Enchanted Forest ideas for OSHC
11 DIY activities for a enchanted forest at before and after school care or vacation care, usually run around Autumn. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Fairy Door Making
Children paint and decorate tiny doors made from pop sticks to place at the base of trees or in the garden.
Knights and Fairies · Fairy Tale Day · Enchanted Forest +2Fairy Flower Crowns
Children decorate card crowns with paper and real flowers for fairy-tale dress-up.
Superhero Day · Knights and Fairies · Fairy Tale Day +2Heroes and Fairies Dress-Up Day
Younger children come dressed as heroes or fairies and spend the day designing capes and wands, then celebrate with a parade.
Tiny Things Day · Enchanted Forest · Dinosaur Day +2Jar Lid Miniature Worlds
Children build tiny fairy, dinosaur or nature worlds inside jar lids using moss, pebbles and small figures.
Camp Out Day · Nature Play Day · Enchanted Forest +3Leaf and Flower Crowns
Children collect fallen leaves and flowers and attach them to card bands to make nature crowns.
Wizard School Day · Magic Day · Fairy Tale Day +3Magic Wand Making
Children decorate chopsticks or twigs with glue, beads and paint to create their own magic wands.
Mythical Creatures · Puppet Day · Fairy Tale Day +2Magical Puppet Show
Children use puppets to plan and perform a magical story with creatures, quests and surprises.
Gardening Day · Enchanted Forest · Fairy Tale Day +3Mini Fairy Garden
Children design a tiny fairy garden in a pot using moss, pebbles and small natural or recycled bits.
Enchanted Forest · Book Week · Nature Play Day +2Under-the-Tree Storytelling
Children sit in a circle under a tree and build a magical forest story together, one sentence at a time.
Mythical Creatures · Dinosaur & Unicorn Day · Knights and Fairies +2Unicorn Horns and Dragon Wings
Children make wearable unicorn horns and dragon wings from card and glitter, then use them in imaginative play.
Enchanted Forest · Wizard School Day · Magic Day +2Woodland Wands
Children collect fallen sticks and wrap them with wool, ribbon and leaves to create their own magic wands.