Weather Watchers ideas for OSHC
21 DIY activities for Weather Watchers at before and after school care or vacation care. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Air Pollution Sticky Catchers
Children make sticky cards, hang them in different spots around the service, then return days later with magnifying glasses to compare how much dust and grime the air carried.
World Space Week · Science and Space · Science Week +2Chalk Sundial Shadow Clock
Children build a giant sundial using a stick or a child as the pointer, marking shadows through the day to see how Earth's spin moves the Sun across our sky.
Chocolate Day · Science Week · Science Day +2Chocolate Melting Experiment
Children predict and test where chocolate melts fastest, such as in the sun, the shade or in their hands.
Science Week · Weather Watchers · Science DayCloud in a Jar
Older children watch a cloud form inside a jar as warm water meets cold, learning how clouds are made.
Bubbles Day · Science Week · Water Play Day +3Giant String Bubbles
Children dip large string wands into bubble mix and create giant, wobbly bubbles outdoors, exploring surface tension.
Kite Day · Flying High · Weather Watchers +2Kite Flying
Children fly kites on the oval, learning how wind and movement keep them in the air.
Kite Day · Flying High · Inventors Day +2Kite Making
Children build simple kites from paper, dowel and string, then test them outside.
Weather Watchers · Science Week · Seasons Day +2Make a Rain Gauge
Children make a rain gauge from a plastic bottle and a ruler, then check and record rainfall over the following days.
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.
Wet Weather Day · Messy Play Day · Nature Play Day +2Puddle and Mud Play
With gumboots, raincoats and spare clothes, children head outside to splash in puddles and play in the mud on a wet day.
Weather Watchers · Science Week · Wet Weather Day +1Rain Cloud in a Jar
Children drip coloured water onto a shaving foam cloud floating on water in a jar and watch it 'rain' through.
Rainforest Day · Music and Dance Day · Weather Watchers +2Rain Stick Making
Children fill cardboard tubes with rice and a coil of foil to make rain sticks that sound like falling rain. A musical craft.
World Water Day · Weather Watchers · Science Week +1Rain to Tap Journey
Children travel between stations representing clouds, catchment, dam, treatment plant, pipes and tap, rolling a die to see where a water drop goes next and collecting a bead at each stop.
Seasons Day · Weather Watchers · Dramatic Play DaySeasonal Clothing Sort
Younger children sort a pile of clothes into the season they suit, talking about weather and what we wear.
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples · NAIDOC Week · Weather Watchers +3Seasonal Signs Nature Watch
Children look at an Indigenous seasonal calendar from an official source, then head outside to record the plants, animals and weather signs they can see right now.
Seasons Day · Weather Watchers · Autumn Leaves +1Seasons Wheel
Younger children make a card wheel divided into four seasons, drawing what they see and do in each one.
Desert Day · Survival Challenge Day · Science Week +2Solar Still Survival Challenge
Children build a solar still with a bowl and plastic wrap, discovering how the sun can help collect drinkable water.
At the Building Site · Science Week · Weather Watchers +2Toy Shadow Tracing
Children trace the shadows of toys onto paper outdoors and watch how the shadows change, linking art with simple science.
World Water Day · Weather Watchers · Science Week +2Water Cycle Window Bags
Children draw the sun, clouds and sea on a zip-lock bag, add a little blue water and tape it to a sunny window to watch evaporation, condensation and rain happen.
Weather Watchers · Film Club Day · Dramatic Play Day +1Weather Reporter
Children research today's weather and present a weather report in front of a map, filmed on a device or performed live.
Weather Watchers · Kite Day · Flying High +1Wind Sock Watchers
Children make wind socks from paper and streamers, hang them outside and observe wind strength and direction.