TimberNook Lake Winnebago Region

11/19/2025

🌿✨ Our updated TimberNook website is LIVE! ✨🌿

The TimberNook team has been hard at work creating a website that truly reflects the magic happening out in the woods—child-led adventures, imagination, and plenty of muddy play. And now…it’s officially here!

Even better? We now have even MORE programs open for registration—for all ages! From littles to big kids, there’s something new and exciting waiting for every child.

The new site makes it easier than ever to:
🍃 Explore programs
🌲 Learn about the TimberNook philosophy
🪵 See what your child will experience
📅 Register with fewer clicks and more clarity

We’d love for you to take a look around and see what’s new!
👉 https://timbernook.com/providers/timbernook-lake-winnebago-region/

Thank you for being part of the movement to bring childhood back to the woods. 🌿💛

11/17/2025

🚧 🔨 NEW WEBSITE GOES LIVE 11/18!

During the transition to the new website (which is sooo much more user-friendly), we are pausing registration for all of our programs.

But don’t worry - Registration will re-open tomorrow (Tuesday, Nov 18th) - with some new programs open for registration also!

Things to know:
✨Everyone will need to create new accounts on the new website (even those who have previously registered for our programs)
✨ When creating an account, it will ask you to upload vaccination records and a physical form - WE DO NOT REQUIRE THIS (but some locations do, that’s why it’s on there)
✨ The website goes live 11/18
✨ There will be more payment options to choose from

Thank you for understanding during the transition. We are so excited for this much-needed update!

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11/13/2025

🍁 Give your child the gift of slowing down, getting messy, and creating their own kind of magic in the woods.

This Saturday, TimberNook kids will turn the forest into a Fall Festival of their own making — filled with laughter, imagination, and the simple joy of outdoor play. 🎃🍂

The fall colors are beautiful, the air is crisp, and it’s the perfect time to reconnect with nature and childhood wonder. 💛

👉 Register now at the link in our profile to join the adventure this Saturday!

11/10/2025

🍁 The woods are turning into a Fall Festival this Saturday at TimberNook! 🎪✨

Kids will take the lead — using loose parts and natural materials to dream up their very own games, booths, and autumn fun. 🍂 Think pumpkin-inspired challenges, woodland carnival vibes, and lots of laughter echoing through the trees! 🌲🎯🎃

It’s fall fun, TimberNook-style — full of creativity, teamwork, and play! 🙌

🗓️ Nov 15th, 9am-1pm
👧🏼 Drop off program for ages 7-12
📍 Kiekhaefer Park

Register here 👉🏼 https://timbernook.com/program/45-wild-ones-timbernook-lake-winnebago-region-5/?v=0b3b97fa6688

11/07/2025

🎁 Give the gift of experience, not stuff! 🌲✨

A TimberNook gift certificate is an invitation to adventure — where kids explore the woods, build, create, imagine, and play freely in nature. 🪵💦🍂

Perfect for birthdays, holidays, or “just because” — it’s a gift that inspires confidence, creativity, and connection to the great outdoors. 🌿

Give the gift of real play this season — TimberNook gift certificates available now!

Fill out this Google Form 👉🏼 https://forms.gle/8yQBEbJiLDrQtiu3A
And we’ll get your gift certificate in the mail within 7 days. Easy as pie!

*All gift certificates are redeemable for any TimberNook Lake Winnebago Region program. Gift certificates do not expire, and are non-refundable.

11/04/2025

They not only made a pumpkin bowling lane x2, they also created a concession stand, a leaf pile, offered guided hikes in exchange for money (aka green leaves), AND had a ribbon cutting ceremony. Where did they come up with all these ideas???

When kids are given the time and space to play creatively, without adult guidance or intervention, and without a set list of instructions…that’s when the magic happens. 🪄

Those are exactly the kind of play opportunities that we offer here at TimberNook Lake Winnebago Region. This is so much more than just kids playing in the woods. You won’t find a program quite like this anywhere else, and we pride ourselves on that fact.

TimberNook was founded by , a pediatric occupational therapist. TimberNook offers research-backed child-led play opportunities for kids out in the woods.

We have 2 drop-off days for kids ages 7-12 in the month of November. Register at the link in our profile!

10/30/2025

Our TimberNook site was turned into a 👻Haunted Woods💀 today by the kids - complete with a haunted tree, spooky forts, and witches and other creatures running around.

Their creativity and imagination brought the magic to life in ways we never could have planned. That’s the beautiful of child-led play…when kids take the lead, the ideas are endless!

🧪🕷️ We’ll be adding a spooooky lab tomorrow!

Missed out today but want your kids to join us tomorrow for our last day of the Halloween Spooktacular? Send us a message and we’ll give you a coupon code to use for the one day!

10/27/2025

Calling all kids ages 7-12 - Halloween Spooktacular is almost here, and spots are disappearing fast! 👻

Two days. Endless imagination. One epic TimberNook adventure.
🕸️ Day 1: Build your very own spooky village in the woods — complete with mysterious hideouts and haunted details only you can dream up.
⚗️ Day 2: Step into your sp-sp-spooky lab to concoct creepy creations and wild experiments that would make any mad scientist proud!

This is not your average Halloween party — it’s real tools, real creativity, and real outdoor fun. 🍂

Who: Kids 7-12 (this is a drop off program)
When: October 30-31
Time: 9am-1pm
Where: Timbernook Lake Winnebago Region - Kiekhaefer Park

👉 Don’t wait — register on our website now before this spooky adventure vanishes into the mist!
Register here: https://timbernook.com/program/45-wild-ones-timbernook-lake-winnebago-region-6/?v=0b3b97fa6688

10/26/2025

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15 YEARS of TimberNook... and We've Seen It All!

Kids building societies from scratch.
Forming alliances.
Creating rules, breaking them, rebuilding again.

It’s messy.
Emotionally. Socially. Physically.

There are risks.
Scrapes, tears, hard lessons, big emotions.

But here’s the thing....this is where the magic happens.

Because risk = growth.
Fear turns into courage.
Comfort zones gently expand.
Anxious hearts find their rhythm.

Out here, kids learn to lead.
To compromise.
To stand their ground and stand up for others.
To build resilience, empathy, and patience.

Give children TIME, SPACE, and FREEDOM to play (really play!),
and you’ll watch leaders emerge from the woods,
covered in dirt,
and absolutely alive.

This is TimberNook.
Where play gets real.