• A set of wooden cards displaying the cicada life cycle, arranged on a wooden table against a beige wall. One card stands upright on a small wooden block, showing the title 'CIACADA LIFE CYCLE' with illustrations of cicada nymphs, eggs, and pupae, while other cards fanned out below show stages like trees, a praying mantis, a bee, a butterfly, a chrysalis, and adult insects.
  • A set of square educational life cycle cards laid out on a wooden surface. The cards feature vintage-style illustrations of insects, plants, and stages such as sunflower, worm, bee, butterfly, and tree life cycles.
  • A set of nine square educational life cycle cards arranged in a 3x3 grid on a wooden surface. Each card features a different organism's life cycle (cactus, sunflower, worm, butterfly, plantain mantis, bee, tree, lady bug, spider) with detailed illustrations and labels.
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Timber Life Cycle Collection

$39.95 AUD
$39.95 AUD

Spark curiosity and inspire a lifelong love of nature with our Timber Life Cycle Collection – Set of 9. Thoughtfully designed and handcrafted by The Wooden Playground, this premium collection features beautifully illustrated watercolour life cycles printed directly onto sustainably sourced timber, creating a tactile learning resource children will return to time and time again.

Perfect for early learning centres, family day care, preschools, kindergartens, homeschooling families and nature-inspired play spaces, these timber life cycles introduce children to the fascinating stages of growth found throughout the natural world. Each board encourages observation, scientific thinking, sequencing, language development and meaningful conversations about how living things grow and change.

Included Life Cycles

🌿 Butterfly
🐝 Bee
🪱 Worm
🦗 Cicada
🌻 Sunflower
🦗 Praying Mantis
🐞 Ladybug
🌳 Tree
🕷️ Spider

Contains 9 timber boards with the life cycles on them, one timber stand (change between each life cycle), and a drawstring bag. 

Why You'll Love Them

  • Handmade in Australia
  • Premium sustainably sourced timber
  • Beautiful watercolour illustrations
  • Durable UV-printed finish
  • Encourages STEM and nature-based learning
  • Supports sequencing, observation and critical thinking
  • Open-ended educational resource suitable for multiple ages
  • Perfect for home, classrooms and early childhood settings

Whether children are discovering how a butterfly transforms, exploring the hidden world of worms beneath the soil, or following the incredible journey of a cicada, this collection invites hands-on exploration through play.

Designed to complement our growing range of nature learning resources, these life cycle boards pair beautifully with our Bug Keeper, Pollination Discovery Kit, Seed Collection, Nature Journals and other timber educational resources