Space Disco ideas for OSHC
11 DIY activities for a space disco at before and after school care or vacation care, usually run around Any time / World Space Week (October) or End of program. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Galaxy Jars
Children layer cotton wool and coloured water in a jar to create a swirling galaxy they can keep.
Space Explorers · Slime Lab Day · Science and Space +1Galaxy Slime
Children make sparkly purple and black slime with glitter stars, then compare their galaxy swirls.
Glow Party · Disco Day · Neon Day +3Glow Stick Dance
Children dance in a darkened room with glow sticks, making light trails and copying moves.
PJ Disco · Glow Party · Disco Day +2Glow Stick Disco
Children dance in a dimmed room with glow sticks and lights. A fun end-of-term party.
Space Explorers · Science and Space · Space Disco +1Paper Plate Alien Masks
Children design a wild alien mask from paper plates and pipe cleaners, inventing where their alien comes from.
Space Disco · Space Explorers · Science and Space +1Planet Costumes
Children choose a planet, research a fact and make a simple costume to wear in a solar system parade.
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.
Disco Day · Music and Dance Day · Space DiscoSilent Disco
Children dance with headphones on, each choosing their own music channel, then compare moves when the music comes off.
Space Explorers · Space Disco · Glow Party +2Space Disco Party
Children dance under glow lights to space-themed music, with games like freeze dance and astronaut moves.
Science and Space · Space Explorers · Art Attack Day +1Sponge Galaxy Painting
Children sponge dark paints onto paper and flick white paint for stars, creating swirling galaxy artworks.
Glow Party · Neon Day · Art Attack Day +2UV Glow Painting
Children paint pictures with fluorescent paint and watch them glow under a black light.