Mabo Day ideas for OSHC
8 DIY activities for Mabo Day at before and after school care or vacation care. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Giant Chalk Torres Strait Map
Children chalk a giant map of Cape York and the Torres Strait islands on the playground, find Mer, then play a fast island-finding game across it.
Torres Strait Islander Culture · International Mother Language Day · Mabo Day +2Languages of the Torres Strait
Children discover the main languages of the Torres Strait, Meriam Mir, Kala Lagaw Ya and Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole), and make word cards from an official or community resource.
Mabo Day · Torres Strait Islander Culture · Reconciliation Week +1Listening to Torres Strait Voices
Children watch a short official video about Mabo Day or hear from a Torres Strait Islander guest, then share one thing they learned on a group 'we learned' wall.
Mabo Day · Torres Strait Islander Culture · Reconciliation Week +2Mabo Decision Comic Strip
Children learn the true story of the Mabo case from official resources, then retell its key facts in a four-panel comic strip.
Mabo Day · Gardening Day · Reconciliation Week +2Seed Planting for Mabo Day
Children plant seeds in pots or a garden bed while learning that gardens and family land on Mer were part of the evidence in the Mabo case.
Mabo Day · Reconciliation Week · Torres Strait Islander Culture +1Special Place Drawings
Children draw a place that is deeply important to them and talk about connection to place, learning that the Meriam people's connection to their land on Mer is ongoing and recognised in law.
Torres Strait Islander Culture · Mabo Day · NAIDOC Week +2Torres Strait Islander Flag Meanings
Children make a paper collage of the Torres Strait Islander flag while learning what each colour and symbol stands for, from the white dhari to the five-pointed star.
Mabo Day · Reconciliation Week · Torres Strait Islander Culture +2What Is Fair? Talking Circle
A calm talking circle where children discuss fairness, rules and standing up for what is right, linked to how the Mabo case changed an unfair law.