New Year's Party ideas for OSHC
8 DIY activities for New Year's Party at before and after school care or vacation care. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Centre Time Capsule
Children fill a box with drawings, letters and snapshots of life today, then seal it to open at a later date.
New Year's Party · Science Day · Science Week +2Fizzing Soda Fountains
Children drop mint lollies into bottles of soft drink and watch foamy fountains erupt, then compare which drinks fizz highest. A loud, splashy way to ring in the new year.
Art Attack Day · Café Day · Cooking Day +3Juice Mocktail Bar
Children mix fruit juices, sparkling water and chopped fruit into colourful mocktails, practising measuring and creating their own recipes.
New Year's Party · Disco Day · Dance-Off Day +1Midday Countdown Dance Party
Children count down to a pretend New Year at noon, then celebrate with a dance party.
New Year's Party · Mindfulness Day · Wellbeing Wednesday +1New Year Wish Jars
Children write or draw their hopes and goals for the year ahead and seal them in a decorated jar to open later. A calm, reflective way to start fresh.
New Year's Party · Craft Day · Paper Crafts Day +1Party Popper Craft
Children turn cardboard tubes and tissue paper into colourful pretend party poppers filled with paper confetti. Great for a noise-free countdown celebration.
Around the World Day · New Year's Party · Science Day +2Salt Crystal Fireworks
Children draw fireworks with glue, cover them in salt and drip watercolour on top to watch the colours spread.
Around the World Day · New Year's Party · Diwali +2Toilet Roll Firework Prints
Children cut the ends of toilet rolls into fringes and stamp them in paint to make bursting firework pictures.