World Animal Day ideas for OSHC
6 DIY activities for World Animal Day at before and after school care or vacation care. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Animal Moves Obstacle Course
Children move through a course as different animals, hopping like a kangaroo, slithering like a snake, waddling like a penguin and crab-walking sideways, then cheer each other through again.
World Animal Day · Budding Artists · Art Attack Day +3Animal Portrait Gallery
Children draw or paint a close-up portrait of an animal from a photo, focusing on eyes, fur, feathers or scales, then hang them as a gallery with a caption about the animal.
World Animal Day · Kindness Day · Pet Day +3Fleece Tug Toys for Shelters
Children braid strips of old fleece into sturdy dog tug toys to donate to a local animal shelter, learning how small acts of kindness help animals waiting for homes.
World Animal Day · Pet Day · Down on the Farm +2What Animals Need Sort
Children sort picture cards to match a dog, chook, goldfish, horse and wild magpie with the food, shelter and care each one needs, then discuss what good animal care looks like.
World Animal Day · Animal Theme · Games Day +2Who Am I Animal Headbands
Each child wears a headband with a hidden animal picture and asks yes-or-no questions about habitat, diet and body covering until they can guess who they are.
World Animal Day · Careers Day · Emergency Services Day +3Working Animals Discovery
Children research and present animals that help people, such as assistance dogs, sheepdogs, detection dogs and therapy animals, and may meet one if a local organisation can visit.