Children's interests

The Interest Forest is a free online tool for early childhood educators in Australia. We believe in less paperwork and more play. We make planning for children's interests efficient and effective.

Search interest topics

Enter a child's interest topic into the search bar and discover relevant learning experiences linked to the EYLF.

Explore children's interests

Index of children's interests

We have compiled learning experiences for hundreds of children's interest topics. See them all in alphabetical order. You really can explore a forest of children's interests!

EYLF learning outcomes

Use the EYLF to find interesting topics for your children. We have listed the learning outcomes and linked them to relevant children's interests.

Our top 20 topics

Some interest topics are more popular than others. Discover what other Australian children are interested in. See a list of the top 20 topics on The Interest Forest.

Significant topics in Australian ECEC

We have listed topics that are significantly relevant to the EYLF, the NQS and early childhood education in Australia. These areas of interest are appropriate for all early learning services and all age groups.