Holidays and Travel Week ideas for OSHC
14 DIY activities for a holidays and travel week at before and after school care or vacation care, usually run around Harmony Week (March) or Summer. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Around 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 · 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.
Great Race Day · Outdoor Explorers · Treasure Hunters Day +3Grounds Map Navigation
Children use a simple map of the service grounds to locate hidden checkpoints, building map-reading and directional skills.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles · Wheels Day · Holidays and Travel WeekLand, Sea and Air Sort
Children sort picture cards of vehicles into land, sea and air groups. A quick classifying game.
States Day · All About Australia Day · Holidays and Travel Week +1Landmark Models
Children choose a famous Australian landmark and build a model using blocks, recyclables or building bricks.
Around the World Day · Holidays and Travel Week · Photography Day +1Landmark Photo Booth
Educators draw a famous world landmark on the whiteboard and children pose in front of it as if on holiday, sparking talk about travel and places.
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.
Holidays and Travel Week · Ice Cream Day · Summer Holidays +2Paper Ice Cream Cones
Children make colourful paper ice cream cones with scoops and toppings.
Holidays and Travel Week · Flying High · Rocket and Plane Day +2Paper Plane Airlines
Children fold paper planes and decorate them with their own airline name and logo, then test how far they fly.
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.
Holidays and Travel Week · Dramatic Play Day · Planes, Trains and Automobiles +2Pretend Airport
Children role-play travelling through an airport, from check-in and security to boarding and the flight.
All About Australia Day · States Day · Aussie Outback Day +1Regions of Australia Passport
Children travel around stations for different Australian regions, from tropical rainforest and reef to desert, high country and cities, collecting a stamp at each.
Summer Holidays · Water Play Day · Park Day +1Splash Park Challenge
Children help plan a series of outings to free local splash parks across the holidays and tick each one off a map.