World Hello Day ideas for OSHC
8 DIY activities for World Hello Day at before and after school care or vacation care. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Auslan Hello and Names
Children learn to sign hello, thank you and their names using the Auslan fingerspelling alphabet, the sign language of the Australian Deaf community.
World Hello Day · Science Week · After School Quick STEM +2Cup Phone Hello Test
Children make string telephones from cups and test how far a whispered hello can travel, discovering how sound moves as vibrations.
World Hello Day · Friendship Day · Harmony Day +2Hello Mix and Freeze
Children move to music, then greet the nearest person in the way the educator calls out, from a wave and a bow to an elbow bump or a hello in another language.
World Hello Day · Kindness Day · Grandparents Day +2Hello Postcards for Neighbours
Children write and decorate hello postcards for a local aged care home, school or community group, spreading friendly greetings beyond the service.
International Literacy Day · International Mother Language Day · Harmony Day +2Many Languages Word Wall
Children and families add words from the languages spoken at home, such as 'hello', 'book' and 'friend', building a colourful wall that celebrates many ways of reading and writing.
Pacific Islands Day · World Hello Day · Around the World Day +2Pacific Island Hop Greetings
Hoops become Pacific nations, and children race to the right island when they hear its greeting, from 'Talofa' in Samoa to 'Kia orana' in the Cook Islands.
World Hello Day · Before School Calm Start · Friendship Day +2Pass the Hello Circle
Children pass a hello around the circle in changing styles, such as whispered, sleepy, excited or in another language, ending in a calm group greeting.
World Hello Day · Kindness Day · Friendship Day +2Say Hello to Ten
Children take on the World Hello Day challenge of greeting ten different people, recording each one on a card and noticing how a simple hello feels.