Vikings Day ideas for OSHC
6 DIY activities for Vikings Day at before and after school care or vacation care. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Floating Longship Challenge
Children build Viking-style longships from foil and pop sticks, then test whether they float and how much cargo they can carry.
Pirate Day · Knights and Fairies · Medieval Times +2Pool Noodle Sword Duels
Children fence safely with halved pool noodles inside a chalk circle, scoring for a tap below the shoulders. Active, rule-based play.
Medieval Times · Knights and Fairies · Vikings Day +2Royal Feast Without Cutlery
Children set up a royal banquet hall and enjoy a shared feast of finger food, eating the medieval way without cutlery.
Athletics Carnival · Teamwork Day · Games Carnival Day +2Team Tug of War
Two teams pull on a rope to bring the centre marker over their line, testing strength, teamwork and coordination.
Vikings Day · Medieval Times · Knights and Fairies +1Viking Paper Plate Shields
Children design and paint round Viking-style shields on paper plates, adding a card handle so they can hold them up.
Vikings Day · Spy School · Time Travellers Day +1Write Your Name in Runes
Children use a rune alphabet chart to write their names and secret messages, exploring how people wrote long ago.