Wellbeing Wednesday ideas for OSHC
30 DIY activities for a wellbeing wednesday at before and after school care or vacation care, usually run around 21 September or October. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Animal Yoga Session
Children move through simple animal-inspired poses and breathing to finish the day calmly.
Before School Calm Start · Wellbeing Wednesday · R U OK Day +2Breakfast Check-In Table
A shared breakfast table where children eat together and chat about the day ahead, starting the morning calmly and connected.
Mindfulness Day · Mental Health Month · Wellbeing Wednesday +3Breathing Buddies
Children lie down with a soft toy on their tummy and watch it rise and fall as they practise slow, calm breathing.
Mental Health Month · Mindfulness Day · Wellbeing Wednesday +2Calm-Down Glitter Bottles
Children make sealed glitter bottles to shake and watch settle, giving them a simple tool for calming big feelings.
Wellbeing Wednesday · Sensory Day · Mindfulness Day +2Calming Scented Playdough
Children squeeze, roll and shape soft scented playdough as a calming sensory activity during quiet time.
Pamper and Zen Day · Mindfulness Day · Mental Health Month +2Chill-out Chats
Children gather in small groups on cushions to talk about feelings, what helps them relax and what made them smile. Builds trust and emotional language.
R U OK Day · Mental Health Month · Friendship Day +2Conversation Starter Cards
Children practise asking friends how they're really going using conversation cards. Builds empathy and listening skills.
Silly Stories Day · Mindfulness Day · Wellbeing Wednesday +2Dream Jars
Children decorate a plastic jar and fill it with written or drawn dreams, wishes and happy thoughts to keep.
Emoji Day · Games Day · Board Games Day +1Emoji Bingo
Children play bingo using emoji symbols instead of numbers, matching faces as the caller describes them.
Emoji Day · Mental Health Month · R U OK Day +2Emoji Feelings Check-In
Children choose an emoji card to show how they feel and share why, building emotional vocabulary.
R U OK Day · Mental Health Month · Dramatic Play Day +2Feelings Charades
Children act out emotions for others to guess. Builds emotional vocabulary in a playful way.
Mental Health Month · Mindfulness Day · Wellbeing Wednesday +2Feelings Wheel
Children make a spinning card wheel of emotions with faces and words, then use it to share how they are feeling.
Before School Calm Start · Mindfulness Day · Pamper and Zen Day +3Gentle Morning Stretch
Five minutes of gentle stretches before the bell helps children wake up their bodies and feel calm and ready for school.
Mindfulness Day · Mental Health Month · Sensory Day +2Glitter Calm Jars
Children make sealed glitter jars to shake and watch as the glitter slowly settles, breathing calmly along with it.
Mindfulness Day · Mental Health Month · Kindness Day +2Gratitude Art
Children draw or collage the people, places and things they feel grateful for, then share one with the group.
Mindfulness Day · Mental Health Month · Pamper and Zen Day +2Guided Body Scan
An educator uses a calm voice to guide children through relaxing each part of their body while lying on mats.
International Day of Peace · Mindfulness Day · Mental Health Month +3Homemade Stress Balls
Children fill balloons with flour to make squishy stress balls, then talk about calming strategies.
Pamper and Zen Day · Mindfulness Day · Before School Calm Start +2Kids Yoga and Zen Patterns
Children follow a gentle kids' yoga session, then wind down by drawing repeating zen patterns. A calm way to reset.
Kindness Day · Friendship Day · R U OK Day +2Kind Note Drop
Children write kind notes and hide them around the service for others to find.
Wellbeing Wednesday · Kindness Day · Mental Health Month +2Kind Words Painted Stones
Children paint positive words, affirmations or symbols on smooth stones to keep, give away or place in the garden.
Christmas · Kindness Day · Wellbeing Wednesday +2Kindness Advent Calendar
Children open a daily envelope with a kind act to do, spreading kindness across the service through December.
Kindness Day · Friendship Day · Feel Good Friday +2Kindness Bingo
Children complete kind acts throughout the day to tick off squares on a bingo sheet.
International Day of Peace · Mindfulness Day · Before School Calm Start +3Mindful Mandala Colouring
Children colour detailed mandala patterns to soft music, a calm way to focus and unwind.
New Year's Party · Mindfulness Day · Wellbeing Wednesday +1New Year Wish Jars
Children write or draw their hopes and goals for the year ahead and seal them in a decorated jar to open later. A calm, reflective way to start fresh.
Pamper and Zen Day · Mindfulness Day · Wellbeing Wednesday +2Pamper Face Masks and Foot Spas
Children mix simple face masks from oats and yoghurt and soak feet in warm tubs while calm music plays. A relaxing, sensory pamper session.
Wellbeing Wednesday · Mental Health Month · R U OK Day +1Peg Worry Dolls
Children wrap wooden pegs in wool and fabric scraps to make small worry dolls, then talk about sharing worries with someone they trust.
Long Projects Day · Mindfulness Day · Before School Calm Start +3Quiet Relaxation Stations
Children choose between puzzles, colouring and cosy reading nooks for a calm break during a busy day.
Kindness Day · Friendship Day · R U OK Day +2Toothpaste Words Lesson
Children squeeze toothpaste onto a plate and try to put it back, a simple demonstration of how words can't be taken back once said.
Mindfulness Day · Pamper and Zen Day · Wellbeing Wednesday +2Yoga Story Adventure
Children act out a story using simple yoga poses, turning into trees, animals and mountains as the tale unfolds.
Pamper and Zen Day · Feel Good Friday · Sensory Day +1Yoghurt Face Mask Station
Children mix a gentle yoghurt and oat face mask and enjoy a few minutes of quiet relaxation. Easy and calming.