Rain, Hayne & Shine Farmyard in Balnarring, Victoria | Petting zoo

Rain, Hayne & Shine Farmyard

Locality: Balnarring, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5983 1691

Address: 490 Stumpy Gully Road 3926 Balnarring, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.rhsfarm.com.au

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25.01.2022 The MOST patient rabbit I know. Easter is the best pet and is so loved by my littlest one. She often gets to snuggle up on the couch and play baby bunnies! Its... great to teach kids how to care for animals properly and so lovely to see the bond between them grow. Post a pic of your little ones favourite pet! See more

25.01.2022 Good morning! Hoppy breakfast!

25.01.2022 WE MISS YOU! Put it in your diaries! We are reopening on September 1st Hopefully we can hold a Welcome Back Festival in the first week of the school holidays! Keep an eye on this page for details as we will have to wait and see what the restrictions allow. See you soon! Oink!

25.01.2022 A fun lockdown activity to do with your little ones.

25.01.2022 Rabbits! How are your pet bunnies going? These cute little bundles make such great pets and soon become part of the family! But if you have a rabbit from us you no longer want or it had babies that you cannot keep we are now in a position to take good care of extra rabbits again and would be happy to take them back. You absolutely dont have to give them back if you want them and can care for them, we are only offering homes for those that need them. Thanks again for your ...support. Hoppy Wednesday! See more

24.01.2022 Autumn means lots of beautiful coloured leaves! What better fun than raking a pile of leaves for your sister to sit in? Come and see the farm in all its glorious colour this autumn.

24.01.2022 Don’t forget to get your ticket for this week! Only a few spaces left! https://www.trybooking.com/BMQUS

23.01.2022 Bookings for next week now open! 24th and 25th November. https://www.trybooking.com/BMQVA

23.01.2022 Don’t forget to book for this week’s adventures with Little Piggies Playgroup. Tuesday is filling up fast, still room in Wednesday’s groups. Only three weeks t...o go! Hope to see you all soon at the farm. https://www.trybooking.com/BMQVI

22.01.2022 Don’t forget to book for next week’s Playgroup session! Fun on the farm for everyone! Still some spots available. https://www.trybooking.com/BMQVA

21.01.2022 Lets play a game. Im going to post some photos of footprints see if you can guess what made them! Heres the first one.

21.01.2022 Are these the cutest little bunnies out there? Rainy day fun! Get your makeup kit out (lets be honest we havent had to wear it in ages!) and get creative! I ...just used my eye liner to make a bunny face. Dont be worried about not being a good drawer as your kid will think its awesome!Nose and whiskers can go a long way! If youre brave let them draw whiskers on you too! Now go make that blanket bunny burrow and have some fun play time! See more

21.01.2022 A bit of lamb spam! These little cuties are loving the free range of the farm!

20.01.2022 Well its not going to be tomorrow but we are hopeful that it will be soon! There are lots of improvements going on at the farm so we can be ready to open when ...we get the green light! Things may look and be a little different but we still plan on offering a wonderful, enjoyable day out for you and your family! Keep watching! See more

19.01.2022 Bookings for the next three weeks of term now open!

19.01.2022 Playing with the baby piglets!

18.01.2022 Feeding the locals Rainbow lorikeets.

18.01.2022 What’s everyone growing in their garden lately?

18.01.2022 More lockdown fun activities

17.01.2022 Here’s looking at you kid! Have you booked your place in next term’s Little Piggies Playgroup? Booking link below https://www.trybooking.com/BPDOA

17.01.2022 How many animals can you see? Close up in comments!

16.01.2022 Rain, Hayne & Shine Farmyard is open again! Opening days are Saturday to Wednesday (closed Thursday and Friday) from 10am 4pm. Covidsafe measures are in place. Please pre book online. https://www.rhsfarm.com.au/

16.01.2022 Three new babies born today all doing well. Such a proud protective mama ewe.

15.01.2022 If you have an Annual pass, ‘small ideas’ pass or something similar you can just turn up on the day. We have allocated spaces for our VIP guests so no need to prebook.

14.01.2022 Some treasure hunting fun activities!

14.01.2022 Moving the pigs to their newly cleaned pen. (Thanks farmer kate!) guess who stopped for a roll in the mud?!? Ill give you a hint: they are all white pigs! Pigs need and love mud! Its a great sunscreen and soother for them. I think my kids were pigs in past lives! anyone elses?

14.01.2022 Our baby bunnies on their first outdoor adventure!

14.01.2022 Making and decorating cookies! An oldie but a goodie and the two best things about this is you have something yummy to eat at the end and you can repeat the act...ivity! We make the cookies, Ive added a recipe I use below but you could use any recipe or even just buy the plain biscuits from the supermarket and use them! Make some butter icing as its a bit thicker and easier for little ones to use. (Recipe below) Now choose some toppings. Today I had a jar of tropical themed sprinkles (around $4 at Coles) but you could literally use any food you like! Try: lollies or smarties Saltanas or dried fruit Sprinkles Choc drops Edible flowers Marshmallows I put a little tray out to encourage fine motor skills in little fingers! I encouraged my little one to make faces but she just plonked them on! she was happy so it didnt matter! Be creative, dont stress the mess and enjoy a bickie with your cuppa! Also please post your photos of your bickies below! Butter cream Ingredients -1 tablespoon butter -1 cup icing sugar -1 tablespoon milk Food colouring Whisk softened butter. Add other ingredients and mix. Add more sugar if too runny or more milk if too dry until you get the consistency of toothpaste!

13.01.2022 Come and visit the farm soon. You might get to meet oh so beautiful Bonnie, the miniature highland cow

11.01.2022 Life drawing Get out some paper, crayons, pencils, chalk or paint and let your little one paint their pet. Talk about their large shapes: round head, round/long... body, then look at their limbs. Ask what shape are they? Where do they go on the body? Look at the head what can you see? Eyes/ears/teeth/mouth/etc Encourage them to look at the shape and colour of every feature. Depending on your childs age this talk will be more or less detailed and dont worry if the end product doesnt look a thing like the animal! Celebrate the process and their achievements. Be happy and positive for them and let them do their own work. Stick it on the fridge for a week then replace with a new picture. If keeping artwork is too space consuming take a photo it will be so lovely to look back on when they are older. This is our pet rabbit drawn with oil pastels. I love the colours shes used! Can you work out when she lot interest?!?

10.01.2022 Lots of fun activities to join in with at the Little Piggies Playgroup! Book now for Tuesday 1st or Wednesday 2nd on the link below. https://www.trybooking.com/BMQVI

08.01.2022 Activity 4 Turn your house into a beauty salon. Be brave, embrace the mess and make sure you have nail polish remover on hand! This is not just for the girls, y...our little boy will love this too! Its fantastic for developing fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. - Let your little one to paint your nails and then you can paint theirs. - brush each others hair. You can decorate with clips and hair ties. If you have hair spray or hair chalk this is the perfect time to use it! - face paint each other using kid friendly face paint or your makeup kit. Just an eye liner is perfect for making a nose and whiskers! - now go put on some of your favourite dress ups or let your little one raid your wardrobe! - match your outfits with hats, shoes and bags and take turns posing in front of the mirror. You could even have a fashion parade! Have fun, be creative and just remember no one will see your crazy hair and silly makeup but your little ones will remember it forever! As always wed love to see photos!

08.01.2022 Bookings for next week now open!

08.01.2022 Don’t forget to book your space for this week! https://www.trybooking.com/BMQUS

08.01.2022 Making potions! Or in this case, dandelion tea to scare away Mr Tod! (Apparently it was on Peter rabbit recently) So easy and really up to you how you do this. ... I just gave my little one a jar (probably should have used a plastic one), a jug of water and a spoon and she went off and picked flowers. Then she spent a crazy amount of time mixing and adding things together to make tea for us all to drink! You could go and hunt for flowers, nuts and stones for your potion together. Show me your magic potions!

08.01.2022 Come along to Little Piggies Playgroup at the farm and learn about life on the farm! This week we met all the different birds on the farm. How many can you name? For bookings go to rhsfarm.com.au and follow the links to the Playgroup page.

07.01.2022 So much fun today at Little Piggies Playgroup!

07.01.2022 Another hungry bunch of local lorikeets

06.01.2022 Snuggles with the new baby lambs. #littlepiggiesplaygroup #rainhayneandshine #lambs #cuddletherapy

05.01.2022 Another beautiful sunny day at the farm!

04.01.2022 My daughter is an explorer and the other day she got stuck in this stump she was hiding in! (She wasnt injured and was perfectly fine once I lifted her out!) Every time we walk past this stump now she laughs and says I got caught in there! Whats the funniest place your kids have been stuck?

04.01.2022 Breakfast in our house! Never a dull moment with these cuties! Anyone elses animals take prime position in their household?

04.01.2022 Growing sprout seeds! If you have a sprout grower get it out and chuck some alfalfa or pea sprouts in. The kids will love watching them grow as they start prett...y quickly. These started sprouting in just 2 days! If you havent got a sprout grower try using a shallow dish or reusing an old plastic fruit tray like shown below. Put seeds in and cover with water so the seeds are only just covered not swimming in water. Change water at least twice a day. Its good to know you cant change the water too much but you can do it too little! If they swim in water or its not changed regularly they will go mouldy! Happy growing! Show us your progress photos! See more

04.01.2022 Second last week of Playgroup now open for bookings!

03.01.2022 SAND WRITING Looking for activities to help your little one develop their pre-handwriting skills? Gross motor skills (big movements) will support their fine mo...tor (small, precise movements) like using a pencil. You will need: -a big stick -a patch or tub of dirt, sand or loose soil Ask your child to draw something in the soil. People, animals and things they know and can see are good suggestions. We are lucky we can still get to the beach so we drew pictures of each other in the sand but a sand pit or tray or sand will work just as well. If children prefer not to use a stick, fingers work just as well! Happy drawing! Post your drawings below, wed love to see them!

03.01.2022 One space now available Tuesday morning at 9:30 and 2 spaces 11:30 Wednesday. I will upload next weeks tickets at 9pm tonight! Can’t wait to see you all tomorrow https://www.trybooking.com/BMNPK

02.01.2022 Another vid of our new little babies! So new their umbilical cords havent dried up yet! Mother and babes all doing well!

01.01.2022 Lots of lovely photos from today’s playgroups. We fed the big sheep and goats and cuddled the baby kid goat. So lovely to see everyone at the farm this week. Don’t forget to book your spots for next week at rhsfarm.com.au and follow links to Little Piggies Playgroup.

01.01.2022 Activity three: Washing toys! this is my secret way to get all the toys (relatively) clean! Use a big waterproof tub (washing basket, mixing bowls, buckets, ...whatever!) and fill with warm soapy water. I usually just use washing detergent and sometimes put in a few drops of essential oils or detol. Today we also added food dye. Then we chose the toys. Today was the LEGO. And we have a LOT! Of LEGO! The two big kids made boats to see if they would float before bombing them to smash them up. My littlest was content to just wash everything. Best done outside when its not too cold! Let me know what other water play tricks you have! See more

01.01.2022 My littlest helped me make apple puffs tonight! I love hot apple desserts in the cold weather. Especially with a bit of custard! Whats your familys comfort dessert? I need some more inspiration

01.01.2022 We are jumping for joy at Rain Hayne and Shine Farmyard! We are opening back up again tomorrow with normal trading hours. So that’s Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 10-4. We are closed Thursday and Friday. There will be some slight modifications and restrictions but you will still be able to enjoy the farm and it’s beautiful animals! Masks must be worn at all times ( unless you have an exemption), please check in on arrival, keep 1.5m distance between you and other family groups, use hand sanitizer provided and follow any covid-safe regulations or directions as signposted at the farm. We thank you for your patience with this as it may be an inconvenience but it allows us to stay open! Can’t wait to see you soon!