Spring Fair ideas for OSHC
15 DIY activities for a spring fair at before and after school care or vacation care, usually run around Easter (March/April) or Summer. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Children's Market Stall Day
Children make their own goods, set up stalls and trade with play money, taking turns as sellers and shoppers.
Athletics Carnival · Games Carnival Day · Great Race Day +2Classic Sack Race
Children hop in sacks to the finish line in a classic carnival race full of tumbles and laughter.
Easter · Crazy Hat Day · Spring Fair +1Easter Bonnet Parade
Children decorate hats or card bonnets with flowers, ribbon and paper eggs, then show them off in a parade.
Athletics Carnival · Easter · Games Carnival Day +2Egg and Spoon Race
Children balance a plastic egg on a spoon and race to the finish without dropping it, practising balance and focus.
Knights and Fairies · Fairy Tale Day · Enchanted Forest +2Fairy Flower Crowns
Children decorate card crowns with paper and real flowers for fairy-tale dress-up.
Music Festival Day · Spring Fair · Market Day +1Festival Face Painting
Children have their faces painted with festival designs, and older children can take turns as face painters.
Music Festival Day · Spring Fair · Market Day +2Festival Game Stalls
Older children design and run game stalls for others to play, like a mini fair.
Music Festival Day · Spring Fair · Games Carnival Day +2Festival Sideshow Games
Children play classic festival sideshow games such as ring toss and sack races.
Music Festival Day · Spring Fair · Fairy Tale Day +3Flower Crowns
Children twist pipe cleaners and add fresh or paper flowers to make festival flower crowns.
Camp Out Day · Nature Play Day · Enchanted Forest +3Leaf and Flower Crowns
Children collect fallen leaves and flowers and attach them to card bands to make nature crowns.
Outdoor Explorers · World Bee Day · Bug Day +2Paper Roll Bees
Children paint cardboard tubes yellow and black and add wings to make buzzing bees. A simple craft that opens up talk about pollinators.
Around the World Day · Culture Celebration Day · Paper Crafts Day +2Paper Tulips and Windmills
Children make paper tulips and spinning paper windmills, ideally guided by families with Dutch heritage, learning about the Netherlands.
Spring Fair · Games Carnival Day · Target Games Day +2Spring Fair Games
Children play classic fair games like ball toss, ring toss and knock-down cans at a festive outdoor fair.
Bug Day · Spring Fair · Art Attack Day +2Symmetry Butterfly Painting
Children paint one half of a butterfly, fold the paper and press to reveal matching wings, discovering symmetry in a fun, surprising way.
Taco Fiesta Day · Craft Day · Paper Crafts Day +2Tissue Paper Fiesta Flowers
Children make big, bright tissue paper flowers to decorate the room for a fiesta celebration.