Port Stanley
Jade is thrilled to be able to share “the back 40”, a cherished family spot, with her community. Located on a beautiful winding road just outside Port Stanley (Ontario, Canada), the forty acre property holds many secret places to explore amongst the Carolinian forest, rolling hills, fallen trees and muddy bogs. Jade’s own two children love to find the best places to play, often finding a balance beam, race car, den, construction site or whatever else they can imagine tucked behind the trees and brush. There are also other interesting places nearby to explore such as several meandering streams. In the heart of Elgin County and just 15 minutes from St. Thomas and 30 minutes from London, TimberNook Elgin will offer year round nature programs, as well as summer camps. The family can’t wait to share this hidden gem so children can come play the TimberNook way!
Overview
TimberNook Elgin offers year round nature programs for children of all ages and abilities to residents of Port Stanley, St. Thomas, London and surrounding Elgin County. We welcome children with disabilities and continually seek to increase diversity among our programs. Please contact us if your child needs special help to attend (physically, cognitively, socially, financially etc.). Little Wilds Ones and Wild Ones are year round weekly nature programs for children geared toward families seeking opportunities for homeschool, unschool, wildschool and kindergarten alternatives. Tiny Ones is our parent/caregiver and tot nature play program. This year-round program provides the opportunity for caregivers to connect with their little ones (walking age to 6ish) and nature together. This laid back nature play program in Elgin County may be labeled as a "mom group" and offers opportunities for moms to connect, but we welcome dads, grandparents, daycare providers and any other caregivers as well! TimberNook Elgin aims to provide a nature, play-based and affordable birthday party opportunity in Elgin County and St. Thomas area where these opportunities are limited! We offer themes for all ages including pre-teens. Message us for details. Summer Camps vary each summer, but we typically offer programming for ages 4 to 11. We're thrilled to bring a 100% outdoor summer camp to Port Stanley, St. Thomas and surrounding Elgin county. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive, low structure and play-based camp immersed in nature. TimberNook Elgin is also a wonderful outdoor education field trip opportunity for local schools. We offer links to curriculum for our field trip themed experiences. Contact us for more details.
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Available Programs
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Little Wild Ones – TimberNook Elgin PD DAY NOV 12
Ages: 4 - 8
Dates: Nov 12
Times: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Capacity: 18
Price: $45.00 per child
Overview:
Our popular forest program engages children in outdoor play and learning during fall, winter, and spring months. Children will enjoy bringing stories to life, diving deep into their imaginations, engineering grand-scale play experiences, and so much more. Forest programming has never been more fun! Programs may vary based on location.Explore
Little Wild Ones – TimberNook Elgin Fall Semester Thursdays SCHOOL OPTION
Ages: 4 - 8
Dates: Sep 16 - Dec 16
Times: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Capacity: 20
Price: $205.00 per child
Overview:
Our popular forest program engages children in outdoor play and learning during fall, winter, and spring months. Children will enjoy bringing stories to life, diving deep into their imaginations, engineering grand-scale play experiences, and so much more. Forest programming has never been more fun! Programs may vary based on location.Explore
Little Wild Ones – TimberNook Elgin Fall Semester Tuesdays
Ages: 4 - 8
Dates: Sep 14 - Dec 14
Times: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Capacity: 16
Price: $205.00 per child
Overview:
Our popular forest program engages children in outdoor play and learning during fall, winter, and spring months. Children will enjoy bringing stories to life, diving deep into their imaginations, engineering grand-scale play experiences, and so much more. Forest programming has never been more fun! Programs may vary based on location.Explore
Wild Ones – TimberNook Elgin Fall Semester
Ages: 9 - 12
Dates: Sep 15 - Dec 15
Times: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Capacity: 18
Price: $205.00 per child
Overview:
This program provides innovative learning opportunities through meaningful, child-led play. Each series fosters essential life skills, inspires creativity, facilitates connection, and integrates advanced cognitive & social emotional skills. Most importantly, children will create lasting memories for years to come! Programs may vary based on location.Explore
Tiny Ones – TimberNook Elgin Early Fall Thursdays
Ages: 1 - 6
Dates: Sep 16 - Oct 28
Times: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Capacity: 24
Price: $100.00 per child
Overview:
Tiny Ones is designed for the smallest of our TimberNook adventurers. You and your child will venture outdoors for creative play opportunities that foster healthy child development. You’ll also receive weekly ideas on how to inspire independent play at home. Programs may vary based on location.Explore
Tiny Ones – TimberNook Elgin Early Fall Tuesdays
Ages: 1 - 6
Dates: Sep 14 - Oct 26
Times: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Capacity: 27
Price: $100.00 per child
Overview:
Tiny Ones is designed for the smallest of our TimberNook adventurers. You and your child will venture outdoors for creative play opportunities that foster healthy child development. You’ll also receive weekly ideas on how to inspire independent play at home. Programs may vary based on location.Explore
Reviews
Enchanted - TimberNook Moose Mountain Region
reviewed by Jhavage
My 9 year old son has enjoyed every minute of Enchanted and can't wait to join other programs offered by Timber Nook. His only disappointment is that it has to come to an end. Every day starts with a song and a greeting, Followed by snack time and a group reading of the days story book. After the story is read they cooperatively re-enact the story and have experiences in the forest as the characters in the book did. The teachers are patient and kind and let the kids find the best way to express themselves, problem solve & interact with the other children. They encourage the kids to do whatever moves them even if that means getting a little messy. The teachers do all the clean up so that the kid's creativity is not inhibited by the thought that they have to clean up everything they create. When my son comes home he is alive and excited and can't wait to share everything he did and experienced. I couldn't be happier that Timber Nook has moved into our little town and I strongly recommend this program! Jennifer
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Extreme Art - TimberNook Central Ohio
reviewed by swittsto
Our child absolutely loves Timbernook and looks forward to going back every summer. We love getting pictures and reports of what the kids do each day. The staff is amazing, extremely caring, and we love that they have experience working with special needs children. They are such an encouragement to us and our child. I highly recommend this program!
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Barefoot and Buckets - TimberNook Central Ohio
reviewed by kcoen
Krista and her staff are nothing short of AMAZING! They are so sweet with the kids and you can tell she really cares about all of them and making sure they have an awesome experience. The structure (or lack of) is what we loved most about this camp- kids can be KIDS and not have to follow a strict set routine, they play outside the entire time and are encouraged to get messy, dirty, creative and have fun. We just love it.
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Storybook - TimberNook Central Ohio
reviewed by Shashika Kumarapatti
I registered my 5 year old son to storybook program at the camp and it was so much fun. This was his 1st camp experience and it was wonderful. We will be coming back again.
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Storybook - TimberNook Central Ohio
reviewed by Sarahwill
This is a fantastic experience for all kids. They learn and explore in one of the most beautiful spots in Delaware OH. My autistic son struggles at times but they are experienced and fully capable of fulfilling his needs. This is one of the best camps around. He is still asking about going to the camp in the woods (probably for the water slide!!!)
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Village Folks - TimberNook Tri-County
reviewed by SymonsFam6108
What an absolutely amazing experience for my kids (ages 7 and 11)! They were able to really dive into the depths of their imagination and were encouraged to be as creative as they’d like. I thoroughly enjoyed the daily emails including pictures and quotes from the day, it was so fun going through them with the kids and hearing all about it- it truly made me feel like I was able to experience it alongside them! Overall wonderful program that allows kids to be KIDS! I will recommend to everyone!
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Village Folks - TimberNook Tri-County
reviewed by Tracicutler
As an elementary education teacher of 20 years and mother of 3 school age children that have attended Timbernook, I highly recommend this program! My children asked after day 1 why they can’t do the camp all summer. I thought they’d change their minds after a few days but, at the last day, it was the same response. My kids love Timbernook and each day can’t stop talking about what they did, friends they made, and future ideas they came up with during camp as well that they want to put into motion. Great program!
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Storybook - TimberNook Tri-County
reviewed by ErinBowden
My kids love TimberNook! Each day the kids had opportunities to make a different storybook come to life in their cute, imaginative ways. Strega Nona’s pasta, Walter the Baker’s bakery, making mailboxes and deliveries, banking with walnuts, pinecones, and gems found in the forest. They loved to play in the creek, climb, get messy, and make friends.
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Storybook - TimberNook Tri-County
reviewed by erdickey
Absolutely love everything about this camp! Where kids just get to be kids, explore nature, and have fun. The Storybook week was cute and gave the kids a different theme in the woods each day. Will definitely be back.
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