Magic Day ideas for OSHC
13 DIY activities for a magic day at before and after school care or vacation care, usually run around Winter. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Colour-Swirling Milk Magic
Children add drops of food colouring to milk, then touch it with soapy cotton buds and watch the colours burst and swirl like magic.
Milk Day · Science Day · Science Week +2Exploding Colour Milk
Children drop dish soap into coloured milk and watch the colours burst outwards in bright patterns.
Wizard School Day · Science Day · Halloween +3Fizzing Potion Making
Children mix coloured vinegar into bicarb soda to brew bubbling magical potions.
Magic Day · Talent Show Day · Board Games DayLearn a Card Trick
An educator teaches a simple forced-card trick, then children practise it in pairs until they can fool their friends.
Magic Day · Talent Show Day · Circus Day +1Magic Show Performance
Children rehearse their best tricks, plan a running order and put on a magic show for an audience of friends and educators.
Talent Show Day · Magic Day · Circus DayMagic Trick Workshop
Older children learn and rehearse a simple card, coin or cup trick and present it to the group.
Wizard School Day · Magic Day · Fairy Tale Day +3Magic Wand Making
Children decorate chopsticks or twigs with glue, beads and paint to create their own magic wands.
Winter Wonderland · Polar Day · Magic Day +1Snowflake Wands
Children make wands topped with paper snowflakes and glitter for a winter wonderland celebration.
After School Quick STEM · Science Week · Science Day +2Twisted Paper Loop Magic
Children make a twisted paper loop, predict what will happen when they cut it, then discover the surprising one-sided shape that results.
Magic Day · Talent Show Day · Circus DayVanishing Coin Trick
Children learn a classic close-up trick where a coin seems to vanish under a cup, then practise their patter to fool an audience.
Wizard School Day · Fantasy Quest Club · Magic Day +1Wizard House Sorting
Children are sorted into made-up wizard houses at a playful ceremony, then work in their houses throughout the day.
Enchanted Forest · Wizard School Day · Magic Day +2Woodland Wands
Children collect fallen sticks and wrap them with wool, ribbon and leaves to create their own magic wands.
Backyard Play Day · Music and Dance Day · Magic Day +2Xylophone Freeze Game
Children dance and move until they hear the xylophone, then freeze like statues, building listening skills and self-control.