick Heads
Cost: From $90 per day.
10% sibling discount.
A 50c ticket fee and 2.5% processing fee applies per booking.
Enquiries email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Wild Wallabies Program – Ages 3–5 | Byron Bay Brunswick Heads Kids Holiday Activities
BOOK HERE: Nature play holiday program for preschoolers (Ages 3–5)
BOOK HERE FOR KIDS SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM FOR 6-12YR OLDS
Important: save yourself a headache! To book in more than one session, click 'buy more tickets' at the check out
What parents are saying
"THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! You've become such an important part in Makoa's upbringing.” – Anna
"They both loved it! I don't know what you guys give them, but it's like we get the best versions of our kids every single time we pick them up from Bush School." – Andrea
“Thanks for a great day! Brooklyn has absolutely loved going to bush school these holidays and will be coming back next holidays!” – Kaisha
“What you offer is priceless and our kids are so lucky to have someone like yourself, taking the time and attention to teach the kids about nature and what it can teach them.” - Aiden
The small print
Refunds and transfers
For any refunds or transers please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. A 10% administration fee applies you if you cancel more than 7 days in advance of the attendance date. A 20% fee applies if canceling less than 7 days from attendance date. No refund is given if you cancel less than 72 hours before the attendance date. We are generally happy to transfer a booking to another date within the same holiday period with a minimum 48 hours notice, depending on availability. Unfortunately we do not refund if you forget to attend or your child is sick. We will provide a 50% refund if Bush School is cancelled due to extreme weather or some rare unforeseen event.
Cancellations
Bush School still operates rain hail or shine! (Yes, we don’t mind kids going out into the rain!) If, due to extreme weather, very heavy rain, or some other unforeseen circumstance Bush School needs to be cancelled, Rohan will contact parents the night before via email and text and no later than 7am on the day. 50% refunds will be issued for cancellations. If it is raining we have equipment to make shelters and keep children dry. It is the responsibility of parents to make sure children have raincoats and are appropriately dressed for a day outside.
