World Wildlife Day ideas for OSHC
7 DIY activities for World Wildlife Day at before and after school care or vacation care. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.
Adapted Animal Inventions
Children choose an Australian habitat such as desert, reef, alpine or rainforest, then invent and draw a new animal with features that would help it survive there.
World Wildlife Day · All About Australia Day · Dramatic Play Day +3Aussie Wildlife Charades Relay
Teams race to guess Australian animals acted out by a teammate, from echidnas and emus to frill-necked lizards and dugongs, with no words or sounds allowed.
World Wildlife Day · Animal Theme · Science Week +2Microbat and Moth Game
In a circle game, a blindfolded microbat calls out and listens for answering moths, learning how Australia's tiny insect-eating bats find food by echolocation.
Day of the Dead · Games Day · Bug Day +1Monarch Butterfly Migration Chase
An active outdoor game where children become monarch butterflies flying south to Mexico, dodging hazards along the way, and learn about the butterflies that arrive there each year around Día de Muertos.
World Wildlife Day · Sensory Day · Water Play Day +2Platypus Hunting Challenge
Children learn that a platypus closes its eyes underwater and finds food with its sensitive bill, then hunt for hidden objects in a tub using touch alone.
World Wildlife Day · Bird Watching Day · Bug Day +3Wildlife Drinking Station
Children design and set up a shallow, shaded water station with landing rocks and escape sticks so birds, lizards and insects can drink safely on hot days.
World Wildlife Day · Outdoor Explorers · Detective Day +3Wildlife Signs Detective Walk
Children search the grounds for clues that wild animals have been there, such as chewed leaves, feathers, webs, holes, scratch marks and droppings, and record them like wildlife detectives.