Emergency Services Day ideas for OSHC
13 DIY activities for a emergency services day at before and after school care or vacation care, usually run around Summer. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Basic First Aid Skills
Children practise putting on a bandage and the recovery position, and learn when and how to call for help.
Wheels Day · Emergency Services Day · Life Skills DayBike Safety and Hand Signals
Children learn road safety basics and hand signals for turning and stopping, then practise them on a chalk course.
What I Want to Be Day · Careers Day · Dramatic Play Day +1Dress for Your Future
Children dress up as the job they'd like to do one day and share what they would do at work.
Emergency Services Day · Life Skills Day · Careers Day +1First Aid Basics
Children learn how to call Triple Zero and practise simple bandaging on each other, building confidence to help in an emergency.
Superhero Day · Obstacle Course Day · Ninja Obstacle Day +2Hero Training Obstacle Course
Children complete a timed course of crawling under webs, leaping box buildings and rescuing a teddy.
Emergency Services Day · Life Skills Day · Careers DayHome Fire Escape Plan
Children draw a map of their home and mark two ways out and a meeting place, learning simple fire safety steps.
Careers Day · What I Want to Be Day · Dramatic Play Day +2Job Role-Play Stations
Children rotate through pretend workplaces such as a hospital, café, building site and post office.
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.
Detective Day · Spy School · Coding Unplugged +1Morse Code Messages
Children learn Morse code and send secret messages to each other by tapping, buzzing or flashing torches.
Survival Challenge Day · Camp Out Day · Emergency Services Day +2Pretend Campfire Safety Talk
Children gather around a pretend stick-and-cellophane campfire to learn real campfire safety, then share stories and songs.
Superhero Day · Emergency Services Day · Kindness Day +1Real-Life Heroes Thank-You Cards
Children write and decorate thank-you cards for local paramedics, nurses and firefighters, then deliver or post them.
Emergency Services Day · Dramatic Play Day · Careers Day +1Rescue Role-Play
Children act out emergency scenarios as firefighters, paramedics, police and callers, practising calm and helpful responses.
Block World Day · Survival Challenge Day · Emergency Services Day +2Survival Skills Training
Children learn basic first aid and fire safety through a survival mission, practising what to do in an emergency.