The Golden Grove

The Golden Grove We are a children’s community garden in Tuggerah, on the Central Coast Wetlands. Connect. Explore. Grow

We run programs for children aged 12 months to 12 years, their families and educators.

23/08/2026

We adore reading and storytelling with children but we also love a little song, nursery rhyme and finger rhyme.
This one is part of our Little pea story.
“ Nursery rhymes, which integrate music and language features, require fewer resources than parent-child reading and less specialized parental instruction, showing a promising effect on language development of preschool aged children. “

https://doi.org/10.1093/chidev/aacag106

20/08/2026

A butterfly 🦋
Landed on a leaf 🍃
Then laid an egg 🥚 and flew away.
Inside the egg,
Inside the egg.
A caterpillar was born long and hungry 🐛
He wiggled here.
He wiggled there.
And then he ate,
Crunch crunch.
And then he ate,
Crunch crunch.
He ate and ate and then he fell asleep 💤 shhhh.
And then he slept shhhhh.
And then he slept shhhhh.
He slept, transformed,
And then he flew away 🦋
Song and finger rhymes are a gentle way to embody learning with our hearts and hands. This long embraces the life cycle of butterflies 🦋 putting the A into STEAM education.
We are slowly learning this song with our Thursday home school garden club group.
🦋 🐛 🥚 🐛 🦋 🥚 🐛

Today we had the joy of joining the Central Coast Wetlands and CEN in a tree planting morning. Made possible with a gran...
17/08/2026

Today we had the joy of joining the Central Coast Wetlands and CEN in a tree planting morning. Made possible with a grant from Landcare Australia and Bupa Australia
Our garden club kids planted over 400 trees, shrubs and ground cover.
What a way to celebrate National Science week by being a team of Environmental Scientists.
Central Coast Wetlands have planted over 150 000 trees since they first started many moons ago. They have increased not only the plant diversity but also the animal diversity. More than 250 types of birds call the Wetlands home during the year. Including the Swift parrot that travels from Tasmania to Papua New Guinea.
A day to remember.

04/08/2026

Wattle with its tiny suns ☀️
Underneath the spotted gums 🌳
Warms our hearts till springtime comes ❤️
With its sunny hours 🌸💛
Acacia floribunda blossoms at this time of year in our region, which is also represented on the Dharawal seasonal calendar (Sydney and south of there).
I adore Wattle 💛💛💛

03/08/2026

Whether we are in person at .golden.grove or online , our mission is the same.
To support and nurture little people’s love and relationship with food and nature, through story, gardening, cooking, song and STEAM activities.
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03/08/2026

Whether we are in person at The Golden Grove Children’s Community Garden or online Mandy dos Santos , our mission is the same.
To support and nurture little people’s love and relationship with food and nature, through story, gardening, cooking, song and STEAM activities.
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Today was a gift and a reminder to stay in the present. So much delight observing these children in flow.I have absolute...
03/08/2026

Today was a gift and a reminder to stay in the present. So much delight observing these children in flow.
I have absolute pure FOMO of these home schooling families.
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And we can’t wait to see you all 💚
23/07/2026

And we can’t wait to see you all 💚

I read a pretty sad statistic that up to 50% of parents believe their child to be a fussy eater. I forget sometimes how ...
13/07/2026

I read a pretty sad statistic that up to 50% of parents believe their child to be a fussy eater. I forget sometimes how much families and parents struggle.
I am pretty gentle with my approach to supporting families and parents as often it can be developmental. I wrote a wee blog about it here.
If you are struggling a bit more than this, then it is important to reach out for more specific support. There are some fabulous folks on the coast that can help you.
Check out this wee blog. I also popped it in our latest newsletter.
🥦💛🌸🥕

09/07/2026

Where little people learn to love food...through story, cooking, gardening, song and STEAM.

We run in person programs at The Golden Grove Garden .golden.grove and we create resources for children, families, educators and health professionals on our website.
We look forward to exploring food and nature, together.
🎥 🙏my daughter but equally a seriously talented creative.

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1897 South Tacoma Road
Tuggerah, NSW
2259

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 3pm
Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm

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