Harmony Day ideas for OSHC
40 DIY activities for a harmony day at before and after school care or vacation care, usually run around 27 May - 3 June or Children's Week (late October). Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Acknowledgement of Country Writing
Children write or draw their own Acknowledgement of Country, reflecting on the land they live and play on. A respectful way to mark Reconciliation Week.
Around the World Day · Great Race Day · Harmony Day +3Around the World Race
Teams race through country-themed challenge stations, completing a task at each one to learn a little about different places.
Around the World Day · Japan Day · Lunar New Year +3Asian Cultures Food and Fun
Children try simple dishes, music and games from several Asian countries across one day, celebrating diversity in a hands-on way.
Children's Week · International Day of Peace · Harmony Day +1Children's Rights Posters
Children learn about children's rights and create posters to share key ideas with the service.
Christmas · Around the World Day · Culture Celebration Day +2Christmas Around the World
Children visit stations that show how different countries celebrate, each with a custom, a game and a small taste.
Around the World Day · Harmony Day · Culture Celebration Day +2Country Food Tasting Table
Children sample small tastes of simple foods from different countries and share what they notice about flavours, textures and origins.
Around the World Day · Culture Celebration Day · Harmony Day +3Country of the Day Stations
Children rotate through stations to cook a simple dish, draw the flag and design an outfit inspired by the country of the day while its music plays.
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.
Culture Celebration Day · Harmony Day · Around the World Day +1Cultural Dress Day
Children are invited to wear clothing that reflects their family's culture and share what it means to them, if they wish.
Harmony Day · Culture Celebration Day · Around the World Day +3Cultural Music and Dance
Children learn a simple dance from another culture, ideally guided by a family or community member who shares that tradition.
Around the World Day · Music and Dance Day · K-Pop Dance Party +3Dances From Around the World
Children try short dance and drumming styles from different parts of the world, comparing rhythms and moves and finding their favourites.
Culture Celebration Day · Harmony Day · Children's Week +2Diversity Bunting
Each child decorates a bunting flag about themselves, their family or culture, then all flags are strung together.
Lunar New Year · Culture Celebration Day · Harmony Day +2Dragon Dance Parade
Groups move under a fabric dragon to drum beats, learning about a Lunar New Year tradition.
Ramadan and Eid · Culture Celebration Day · Harmony Day +1Eid Greeting Cards
Children design patterned greeting cards to share Eid wishes with families. A respectful way to celebrate a community festival.
Harmony Day · Culture Celebration Day · Friendship Day +3Everyone Belongs Mural
Children add pictures, words and symbols about themselves and their backgrounds to a shared mural celebrating everyone in the group.
Harmony Day · Culture Celebration Day · Show and Tell Day +3Family Culture Show and Tell
Children bring an object, photo or story from home that reflects their family's culture and share it with the group.
Around the World Day · Harmony Day · Culture Celebration Day +2Flag Design and Symbols
Children explore what the colours and symbols on flags mean, then design their own flag that represents something about themselves.
Friendship Day · Kindness Day · Harmony DayFriendship Snack Mix
Each child adds an ingredient to a big shared bowl to make a trail mix, showing how friends combine to make something great.
Friendship Day · Kindness Day · Harmony Day +2Friendship Yarn Web
Children pass a ball of yarn across a circle, sharing something nice about each person who catches it, to build a web of connection.
International Day of Peace · Kindness Day · Harmony Day +2Handprint Peace Doves
Children trace and cut their hands to make doves, then write a wish for peace on each one.
Around the World Day · Harmony Day · Culture Celebration Day +2Hello in Many Languages
Children learn to say hello in the languages spoken by families at the service, creating a welcome chart that celebrates everyone.
All About Australia Day · Harmony Day · Culture Celebration Day +1Hello in Many Languages Wall
Children collect greetings from the languages spoken in their families and community, then build a colourful welcome wall for the entrance.
National Families Week · Around the World Day · Culture Celebration Day +1Letters to Family Overseas
Children write or draw letters for relatives living overseas, which families can post home.
Around the World Day · Holidays and Travel Week · Harmony Day +1Make Your Own Passport
Children make their own passports and collect a stamp at each country station, building excitement for a travel-themed day.
National Families Week · Harmony Day · Culture Celebration Day +1My Family Is Wall
Children finish the sentence 'My family is...' and display their words with family photos or drawings on a shared wall.
Games Carnival Day · Athletics Carnival · Around the World Day +2Opening Ceremony Parade
Teams pick a country, design a flag and march in a parade with a cardboard torch. Sets the scene for a games carnival with plenty of colour.
Harmony Day · Friendship Day · Kindness Day +1Orange Handprint Wreath
Each child adds an orange handprint to a group wreath, a symbol of belonging and coming together.
All About Australia Day · Harmony Day · Culture Celebration Day +2Our Families' Australia Map
Children mark where their families come from on a world map and link each place to Australia with string, showing how many cultures make up the group.
Friendship Day · Harmony Day · Paper Crafts Day +1Paper Doll Friendship Chain
Children cut paper doll chains and decorate each figure, then join them into a giant chain of friends.
Around the World Day · Holidays and Travel Week · Culture Celebration Day +1Passport Stamp Collection
Children carry a homemade passport around country activities and earn a stamp for each one, encouraging them to try every experience.
Around the World Day · Harmony Day · Games Day +2Playground Games From Many Countries
Children learn and play traditional games from other countries, such as stone-counting board games and team tag games, and compare them with games they know.
Reconciliation Week · NAIDOC Week · Harmony Day +1Reconciliation Reflection Wall
Children write or draw what reconciliation means to them and add it to a shared wall, creating a visible record of the group's thoughts and hopes.
Ramadan and Eid · Culture Celebration Day · Around the World Day +1Shared Eid Tasting
Children taste dates and simple dishes shared during Eid celebrations. A respectful introduction to food and culture.
All About Australia Day · Harmony Day · Culture Celebration Day +2Shared Plate Culture Picnic
Children help prepare a few simple dishes from cultures in their families and community, then share them on a picnic rug together.
Diwali · Book Week · Culture Celebration Day +1Story of Light
Children listen to a story about Diwali and talk about what light over darkness and good over bad mean to them.
Great Race Day · Around the World Day · Teamwork Day +2Team Flag Design
Each team designs its own flag with a name, colours and symbols, building identity and team spirit before a race or games day.
Rainbow Day · Mismatch Day · Harmony Day +1Wear the Rainbow Day
Children wear as many colours as they can and celebrate a colourful day. Simple, inclusive dress-up.
National Families Week · Harmony Day · Around the World Day +1Where Our Families Come From
Children mark the countries their families come from on a shared world map, then share a fact or story about each place.
Art Attack Day · Budding Artists · Graffiti and Street Art +3Whole-Group Collaborative Mural
Everyone adds their own section to a large mural on a shared theme, creating one artwork that reflects the whole group.
Culture Celebration Day · Harmony Day · Around the World Day +1World Foods Tasting
Children taste simple foods from different cultures, ideally ones shared by local families, and talk about where they come from.