Bird Watching Day ideas for OSHC
13 DIY activities for Bird Watching Day at before and after school care or vacation care. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Backyard Bird Count
Children sit quietly outdoors for a set time and count the birds they see and hear, contributing to citizen science.
Bird Watching Day · Nature Play Day · Music and Dance Day +2Bird Call Matching Game
Children listen to recordings of local bird calls and match each one to a picture, tuning their ears to birds in their area.
Flying High · Bird Watching Day · Nature Play Day +1Bird Nest Building
Children collect twigs, grass and wool and weave them into a nest, learning how birds build their homes.
Wilderness Adventure · Bird Watching Day · Jungle Safari +2Cardboard Tube Binoculars
Children make binoculars from two cardboard tubes and a string strap, then use them on a nature spotting walk.
Flying High · Bird Watching Day · Bug Day +1Flying Animal Mobile
Children make card birds, bats and insects and hang them from a coat hanger to create a flying mobile.
Wild Aotearoa · Bird Watching Day · Full Moon Night +1Kākāpō Torch Hide
In a dimmed room, kākāpō players hide and freeze while an owl seeker searches with a torch, learning how this night parrot relies on staying still.
Milk Day · Bird Watching Day · Recycle Day +3Milk Carton Bird Feeder
Children turn empty milk cartons into bird feeders, then hang them outdoors and watch for visitors.
Sustainable Superstars · Bird Watching Day · Recycle Day +3Milk Carton Bird Feeders
Children turn clean milk cartons into bird feeders, fill them with seed and hang them outdoors to watch for visitors.
Earth Day · Bird Watching Day · Nature Play Day +1Pine Cone Bird Feeders
Children roll pine cones in a nut-free spread and birdseed to hang outside, then watch for visiting birds.
Wild Aotearoa · Yarn Day · Animal Theme +2Pom-Pom Kiwi Birds
Children wrap brown wool into pom-poms and add a long card beak and feet to make kiwi birds, learning about this flightless bird of Aotearoa.
Bird Watching Day · Recycle Day · Gardening Day +3Recycled Carton Bird Feeders
Children turn milk cartons into bird feeders, fill them with seed and hang them outside to attract local birds.
World Wildlife Day · Bird Watching Day · Bug Day +3Wildlife Drinking Station
Children design and set up a shallow, shaded water station with landing rocks and escape sticks so birds, lizards and insects can drink safely on hot days.
World Wildlife Day · Outdoor Explorers · Detective Day +3Wildlife Signs Detective Walk
Children search the grounds for clues that wild animals have been there, such as chewed leaves, feathers, webs, holes, scratch marks and droppings, and record them like wildlife detectives.