R U OK Day ideas for OSHC
12 DIY activities for a r u ok day at before and after school care or vacation care, usually run around Second Thursday in September or 17 July. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Breakfast Check-In Table
A shared breakfast table where children eat together and chat about the day ahead, starting the morning calmly and connected.
Pamper and Zen Day · Mindfulness Day · Mental Health Month +2Chill-out Chats
Children gather in small groups on cushions to talk about feelings, what helps them relax and what made them smile. Builds trust and emotional language.
Feel Good Friday · Kindness Day · Friendship Day +2Compliments Wall
Children write and draw kind notes about each other on a big sheet of paper to create a wall of positivity.
R U OK Day · Mental Health Month · Friendship Day +2Conversation Starter Cards
Children practise asking friends how they're really going using conversation cards. Builds empathy and listening skills.
Emoji Day · Mental Health Month · R U OK Day +2Emoji Feelings Check-In
Children choose an emoji card to show how they feel and share why, building emotional vocabulary.
R U OK Day · Mental Health Month · Dramatic Play Day +2Feelings Charades
Children act out emotions for others to guess. Builds emotional vocabulary in a playful way.
Mental Health Month · Mindfulness Day · Wellbeing Wednesday +2Feelings Wheel
Children make a spinning card wheel of emotions with faces and words, then use it to share how they are feeling.
Kindness Day · Friendship Day · R U OK Day +2Kind Note Drop
Children write kind notes and hide them around the service for others to find.
Wellbeing Wednesday · Kindness Day · Mental Health Month +2Kind Words Painted Stones
Children paint positive words, affirmations or symbols on smooth stones to keep, give away or place in the garden.
Wellbeing Wednesday · Mental Health Month · R U OK Day +1Peg Worry Dolls
Children wrap wooden pegs in wool and fabric scraps to make small worry dolls, then talk about sharing worries with someone they trust.
Kindness Day · Friendship Day · R U OK Day +2Toothpaste Words Lesson
Children squeeze toothpaste onto a plate and try to put it back, a simple demonstration of how words can't be taken back once said.
R U OK Day · Kindness Day · Rainbow Day +2Yellow Kindness Day
Children wear yellow and complete acts of kindness throughout the day. A whole-group focus on checking in and caring.