Cultivating Life Skills

Educational Farming Programme

Welcome to a unique educational experience for families

Magical Parenting has partnered with Basil & Crew to offer an extraordinary learning opportunity for children and parents.

| Price: from £30

Age: 2-17 years old

| Weekly sessions: Tuesdays 11:30-13:30 & Wednesdays 10:30-12:30

Christmas sessions: December 27 & 28 10:30-12:30
2nd Jan 12:30-14:30 & 3rd Jan 10:30-12:30

WHAT TO EXPECT FOR CHILDREN

Hands-on Animal Care: Your child will have the chance to connect with, learn and care for animals, from feeding and cleaning to learning about them and forming deep bonds.

Edible plants growers: Kids can get their hands dirty and learn how to grow their own vegetables, fostering an appreciation for nature and learning from its teachings.

Woodwork Projects: Discovering the joy of crafting and working with wood, sparking creativity and practical skills.

Business Management skills: Learning foundational skills including basic financial literacy, budgeting and understanding the marketing mix - all through age-appropriate activities.

Developing life skills: By engaging in our farming activities, children learn key life skills to become achievers and thrive. Among these skills they grow in self-confidence as they see their efforts yield results, resilience, patience, and develop responsibility, respect, teamwork skills and a better understanding of who they are and their potential.

And more learning opportunities!: All depending on your child's interests, needs and potential skills.

WHAT TO EXPECT FOR PARENTS

Informative Sessions:
parents can participate in insightful discussions on various topics, including child development, creating strong parent-child relationships, home education, and parenting skills.

Bespoke guidance:
Christina can provide valuable personalised guidance and insights, helping parents become peaceful and empowered.

Quality time with your child:
 there will be opportunities for parents to work with their child to support a better connection

BASIL & CREW

Patches Acre
Breadcroft lane (off Cherry Garden Lane)
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 3QF

 

Directions:
The farm is located beside Cherry Garden Nursing Home. Simply pass by it - on your right hand you will see a blue gate.

Additional Information:

- Parental Supervision: Children are required to attend with a parent. Please arrive 10 minutes earlier for a prompt start!

- Siblings Under 2: We believe in the importance of family unity. Siblings under 2 years old can join free of charge, although they must be included in the registration form. 

- Attendance: Please note that siblings aged 2-17 accompanying a registered participant must be registered too, and a fee must be settled, even if they will not actively participate in the activities. Attendees who do not comply with this policy will be denied access to the farm until the required fees are settled. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in adhering to these terms and conditions.

- Year-around sessions: We offer year-round sessions regardless of weather as we're an outdoor activity (rain or shine, we'll be there!)

- Animals at the farm: There are different farm animals to work with from ponies, sheep, goats, geese, donkeys, rabbits, and so on to reptiles such us snakes, bearded dragons, geckos, chameleons, tortoises, and so on.

- NOTE: Please make sure to arrive 10 minutes before the starting time to ensure we can begin promptly.

*More timings/days might be available. Please send an email to info@magicalparenting.co.uk to find out more.

Policies

You can find our policies here

What parents say.

  • What a wonderful experience! From the moment we arrived, we were welcomed like friends. My autistic son who is usually very reserved was chatting away to Christina and Gemma by the end of our session. Kindness radiates from Christina and this is why my son responded so positively. The animals are all rescued and are mostly so calm and gentle. Today was our first day of many to come and my son chopped vegetables to feed the animals, took a donkey for a walk, collected hay in a wheelbarrow and replenished the animal’s hay. Lovely Gemma, a walking encyclopaedia of knowledge really inspired him and he was delighted with the amount he had learnt. Next time he might try some of the woodwork activities on offer. It was lovely that he had choices in what to do and he loved getting to know all the animals. Thank you for such a lovely morning!

  • We have only been to Magical Parenting twice so far but we already feel like part of the family.

    Christina and Pete are brilliant hosts! It has been such a wonderful find and we are booked each week as my daughters both say it is THE BEST PLACE EVER!!! 😁

    The only downside is how much I get pestered to know when we will be going back! 😆

    Highly recommend!! - Sam

  • “We didn’t know what to expect but when we arrived we were greeted by 3 friendly staff. We soon were shown around the farm and my boys enjoyed learning about each animal and being able to get up close and hold a few smaller ones, my eldest especially enjoyed the chance to hold the snakes and other reptiles! We had lots of questions and learned a great deal about these wonderful creatures! My youngest really enjoyed the opportunity to do some woodwork, he can’t wait to go back again to try out his new skills! We all enjoyed helping feed the farm animals and are looking forward to a return visit very soon. Thank you for having us and making us feel so welcome and our visit so special 😊”

  • “Really welcoming team, trusted the children to make their own decisions and choices whilst offering advice as needed.

    So many learning opportunities for all ages. Thank you.”

  • “It was a real hands on day with the animals in the farm. My child had quality time 1 to 1 with the animals, fed them, played, cleaned, did some woodwork. He didn't want to leave the place! Thank you for making my boy so extraordinary happy.”

  • “We really enjoyed the session spending time with so many different animals, the program was very flexible and the little one had time to participate at his own pace; we particularly liked to be involved in the whole process of prepping food and feeding.”

Ready to get started

Join us and embark on a journey of knowledge, growth, nature and family connection. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to enrich your child's life and enhance your parenting skills.

Register to secure your spot in this exciting programme.

First-time visitors can enjoy a 25% discount. To redeem your discount, register first and then use code XMAS23 at the checkout.

If you are a first-time visitor use the code: FARMYAY at the checkout to get a 10% DISCOUNT on your first visit!

Price

1 Child & Adult
£30

2nd Sibling
£22

3rd Sibling
£18

4th Sibling
£15

** Siblings under 2 years old can join free of charge. Please add details of any sibling under 2 years old in the registration form.
Siblings aged 2-17 accompanying a registered participant must be registered and a fee must be settled, even if they will not actively participate in the activities. Please read our T&Cs.

Discounted options for a 6-Sessions package.

With 6 prepaid sessions, you can enjoy one session free of charge, equivalent to 16.5% OFF or you can Buy Now and Settle Up Later with flexible payments options and enjoy a 12% OFF. Sessions don't have to be consecutive. Click below to find out more about flexible payments with Klarna.

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Single visits

from £30.00
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Bookings must be made by Sunday 9pm for Tuesdays sessions and Monday 9pm for Wednesdays sessions

NOTE: To book more SINGLE sessions (i.e. more than one Tuesday), or more Packages (i.e. 2x6sessions) amend the amount in the quantity box accordingly.

6-session packages

from £150.00
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