Rainforest Day ideas for OSHC
7 DIY activities for a rainforest day at before and after school care or vacation care. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Jungle Sounds Orchestra
Children recreate rainforest sounds using body percussion and homemade rain sticks.
Jungle Safari · Jungle Mission · Animal Theme +2Paper Chain Snakes
Children loop and link paper strips into colourful paper chain snakes.
Rainforest Day · Paper Crafts Day · Animal Theme +1Paper Frog Jumping Contest
Children fold origami frogs and see whose jumps the furthest. Craft and competition combined.
Rainforest Day · Music and Dance Day · Weather Watchers +2Rain Stick Making
Children fill cardboard tubes with rice and a coil of foil to make rain sticks that sound like falling rain. A musical craft.
Jungle Mission · Rainforest Day · Jungle Safari +2Rainforest Canopy Craft
Children layer paper leaves, vines and animals onto a cardboard tube tree to show rainforest layers.
Rainforest Day · Jungle Safari · Jungle Mission +2Rainforest Layers Diorama
Children build a box diorama showing the forest floor, understorey, canopy and emergent layers. Science and art together.
Jungle Mission · Ninja Obstacle Day · Obstacle Course Day +2Streamer Jungle Course
Children weave, duck and crawl through a hanging streamer jungle without touching the vines.