All About Australia Day / Australia Day Activity Mix
Australia Day Activity Mix
A relaxed program of Australian animal crafts, a damper-making session and backyard cricket gives children a hands-on day about life in Australia.
How to run it
- Set up a craft table for making native animal pictures or masks.
- Run a small-group damper session, mixing, shaping and baking the dough.
- Organise a relaxed game of backyard cricket outdoors.
- Invite children to share what they enjoy about where they live.
- Include respectful conversation that 26 January means different things to different people, using local First Nations resources for guidance.
You will need
- craft supplies
- self-raising flour
- milk or water
- butter
- cricket bat
- tennis ball
- stumps
Make it easier or harderYounger children can focus on craft and simple shaping; older children can measure ingredients and run the cricket scoring.
SafetyCheck for dairy and gluten allergies; an educator handles the hot oven and trays.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 1, Outcome 2Children explore Australian places, food and play while considering different perspectives on national days.
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