One-Minute Challenge Day ideas for OSHC
20 DIY activities for One-Minute Challenge Day at before and after school care or vacation care. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Astronaut Glove Challenge
Children try everyday tasks such as threading beads or building with bricks while wearing thick gloves, discovering how hard fine work is for astronauts on spacewalks.
Panda Quest · Lunar New Year · Japan Day +1Bamboo Chopstick Pick-Up
Children use chopsticks to play pick-up sticks or move pompoms between bowls. Builds fine motor control and patience.
One-Minute Challenge Day · Game Show Day · Challenge Day +1Biscuit Face Challenge
Children try to move a biscuit from their forehead to their mouth within one minute without using their hands.
Japan Day · Lunar New Year · One-Minute Challenge Day +2Chopstick Challenge
Children practise using chopsticks to move pompoms between bowls, testing speed and precision.
Game Show Day · Games Carnival Day · One-Minute Challenge Day +1Classic Quiz Show Day
Children take part in kid versions of quiz and challenge game shows, with buzzers and hosts.
One-Minute Challenge Day · Game Show Day · Silly Tasks Day +1Cotton Ball Nose Challenge
Children dab a little petroleum jelly on their nose and try to move cotton balls from one bowl to another in one minute.
One-Minute Challenge Day · Game Show Day · Challenge Day +1Cup Stacking Pyramid
Children race to build and unstack a pyramid of plastic cups within 60 seconds.
Bonza Bottler Day · One-Minute Challenge Day · Pi Day +1Matching Number Party
When the day and month match, such as 8 August, children celebrate with games and challenges built around that number.
Halloween · Ancient Egypt · Teamwork Day +1Mummy Wrap Race
Teams race to wrap one member from shoulders to feet in toilet paper like a mummy.
Ninja Obstacle Day · Obstacle Course Day · Challenge Day +2Ninja Balance Challenges
Children try a series of ninja-style balance poses and moves, from one-leg stands to balance board holds. Builds core strength, focus and a bit of friendly challenge.
One-Minute Challenge Day · Game Show Day · Challenge Day +1One-Minute Household Challenges
Children rotate through quick one-minute challenges using everyday items, like stacking cups or moving lollies with a straw.
After School Quick STEM · Paper Crafts Day · Challenge Day +2One-Sheet Paper Chain
Teams try to make the longest possible paper chain from a single sheet, planning how to cut and join strips for maximum length.
Winter Wonderland · Recycle Day · Wet Weather Day +2Paper Snowball Fight
Children scrunch scrap paper into snowballs and throw them across a divided room, trying to clear their side before time's up.
One-Minute Challenge Day · Game Show Day · Challenge Day +1Shake the Box Challenge
Children wear a tissue box filled with ping pong balls on their waist and wiggle to shake all the balls out in one minute.
Gross and Messy Day · Messy Play Day · Sensory Day +1Spaghetti Toes
Children fish small toys out of a tub of cooked spaghetti using only their toes, a ticklish sensory challenge.
One-Minute Challenge Day · Games Day · Great Race Day +1Spoon and Ball Balance
Children hold a spoon in their mouth and carry a ping pong ball across the room without dropping it.
Tiny Things Day · Games Day · Target Games Day +1Tabletop Tiny Sports
Children play finger football, cup basketball and other mini sports on tables using ping pong balls and cups.
Brick Building Day · Challenge Day · At the Building Site +2Tallest Tower
Children build the tallest freestanding tower they can and measure the results.
Brick Building Day · Challenge Day · One-Minute Challenge Day +2Timed Brick Challenges
Children take on timed building challenges such as the tallest tower, a bridge or a vehicle that rolls furthest.
Talent Show Day · One-Minute Challenge Day · Challenge Day +1Who Can Do It Longest?
Children try quick endurance challenges like bouncing a ball, skipping, whistling or jumping, mixed with speedy general-knowledge rounds, to see who can keep going longest.