Robot Day ideas for OSHC
13 DIY activities for a robot day at before and after school care or vacation care, usually run around August or 4 May. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Algorithm Sandwich
Children write precise step-by-step instructions to make a sandwich, then an educator follows them literally.
Coding Unplugged · Robot Day · Spy School +2Binary Bracelets
Children spell their initials in binary code using two colours of beads to make a coded bracelet.
Cardboard Box Day · Robot Day · Recycle Day +3Cardboard Box Robots
Children build their own robots from small boxes and decorate them with bottle caps, fabric scraps and other recycled bits.
Science Week · Science Day · Inventors Day +1Coin Battery LED
Older children stack coins, foil and vinegar-soaked card to build a simple battery that can light a small LED.
Coding Unplugged · Robot Day · Puzzle Day +1Grid Coding Mazes
Children use arrow cards to code a path across a grid, guiding a classmate or toy to a goal.
Robot Day · Coding Unplugged · After School Quick STEM +2Human Robot Coding
One child is the robot and the others give step-by-step arrow commands to guide them across a grid, learning the basics of coding without screens.
Recycle Day · Cardboard Box Day · Maker Day +3Junk Sculpture Challenge
Children use clean recycled boxes, bottles and tubes to design and build robots or sculptures, solving building problems as they go.
Big Kids Club · Inventors Day · Robot Day +2Old Electronics Pull-Apart
Children use screwdrivers to take apart old radios and gadgets, discovering the parts inside. A hands-on look at how everyday technology works.
Robot Day · Recycle Day · Cardboard Box Day +2Recycled Box Robots
Children build their own robots from boxes, foil and bottle tops, then give them names and special jobs.
Space Explorers · Robot Day · Recycle Day +1Recycled Space Robots
Children build friendly space helper robots from recyclables, inventing what job each one does on a spaceship.
Robot Day · Disco Day · Music and Dance Day +2Robot Dance Moves
Children invent stiff, jerky robot moves and perform them to electronic music, then combine them into a group robot routine.
Robot Day · Inventors Day · Maker Day +2Scribble Bots
Older children build a wobbly drawing machine from a cup, a small motor and markers, then watch it scribble patterns across paper.
Science and Space · Robot Day · Space Explorers +2Space Robot Crafts
Children build space robots and rovers from boxes and foil, imagining what jobs they would do on other planets.