Beach Day ideas for OSHC
27 DIY activities for Beach Day at before and after school care or vacation care. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Beach Games Afternoon
Children play beach-style volleyball and take on a sandcastle challenge in the sandpit, bringing a beach feel to the service.
Beach Day · Milk Day · Café Day +3Blended Fruit Milkshakes
Children help blend milk and fruit into fresh milkshakes, learning about healthy ingredients and simple kitchen skills.
Under the Sea · Clay and Pottery Day · Beach Day +1Clay Starfish
Children mould starfish from air-dry clay and press texture into the arms with toothpicks, learning about sea creatures as they go.
Desert Day · Beach Day · Craft Day +1Coloured Sand Art
Children create colourful pictures by sprinkling coloured sand over glue designs.
Under the Sea · Beach Day · Games Day +1Fishing Net Tag
Taggers link arms to form a fishing net and try to catch fish as they run across the field; each caught fish joins the net.
Beach Day · Fruit and Veggie Day · Summer Holidays +3Fruit Kebabs and Ice Blocks
Children thread fruit onto kebab sticks and pour juice into moulds for homemade ice blocks, creating cool healthy treats.
Beach Day · Under the Sea · Aquatic Adventure +1Handprint Crabs and Lobsters
Younger children paint their hands and press prints onto paper, turning them into crabs or lobsters with simple details.
World Turtle Day · World Oceans Day · Beach Day +3Hatchling Dash to Sea
Children become baby sea turtles racing from their beach nest to the ocean, dodging crab and bird taggers and following the real moonlight while ignoring the bright lights of houses.
Sensory Day · Messy Play Day · Beach Day +1Homemade Kinetic Sand
Children mix sand, cornflour and a little oil into soft, mouldable play sand for building and squishing.
Beach Day · Emergency Services Day · Careers Day +3Lifeguard Rescue Relays
Older children run relays using pool noodles as rescue tubes, learning a little about water safety and lifesaving roles.
PJ Disco · Disco Day · Beach Day +2Limbo Contest
Children bend backwards under a pool noodle bar that gets lower and lower. Simple, silly and very inclusive.
Under the Sea · Science Week · World Oceans Day +2Ocean in a Bottle
Children combine oil and blue-coloured water in a sealed bottle and tip it gently to create rolling waves, exploring why oil and water don't mix.
Water Play Day · Teamwork Day · Summer Holidays +1Over-the-Head Bucket Fill
Teams pass cups of water over their heads down the line to fill a bucket at the end, racing to fill it first.
Beach Day · Under the Sea · Aquatic Adventure +2Paper Plate Fish
Younger children turn paper plates into colourful fish by cutting a tail and painting scales, practising cutting and colour.
Under the Sea · World Oceans Day · Craft Day +1Paper Plate Jellyfish
Children paint a paper plate dome and hang streamers and ribbons as tentacles to make floating jellyfish.
Raw Art Day · Beach Day · Craft Day +1Sand Art Bottles
Children layer coloured sand in clear bottles to make patterns. A calm, creative craft.
Raw Art Day · Clay and Pottery Day · Beach Day +1Sand Mould Plaster Casting
Children press shapes into damp sand and fill the moulds with plaster to make casts. Hands-on sculpture with real materials.
Beach Day · Summer Holidays · Under the Sea +2Sand Sculpture Contest
Children sculpt animals, cars or creatures from damp sand, exploring texture and design in a creative outdoor contest.
Beach Day · Summer Holidays · Knights and Fairies +2Sandpit Castle Contest
Children build their best sandcastles in the sandpit, using buckets, moats and decorations in a friendly building contest.
Aquatic Adventure · Under the Sea · Cooking Day +2Sea Creature Biscuit Decorating
Children ice plain biscuits to look like fish, turtles and other sea creatures, practising fine motor skills and creative design.
Shark Week Day · Under the Sea · Games Day +3Sharks and Minnows
Runners try to cross the field without being tagged by the shark, and tagged players join the shark team.
Slime Lab Day · Sensory Day · Messy Play Day +1Soap Sand Dough
Children mix sand, cornflour, dish soap and water into a squishy, clumping sand they can mould, cut and build with.
Beach Day · Crazy Hat Day · Summer Holidays +2Sun-Safe Hat Design
Children decorate a bucket hat with fabric markers while learning why hats are important for sun protection.
All About Australia Day · Aussie Outback Day · Summer Holidays +3Thong Throwing Contest
Children fling rubber thongs for distance in a classic Aussie backyard contest that is silly, active and easy to set up.
World Turtle Day · Beach Day · Sensory Day +2Turtle Nest Sand Dig
In a sand tub, children carefully uncover a buried nest of ping pong ball eggs, count them and learn how sand temperature decides whether hatchlings become males or females.
Aquatic Adventure · Under the Sea · Beach Day +2Underwater Aquarium Jars
Children layer sand and shells in a jar and hang paper fish from fishing line to create their own miniature aquarium scene.
Big Kids Club · Games Carnival Day · Beach Day +2Volleyball and Badminton Comps
A simple net set up runs whole-group volleyball and badminton competitions. Fast-paced fun that builds coordination and team spirit.