World Environment Day ideas for OSHC
6 DIY activities for World Environment Day 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 Environment Day · Environmental Day · Threatened Species Day +3Bushland Food Web Game
Seated in a circle, children each become an Australian plant or animal and pass a ball of yarn to show who eats whom, then see the whole web sag when one species disappears.
World Environment Day · Environmental Day · Sustainable Superstars +2Eco Promise Leaf Tree
Each child traces their hand as a leaf, writes or draws one realistic thing they will do for the environment, and adds it to a shared branch tree for the room.
World Environment Day · Environmental Day · Threatened Species Day +3Habitat Hustle Tag
A fast outdoor game where children are possums racing to collect food, water and shelter tokens while taggers play habitat threats and shelter hoops disappear each round.
World Environment Day · Environmental Day · Gardening Day +3Jar Terrarium Ecosystems
Children layer gravel, charcoal, soil and small plants in a clear jar to build a mini ecosystem they can watch recycle its own water over the following weeks.
World Environment Day · Environmental Day · Outdoor Explorers +3Schoolyard Habitat Map
Small teams explore the grounds, find micro-habitats such as leaf litter, bark, shady garden beds and bare concrete, then map and rate how wildlife-friendly each spot is.