Rock Band Day ideas for OSHC
14 DIY activities for Rock Band Day at before and after school care or vacation care. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Air Guitar Contest
Children make cardboard guitars, then show off their best rock star moves in a fun air guitar performance contest.
Rock Band Day · Music Festival Day · Art Attack Day +1Album Cover Design
Children invent a band name and album title, then design an eye-catching album cover, exploring graphic design and lettering.
Rock Band Day · Music Festival Day · Music and Dance Day +2Band Jam Session
Children form small bands using percussion and simple instruments, practise together and perform a short piece for the group.
Taco Fiesta Day · Music and Dance Day · Music Festival Day +2Bottle Maraca Making
Children fill small bottles with rice or beans, decorate them and use them to shake along to music.
Music and Dance Day · Rock Band Day · Before School Calm Start +1Clapping Rhythm Circle
Children sit in a circle and pass clapping rhythms around, copying each pattern and adding new ones.
NAIDOC Week · Reconciliation Week · Music and Dance Day +1Clapstick Rhythm Patterns
Children create and copy rhythm patterns with clapsticks or dowels, learning about their use with guidance from local First Nations resources.
World Music Day · Music and Dance Day · Rock Band Day +2Cup Rhythm Circle
Children sit in a circle and pass plastic cups to a steady beat, learning a clap-tap-pass pattern that grows faster and trickier.
Music and Dance Day · Rock Band Day · Recycle Day +3Homemade Instrument Band
Children make box guitars, shakers and drums from recycled materials, then play them together as a band.
Jungle Mission · Rainforest Day · Music and Dance Day +2Jungle Sounds Orchestra
Children recreate rainforest sounds using body percussion and homemade rain sticks.
Music and Dance Day · Talent Show Day · Disco Day +2Karaoke Sing-Along
Children take turns singing their favourite songs into a microphone, solo or with friends, while the audience cheers them on.
Music Festival Day · Talent Show Day · Rock Band Day +1Live Performance Stage
Children perform songs, dances, jokes or acts on a festival-style stage for their peers.
Music Festival Day · Talent Show Day · Rock Band Day +2Mini Music Festival
Children perform songs and dances on a pretend festival stage for an audience of peers.
World Music Day · Music Festival Day · Talent Show Day +2Playground Busking Corners
Inspired by World Music Day's tradition of free music in the streets, children set up busking spots around the playground and perform for wandering audiences.
Africa Day · World Music Day · Music and Dance Day +2Rhythms Across Africa Drum Circle
Children listen to music from different countries, such as djembe drumming from Mali and Guinea, mbira from Zimbabwe and kora from Senegal, then create their own call-and-response rhythms.