Feel Good Friday ideas for OSHC
16 DIY activities for a feel good friday at before and after school care or vacation care, usually run around 13 September or February (Heart Week). Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Buddy Obstacle Course
Pairs complete an obstacle course while linked arm in arm, working together to get through each challenge.
Free Play Day · Loose Parts Day · Backyard Play Day +1Child-Led Free Play Day
A relaxed day where children choose what they do and educators follow their interests with open-ended resources.
Wacky Wednesday · Talent Show Day · Silly Stories Day +1Comedy Joke Circle
Children sit in a comedy circle taking turns to share jokes and riddles, practising timing and having a good laugh together.
Feel Good Friday · Kindness Day · Friendship Day +2Compliments Wall
Children write and draw kind notes about each other on a big sheet of paper to create a wall of positivity.
Silly Stories Day · Mindfulness Day · Wellbeing Wednesday +2Dream Jars
Children decorate a plastic jar and fill it with written or drawn dreams, wishes and happy thoughts to keep.
Healthy Heart Day · Athletics Carnival · Obstacle Course Day +2Exercise Stations
Children rotate through skipping, star jumps, running and other stations to get their hearts pumping.
Feel Good Friday · Fruit and Veggie Day · Healthy Heart Day +1Fresh Fruit Juice Bar
Children choose fruit combinations and help make fresh juices or blended drinks to share.
Feel Good Friday · Friendship Day · Kindness Day +1Friendship Bracelets
Children weave or knot embroidery thread into bracelets to give to a friend.
Friendship Day · Kindness Day · Feel Good FridayFriendship Mailboxes
Children decorate small boxes as mailboxes and post kind notes to each other over the day.
Mindfulness Day · Mental Health Month · Kindness Day +2Gratitude Art
Children draw or collage the people, places and things they feel grateful for, then share one with the group.
Kindness Day · Friendship Day · R U OK Day +2Kind Note Drop
Children write kind notes and hide them around the service for others to find.
Christmas · Kindness Day · Wellbeing Wednesday +2Kindness Advent Calendar
Children open a daily envelope with a kind act to do, spreading kindness across the service through December.
Kindness Day · Friendship Day · Feel Good Friday +2Kindness Bingo
Children complete kind acts throughout the day to tick off squares on a bingo sheet.
Kindness Day · Rock and Gem Day · Art Attack Day +2Kindness Rocks
Children paint kind messages and pictures on rocks to place around the school for others to find.
Pamper and Zen Day · Mindfulness Day · Wellbeing Wednesday +2Pamper Face Masks and Foot Spas
Children mix simple face masks from oats and yoghurt and soak feet in warm tubs while calm music plays. A relaxing, sensory pamper session.
Pamper and Zen Day · Feel Good Friday · Sensory Day +1Yoghurt Face Mask Station
Children mix a gentle yoghurt and oat face mask and enjoy a few minutes of quiet relaxation. Easy and calming.