Full Moon Night ideas for OSHC
15 DIY activities for Full Moon Night at before and after school care or vacation care. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Biscuit Moon Phases
Children scrape cream from sandwich biscuits to show each phase of the moon, then eat their work.
Ramadan and Eid · Culture Celebration Day · Full Moon Night +1Crescent Moon Lanterns
Children make card lanterns with moon and star cut-outs and coloured cellophane. A glowing craft for Ramadan and Eid.
Earth Hour · Glow Party · Camp Out Day +2Glowing Jar Lanterns
Children decorate jars with tissue paper and cut-out silhouettes of Australian night animals, then light them with battery tea lights for a lights-off glow.
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.
World Wildlife Day · Animal Theme · Science Week +2Microbat and Moth Game
In a circle game, a blindfolded microbat calls out and listens for answering moths, learning how Australia's tiny insect-eating bats find food by echolocation.
Full Moon Night · Space Explorers · Mooncake Festival +1Moon Biscuit Snacks
Children decorate round biscuits with spread or icing to look like the moon, using a fork for craters.
Full Moon Night · Space Explorers · Science and Space +1Moon Crater Experiment
Children drop balls of different sizes into a tray of flour topped with cocoa to see how craters form.
Mooncake Festival · Puppet Day · Culture Celebration Day +1Moon Legend Shadow Puppets
Children retell a well-known Mid-Autumn legend about the moon using card shadow puppets and a torch.
Ramadan and Eid · Science and Space · Science Week +2Moon Phases Calendar
Children learn why Ramadan and Eid move each year by tracking the moon's phases on a paper calendar, from new crescent to full moon and back.
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.
Camp Out Day · Music and Dance Day · Wilderness Adventure +1Pretend Campfire Sing-Along
Children gather around a pretend campfire made from cellophane and sticks to sing call-and-response songs together.
Puppet Day · Science Week · Dramatic Play Day +2Shadow Puppet Theatre
Children cut card shadow puppets and perform with torches against a wall or sheet. Simple science and storytelling.
Full Moon Night · Space Explorers · Science and Space +2Star Chart Constellation Viewers
Children learn star patterns from charts and make constellation viewers by poking holes in cups to shine a torch through.
Space Explorers · Science and Space · Full Moon Night +2Torch Constellation Cups
Children pierce star patterns into cups and shine a torch through to project constellations onto the ceiling.
Camp Out Day · Puppet Day · Full Moon Night +3Torchlight Shadow Stories
Children use torches and their hands to create shadow puppets and tell stories in a darkened room.