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Silly Tasks Day ideas for OSHC

13 DIY activities for Silly Tasks Day at before and after school care or vacation care. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.

Build a Silly Tasks Day

Silly Tasks Day · Challenge Day · Teamwork Day +1

Absurd Task Challenges

Teams tackle quirky, open-ended tasks such as building the tallest tower from one sheet of paper, solving problems creatively and laughing along the way.

IndoorModerateSome prepYears 4 to 6 Backwards Day · Opposites Day · Wacky Wednesday +2

Backwards Races

Children run, walk or crab-walk races in reverse, turning familiar races upside down for a silly, active challenge.

OutdoorHighGrab-and-goPrep to Year 6 One-Minute Challenge Day · Game Show Day · Challenge Day +1

Biscuit Face Challenge

Children try to move a biscuit from their forehead to their mouth within one minute without using their hands.

IndoorModerateGrab-and-goPrep to Year 6 One-Minute Challenge Day · Game Show Day · Silly Tasks Day +1

Cotton 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.

IndoorModerateGrab-and-goPrep to Year 6 Opposites Day · Backwards Day · Wacky Wednesday +1

Do the Opposite

Children listen carefully to instructions and do the exact opposite: sit when told to stand, whisper when told to shout. A giggly listening game.

EitherModerateGrab-and-goPrep to Year 6 Everything's Duckie · Great Race Day · Animal Theme +1

Duck Walk Relay

Children squat low and waddle like ducks to the finish line in a giggle-filled relay race.

OutdoorHighGrab-and-goPrep to Year 6 Balloon Day · Games Carnival Day · Silly Tasks Day +1

Knee Balloon Races

Children race while holding a balloon between their knees, wobbling and waddling to the finish line.

EitherHighGrab-and-goPrep to Year 6 Ancient Egypt · Halloween · Time Travellers Day +2

Mummy Wrapping Race

Teams race to wrap one teammate from shoulders to feet in toilet paper like an ancient mummy, creating lots of laughter and teamwork.

IndoorModerateGrab-and-goPrep to Year 6 Great Race Day · Gross and Messy Day · Games Carnival Day +2

No-Hands Donut Relay

Relay teams take turns eating a hanging donut without using their hands, then walk back to tag the next player for a funny, messy race.

OutdoorModerateSome prepPrep to Year 6 One-Minute Challenge Day · Game Show Day · Challenge Day +1

Shake 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.

IndoorHighGrab-and-goYears 4 to 6 Silly Tasks Day · Game Show Day · Challenge Day

Silly Tasks Judging Panel

An educator plays the dramatic judge, awarding points for creativity, effort and teamwork as teams complete silly tasks across the day.

IndoorModerateGrab-and-goYears 4 to 6 Games Carnival Day · Wacky Wednesday · Silly Tasks Day +2

Wacky Carnival Events

Children compete in silly events like gumboot throwing, egg-and-spoon races and backwards running. Laughter matters more than winning.

OutdoorHighGrab-and-goPrep to Year 6 Wacky Wednesday · Backwards Day · Silly Tasks Day +1

Wacky Walks

The leader invents a silly walk and everyone copies it across the yard, then a new leader takes over.

OutdoorHighGrab-and-goPrep to Year 3