Farm to Table Day ideas for OSHC
19 DIY activities for a farm to table day at before and after school care or vacation care, usually run around Spring or 20 May. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Build a Burger Bar
Children assemble their own burgers from a toppings bar, choosing fillings and practising independence.
Down on the Farm · Milk Day · Farm to Table Day +1Butter in a Jar
Children shake cream in sealed jars until it separates into butter and buttermilk, a simple food science activity with a tasty result.
Cooking Day · Fruit and Veggie Day · Healthy Heart Day +2DIY Salad Cups
Children build their own salads in cups from a choice of chopped vegetables.
Farm to Table Day · Fruit and Veggie Day · Down on the Farm +1Food Origins Scavenger Hunt
Children hunt for food items or pictures around the room and sort them by whether they came from a plant, an animal or a farm.
Gardening Day · Farm to Table Day · Fruit and Veggie Day +3Gardening Club
Children prepare a garden bed, plant strawberries and sunflowers, and share the care through a watering roster.
Gardening Day · Farm to Table Day · Cooking Day +2Herb Planting
Children decorate a pot and plant a herb seedling to take home, learning how herbs are grown and used.
World Bee Day · Fruit and Veggie Day · Farm to Table Day +1Honey Tasting
Children taste and compare different honeys, describing their colours, smells and flavours and learning how bees make honey.
Cooking Day · Winter Wonderland · Farm to Table Day +1Loaded Baked Potatoes
Children top baked potatoes from a toppings bar, perfect for a cold afternoon.
Down on the Farm · Water Play Day · Milk Day +1Milk the Glove Cow
Children squeeze water from a pin-pricked rubber glove udder into a bucket, racing to fill a cup line first.
Pi Day · Cooking Day · Junior Chef Challenge +1Mini Pie Making
Children fill pastry cases with sweet or savoury fillings to make mini pies. A tasty pun for Pi Day.
Farm to Table Day · Junior Chef Challenge · Cooking Day +1Mystery Ingredient Cook-Off
Teams receive a box of surprise ingredients and plan, prepare and present a simple dish to share.
Gardening Day · Farm to Table Day · Fruit and Veggie Day +1Quick Veggie and Herb Patch
Small groups plant spring onions, capsicum, cucumber, chives and mint in about half an hour, creating a patch they can harvest later.
States Day · All About Australia Day · Farm to Table Day +2Regional Food Tasting Stations
Children taste foods grown or made in different Australian regions and talk about where food comes from.
Cooking Day · Junior Chef Challenge · Book Week +2Service Cookbook
After each cooking session children write up and illustrate the recipe for a growing service cookbook.
Down on the Farm · Farm to Table Day · Milk Day +2Shake-Your-Own Butter
Children take turns shaking cream in jars until it turns into butter, then taste it on crackers and talk about where food comes from.
Farm to Table Day · Gardening Day · Fruit and Veggie Day +2Veggie Patch Planting
Children plant vegetable seeds or seedlings in garden beds or pots and learn how to care for them.
Fruit and Veggie Day · Art Attack Day · Budding Artists +1Veggie Stamp Printing
Children dip cut vegetables into paint and stamp prints, exploring the patterns inside each one.
Gardening Day · Farm to Table Day · Fruit and Veggie DayVote on What We Plant
Children vote on three or four easy crops, then plant the winner, giving them a real say in the garden.
Christmas in July · Cooking Day · Winter Wonderland +1Winter Feast Lunch
Children help prepare a shared roast-style or festive lunch, setting the table and enjoying it together.